JUSTICES'S JUSTICE.

Grey River Argus, Issue 101, 4 September 1866, Page 2

JUSTICES'S JUSTICE.

(To jjhe Editor of the Grey River Anjus.y Sir— bntlie.lQtli.ic^tftnSl took out in the Resident Magistrate's Court, Greymouth, a summons to ■appear on this date against Mr Anthony Whfte, a police constable in Nelson, "who formerly resided in nvy. licensed house here ; and the mpst material part of the case .having been' decided against me, I shall be glad if you will jillow me room in your columns to publiish" the following fadts;t; „.' .i r , Mr White having .a jnion.tii?s leave of absence granted him.' fronr Jtfefsoii, whilst ' in charge. 'of a prisoner, extended that period' to two months, during which tinib he became acquainted with; a gentleman called "Yankee ■ Addams," who recommended him to' board -with me, and also, I believe, got him the temporary, situation . of copyist to .the theatrical' company. After .his boarding with me for some littletime, he suddenly made the discovery that -my rooms were w^tiier' and" much ;inore adapted for sleeping than the ' stage of • Kilgour's .Union Theatre, and thereupon lie canie and had a' rdoriV to Mmself, for. _ which I only charged him the usual rate. When he left here Ke was, as lie said himself;, "hard up,'' therefore I have only, debited .Irini 'witli. lodgings^ for one month, instead of six weeks, the. time he. resided with rife. •••-•-' '."■-.-. •■•'■-■ .;- f The charge for board he does not dis- . pute ; but the account for lodging he does. Upon my suing him, he addresses a letter to/ Mr Revell, in which he offers to pay r v the; first item, but not the . other, and-|; coolly requests our sagacious MagiatrateS to adjourn the. case'for;:a. fortnight, in thai® event of my non-complianc© with his re-?l| quest, to ; which adjournme^tl was, as I tolcT Mr. itevell, perfectly agreeable, but £ herefuses'to do so, arid "proceeds to award A me judgment fpr only^.the minor part of 4 my claim, stating in effect that what !■ : said " was luiworthy of belief," although • I was on oath at the. time, and such relriarks being; Kighlj'^ prejiiclicial' aha detrimental, 1 -beg; 1 through : your valuably, paper to give them a positive 'and "pubjic. contradiction. ' I think that, such pro-,^, ceeding on the part. of. our Resident, f Magistrate is without parallel in .the % aiiiiais; of law and equity, 'wi^^erhajis : the exception of his; famous d^m^^^nthe celebrated "Greenstone ;^^^^^^^. the sooner a District Judge, or/cpmjH^^^S gentleman, to expound the law is- ap- " pointed the better for all parties wjho may have the niisfprtune to come intcf a ' Coiirt that acknowledges Mr Revell-tas ita head. ..^' ■ " : : ; " ■"'(> -; * :lV? ?1 - '• '". ' '■■ • In conclusion, I may add that althoughI have been for the present deprived of my. justT claim by : Mr Rwell^: ! pfe)najion, i shall not let the matter rie'st here; l ' ■- ;m '■-■_. ' ■ 1 am, &c., - V ... ~'M':- ■■•--'■■'■ RoBEBf Lynch. Greymouth, 30th Aug., 1866. .' ■