MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 594, 15 May 1876, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, May 15. (Before (I. L. Lee, Esq, R.M.) Drunkenness. —Joseph Hendley, an old offender, for being drunk and disorderly, and violently assaulting the police, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Daisy Oornf rt, also an old offender, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 40s; and an inebriate, for a similar offence, was ordered to pay 10s. Lunacy. —John Slotter was remanded to Lyttelton f"r medical examination. Larceny by a Government Servant. — Thos. Radcliffe, recently stationraaster at the Bluff, was charged with stealing a quantity of stores, the property of the Government. Mr Cowlishaw applied for a remand for a week, which was granted. LEITH FIELD, Thursday, May 11. (Before C. Whitefoord, Esq, R.M., and Morris, Esq.) Cattle Trespass Ordinance,— T. Hobin was fined 10s and costs Is fid for allowing nine pigs to stray on roads. Police Ordinance.— T. Hobin, on information of F. Woodhouse, for using abusive and threatening language, was fined 20s and house Ordinance.— Licenses were granted to M. Horniman, Waikari ; D. Boyce, Mount Grey Downs; and G. H, Moore, Glenmark, Civil Cases. — W. Forbes v R. Ruddick, £l3 10s horse hire. Mr Jameson appeared for defendant, who pleaded bankruptcy, and produced an order of discharge. Judgment for defendant, without costs. M. Morris v P. Allfrey, £3 12s fid, and H. Mabler v F. Allfrey, £3 Us lid ; judgment for plaintiffs, defendant not appearing. J. Wilson v Luckie and Moore, £2 2s ; adjourned for a fortnight, G. Hutchinson vJ. Doran, £3O ; Mr Jameson for plaintiffs PI fintifl’s case was that he placed a horse with defendant to be tried in harness. Defendant sent a telegram that he could do nothing with it, and plaintiff replied, requesting it to be s-nt home first chance. He then saw defendant, who said it had been let on hire by mistake to a man, and had thrown him off. Doran had stated also that he never put it into harness, The horse, when returned, had a sore back aud was otherwise knocked about. J. J. Henderson stated he broke the horse in aud it was all right then. Had seen it since. Defendant’s case was that plaintiff sent the horse to be tried in harness and to be fed. He (defendant) said he did not want to have anything to do with it. He tried him in saddle and as he kept sticking up, he telegraphed to plaintiff that he would have nothing to do with it and sent it back first chance. By Mr Jamieson : A man rode it to Glenmark and it put him off. Did not charge for its use. It had a sore back when left at the stables. He made no charge against Mr Hutchinson, received no payment for his trouble, and made no arrangement with plaintiff. The Magistrate deferred judgment till Monday, at Kaipoi, when he would have been able to refer to his notes in Hutchinson v McLean, regarding the same horse. LEESIGN. Thursday, May 11. (Before G. L. Mellish, Esq, R.M., E. J. Lee, O. J. Bridge, aud W. J. G. Bluett, Esqs, J.P.’s.) Breach op Tattle Trespass Ordinance. —W. Mcllraith was charged with being the owner of two horses at large on a public road. Case dismissed. George White, for being the owner of six horses found wandering at large on the Racecourse and Southbridge railway, was fined 30a. Destitute Child —James Sullivan, a youth twelve years of age, was brought before the Bench by Mr Moore, in whose charge the child had been left by bis father (who had failed to contribute towards his support), and was ordered to be sent to the Industrial School for three years, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic religion. Civil Cases. —Joseph Carr v Rev W. J G. Bluett, claim £4 for eight weeks’ wages; judgment for amount claimed, and costs Us, Key W. J. G. Bluett v Joseph Carr, claim £lO for damage done to mare whilst in his employ. Sufficient evidence was produced to show that the horse in question had been maltreated by defendant, who was ordered to pay £4, and costs 13s.