NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1955, 31 May 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

£PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION'.] WANGAN UI. May 31. A Charge Broken DownThe case against John Telkirk Oapstick, for fraudulent proceedings in connection with his bankruptcy, has broken down. The infor mation was dismissed, and four guineas costs were awarded to Capstiok. WELLINGTON, May 31. Appeal Court. At the Appeal Court this morning in the case of Queen v Hale, an appeal from the Supreme Court at Wellington, the conviction was squashed. In Queen v Nemarvana, an appeal from Auckland, the conviction was upheld. The ketch Eorest QueenThe ketch Forest Queen, recently beached at Guard’s Bay, has been launched, and arrived here this morning. Very little damage has been done to her. Fatal Results. The injuries received by the man White on Saturday have proved fatal. An inquest is being held. TIMARU, May 31. Police Items. Frank Fowler has been committed for rape on a girl, aged siitem, a'jJlVtnusa. For tripping up a constable and rescuing a drunken man, Edward Phillips was sentenced to forty-eight hours without the option of a fine. Phillips excused himself by saying he had just, been discharged from the hospital, and drink took a strong effect, on him. INVERCARGILL, May 31. A Bad Case. At the Police Court to-day, Joseph Weavars, Hcsnseo of the Edendalo Hotel, was firnd £5, the full penalty, and £2 15s costs, for supplying a rabbiter named Reid with drink while intoxicated, tho Magistrate remarking that it was a bad case. DUNEDIN, May 31. A Suspicious Death. Circumstances in connection with a woman named Lockhart, living off Walker street, are of such as suspicious character as to lead the police to take charge of the house in which she died. From a statement of a neighbour it appears that on Thursday night Lockhart

and his wife had a quarrel. Lockhart struck her, but how, or with what, ha* not yet transpired. The only other occupant of the house was the youngest son, a lad of about eleven years old. He refuses to give any aoeonnt of what took place, the only statement that can be got at from him being that his mother fell just ou’side the door, and there hurt herself. The eldest eon, twenty years old, states that on Thursdaynight he was living in town. He had left hie father’s homo some time before. In the evening he heard that something had happened to his mother, and that she was badly hurt. Ha went home to see what was the matter, and found her lying on the floor unable t> speak. He watched her until early on Friday morning, when finding that she got no better, he went for Dr. Brown. She died without returning to consciousness on Saturday afternoon. Three doctors made a pnit mortem examination. They stated that death had resulted from violence. An inquest was proceeding. AUCKLAND, May 29. OfficialThe Government has decided upon allowing Mr Cotter, examiner of titles, and registration mid returning officer, to remain at Auckland, thereby countermanding his removal to Dunedin. 8.-th the registrar of deeds and Hr Cotier will have a reduction made in their respective salaries owing to these arrangements. Disturbance at Native Tangi. A serious disturbance took place yesterday near the Duke of Cambridge Hotel, Cambridge, which, but for the timely arrival of constable Brennan and the c mstabulary, might have resulted in a general riot. It occurred from a Pakeha’s interference at a Maori Tangi. The case will be tried at the next court. A Lively LadPurukatu’s son was fined 20s and costs for his capers at the raoecou-ae. NEW PLYMOUTH, May 29. Tbe HinemoaThe Hinemoa arrived this afternoon and left immediately for Manukau. larceny. John Oarnell alias Campbell, charged at the P -lice Court with the larceny of a saddle at Napier, on December 18 h last, was remanded, and bail refused, as the police said it was likely to frustrate the ends of justice. WELLINGTON, May 29. Severe AccidentA man named Walter White was severely crushed by a fall of earth at a cutting at Ntwtown this afternoen. Ho now lies in a precarious condition, and hut slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. Justices of the PeaceA “Gazette “has been issued containing a new issue of the Justices of the Peace. BBEACH OF THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT. In the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning K. Ravenhill, B. J. Hale, John Spenser, and Joseph Piper answered to an information laid under the above Act. Mr Deacon appeared for the defence. The information was laid by Edmund Amyes, on whose property the defendants were found trespassing with dogs ou May 10th. Plaintiff proved fi ding the defendants coursing hares in his paddock, Prebbleton. He stopped them and took possession of their dogs, seven in number. E. W. Amyes witnessed the trespass, and obtained the names ot the defendants. Charles B ray gave corroborative evidence to that of the previous witnesses. Joseph Piper, for the defence, said the party had been coursing on Mr Overton’s and Mr Dawson’s grounds by permission, with licenced dogs, and had strayed to the property of prosecutor without knowing that they were trespassing. Mr Deacon submitted that the offence had been accidentally committed; there had not been the slightest, intention of poaching. The defendants were legitimately in the pursuit of sport, and had merely dona what might unwittingly be done by any one in similar circumstances. The prosecutor said ho brought the case forward in the hope of putting a stop to indiscriminate tresspassing in the pursuit of game, a nuisance which was daily on the increase. He had no wish to press the case vindic'ively. The defendants were fined 10s each, with costs.