GREY MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 7 October 1901, Page 2

GREY MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Monday, October 7th.

(Beforo R. B. Hawkins, Esq., S.M.)' DRUNKENNESS. E. Bosdahl charged with drunkenness was convicted and fined ss. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. Jane Morgan was charged by F. Spiers with using insulting language, and application made for order to keep the peace. Mr Joyce appeared for defendant. F. Spiers slated than defendant called him names. Trouble had been experienced for some considerable time* Several stones had been thrown at his house and he had to call in the Police. R Spiers, P. Shirves, and G. Smith gave corroborative evidence. Defendant: was bound over for 12 months to keep the peace in a surety of £25.

A KNOTTY POINT. A. G. Hughes v. D. Sheedy. Claim for £SQ d&mnges for alleged illegal distress warrant and sale of tools. Mr Joyce for plaintiff and Mr Hannan for defend-* ent.

A. Tew gave evidence that he received a warrant of distress from Mr Sheedy and took possession of all plaintiffs goods oa the premises. He remained in possession of the premises up to Sopt 2nd. Plaintiff did not leave for about three hours after witness took possession. Sheedy was in on Friday evening August 30th. Hughes, who had a duplicate key often came in and did some work. Witness made no objection to using the tools. If plaintiff asked for the key witness used to lend it. Hughes had a key for the front door, and might have had one for the back. When witness went there he took possession of all ,»he dental instruments and stock. Hughes said that Sheedy said he eould use the instruments till the sale, Sheedy never told witness about letting him use tools. Witness took everything that was there. By Mr Hannan —Hughes never asked witness to leave £25 worth of tools. He could find no dental instruments or stock, Hughes when he pulled teeth took the instruments out of bis pocket. -Asked .whera they were, he said‘T was not such ad ■■■* fool to leave them here when the bailiff was coming." He said ho had removed them dext door. Hughes ■ gave ha idea of the amount of instruments he had taken, Hughes told him that what ho bad taken was not his property, it belonged to Lindsay.i. It was valued ail about £l5O. ,; ’

By Mr. Joyce. —Am certain ~ that Hughes told mm that he had taken goods away. By the Magistrate. Hughes said ho would have removed more goods, but the bailiff came in before he expected.

G. T. Moss was instructed by Mr, Sheedy to sell Hughes’ goods. Held th« sale in the morning. The total result being £l9 11s. Sheedy gave him instructions to sell ic one lot. Consulted Hughes and he said he did not care how they went up as long as he got the best value. The dental goods were sold to a, man named Corcoran.

By M. Hannan.—Waited for a dentist to come in order to bid. Witness collected the money but had not paid it to Mr. Sheedy. J. M‘Brearty was present at the sal®. Had talk with Sheedy. Witness did not bid.

By Mr. Hannan.—His reason for not bidding was that ho only wanted on® article. The necessary tools for a dentist would cost about a couple of hundred pounds. R. Sheldon went to the sale in order to buy the dental engine. He would have given £9 for it. When they were put up whole he did not bid. .

A, G, Hughes made arrangements with Lindsay to open a business. Lindsay paid all except £SO, which he put in the business. Dissolved partnership in, April, and Lindsay let witness have loan of tools on condition that he paid £l5O for them at the rate of £2 per month., When Sheedy threatened to put bailiffs ia ' Lindsay had his portion of tools removed. He never took any goods belonging to himself away. Witness valued the goods sold at about £6O. There was only one ■ man who bid. Witness asked Moss to put articles up separately but Sheedy would not consent.

By Mr. Hannan—Started business in February. Only made one payment after Lindsay left. Witness bought Lindsay out, agreeing to pay £2 per month, but he could not it. Hud about £230 of instruments. Took about £4 or £5 per week. When the partnership was broken up Lindsay still had a key for the place. Did not have duplicate keys for the rooms. The removal of goods were taken out at tbs back. The manufacturing goods hvere kept in the back. Mr. Sheedy told him that he was going to put the bailiff in so witness packed up the rest of Lindsay's goods and sent them to him. The Court at this stage adjourned till afternoon