Feilding R.M. Court

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 32, 1 September 1887, Page 3

Feilding R.M. Court

WBDKSIBDi.Y; i A.irOTOT BlsT, 1887; g&ffie 1 ' W: : LjMly, Es^ "'aSl jOj ALLEGED POACHING. r 1 £ '■''TvEv&y; r if&g##tnß f^cat ! Acqlr : ! matisation Society v. W. Light, Walter A SWfens] andTf/remia^ Wv'ilson/. Mr Sandilands appeared" for the prosecu:tioa'add Mr Staitefor th& -defence. • , „ Defendants were charged with having pursued hares out of the season. The case against Walter Steyens w t aa first called. ., He^pleaded not guilty.; Mr Sandiiands.prqduced $he Government ,Qaz<tf;te : prpv^ the: registration 'ol'th? Ki\lriiea>n4-Majichester Acclir matisation, (Socifty-: '(He -also, &cad clauses in the. Ac^,. bearing on the alleged offence,. 'It was then arranged, by .consent, ,to< hear: ; thei;hree pharges "together. ,- v . , ( ,. ; , j,. •. r .- r .^.. > j \\r.;Lighjfc iand.3". . were, then charged and ' both' pleaded, not. guilty; ; ...Chrißtopher : Simpsony farmery San- r don :. ' Remembered the 17th ofiAueUst last ; he.saw three me.n in his pad/doo^ ; they had; a dog ? with' them ; vWali^er had . permission ; to be oh wji?ness' property; saw h^^cattle,. were 1 runimg about, c^llfid oiij; tfiihe meh^ and. they disappeared. : .. ; , ,\, : : ?.>.{: j . J '' ttoss-examined : i^ouli. consider-' jt a , kjadiiess, ifj: ttieyu lulled' nail the hares in the country;- k» j" •' i! , r jl j ) James y Muaroe, ;! f armer,; : 'Awahuti road, deposed : Remembered the 17^h August ; . saw "defendants, driyin^g^ 6 n tiiat dky ; tfi ( ey^hk^' foliQwmg''the'buggj• aftferw^ds; saW Bdtne r ', JSrpbns ; biaVipg .'. v a / couple T of Koulii^On^'s'tnng^icdjald iipt see ,who ,Mj . StaiikeTsaiCas'the defendants had not beea identified he had no case to answer.- ■■;->• ■■■> ■• vy'' x - ■•'■''' **■-<*'■■'■■■ ...'•> •«.-.Walter!Stev©nß deposed : He had Mr Simpson's, to. go on his ! land r'frEepr he llifced 1 j'hjad' dogs with him bui did not pursjiie har'es..on,that ■v. >■• .-.-■■■ .r r<) („ ti-.'*' v '■'•-' •■■■:■■• :■'•■■■>■: ■■ , ; .day.". „.. . . a ... .•. ■■ ...., : ;rr-; r ' By the '. Qourt : "\^as not on Mr Simpßou's. land with the. intention of hunting; hares.> -;. - • '• 1 W. -Light deposed : On the day in question he had no dogs : with, him, nor was he in pursuit of game ; they merely went out for a ride or a walk. • By, the Qourt: Did not course any hWesihatday, . . .- , ;; , . _ The Opurt remarked that .before .bringing the case the plaintiffs should have been prepared to prove it. The case was dismissedwith costs 2Qs v ; "" : AtLE&BD/ASSAIJLTI Joseph- Belize' v. • 'W. H. Neary. Defendant was charged with unlawfully ; beating, • plaintiff . on the : 25th instant. Air . Sandilands, for plaintiff, opened the case. It; appeared onS of .defendants sons had pJayod truant and he " believed plaintiff had encouraged him tO;,dQ:'so. , \ Plaiutiff being sworn deposed ; He knew : Mr: Neary ; saw him » few days ago onthJe Kimbolton r6ad ; was/, taking cows to milk? Neary' called ' him names and caught hold of him and pulled him over J Wd hit.^him ;, He asked vrKere the pipe," tobacco, and matches were; submitted ip be searched; was not much hurt ; he asked why he had hidden his boy. , J : ■ : \ ." Cross-examined : Had a pipe and j matches. (Defendant said witness had' encouraged his son to smoke.) : F; : . Ri' Lintnn /and"' Waiter 'Steveps saw the assault!; not plaint iiis son in ;tiie hay loft &nd promise .to i ced him. ■ :^-, ,;,-;; •;> i •:!/•:. ! : - ■ ,' !' ■■'■ I Stevens .deposed:: He knew bothfpartiea ; - saw i them on Kimbolton road on the 25th inst;' saw Bellte's ;boy' lying oorn r the ground^ fumbling with his hands in his' pockets j 'Ne£ry was talking ;.; tp him ; ! did not him do'knythingV" I.1 '. ,-■ "\-'^.\ ( '.\ .',.," ..\' i: ['> (Xcfss-iexapined : .pidnotßee,Neary hit plaintiff, , . .■ ?c j . „,-R;. iseeingiiihettwxi ! parties to < the; suit on the 25th instant ; Neary had- his hand up and* seemefd '' laying down tW law 1 •to'the^bpy. "'V ;"'. ' : ' ; ;' t ' . I^^ ande'nd t^a 6^argeironi : one of, beaming to one 1 of ' assault^ jj/.*i •,^ j . : :; , ,. , y , ; . ..., .M^.Neary.- objecte.d and the case was dismissed. -•-"': I .M :