RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, GREYMOUTH.
Tuesday, January 7(Before W f H. Revell, ,Esq M R.M.) CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default was given in the following cases': — Crogan v. Dr Bennett, L 5 10s ; Kerr, K>ogh and Co, v. Murison, L 10; Same w Sunnier, L 2 13s 4d; Same v. Fagg, 14 7s 6d ? Same v. Adair, L 4 • Same v. Sheldon, Li ; Same v. Ralfe, Jj3' 13s ; Hunt v. Murison, L4l 12s ; Sniith v. Paine, L 3 3s ; Horsington v. Woods, • L2O. 10s; Skoglund and Purcell, v. M'GUre, L 3 4s ; Jeas.t v. Mac, LI 6s 6d ; Alexander v. More, L,15 ; Callman y. Snell, IT._ Wednesday, January $. Wm. Mumford, for wilfully destroying private property, value LlO, was coxci-. mitted for trial at the. Supreme Court. The prisoner had .deliberately thrown stones through the windows and into the bar of Ashtoh's Family Hotel, ■'•..-. Thursday, January 9. Perjury. — Ralph Levoi, arre3ted on a warrant from Westport, on a charge of perjury, was remanded to Westport. Larceny. — Margaret Montgomery waa sentenced to pne month's imprisonment,-'---with hard labor, for. stealing, a, , purse, coji-i. taining 10s 6d, from one George Brown,: CIVIL OASES. Judgment by default was given in the, following cases : — Laing y> Ifoakes, LSQ j Montgomery v. Lynch, L 25, Judgment for the plaintiffs was given ; in the following cases heard — Robert Anderson v. Monguillet, claim L 33 14s. lid, verdict for LlB 16s 2d ; Union Bank v. Charles Meehan a.nd "William Bell, L 24 5s lid j Reid and Carter v, Alcorn and Co. , claim L2O, verdict for L 9; James. Bailey v. Marr, claim Lls, verdict fop L 9. The cases of Knox v. Kilgour, DareH v. Harris, Pereroe v. J. R. Johnstone, and P. O'Connor v, M. and J. O'Connor, were adjourned until the 16th inst. The case of Gibbons v. Rae and "Wickes was, adjourned until the 14th insk In tho case of D. O*priscoll Egaii v, Moynahan, which was withdrawn at the last momgntj the Magistrate expressed himself in strong terms concerning thei conduct of Egan, and awarded expensesi to. all the witnesses. Mr Guinness, jun.^ fox the plaintiff, said ijhat it was the» plaintiff's intention to take his cas^s in the future into the District Court.
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Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 311, 11 January 1868, Page 2
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369RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, GREYMOUTH. Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 311, 11 January 1868, Page 2
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