RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1123, 4 March 1872, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

AHAURA, Thursday, February 29. (Before C. Whitefoord, Esq., R.M.) Samuel Loftquist v. Timothy O'Neill.-— A charge of wilfully destroying two pigs at Napoleon, in October, 1 871. The decisions in these cases were adjourned from the 1 5th February. The Magistrate, after reviewing the evidence given by the numerous witnesses examined on either side during the hearing of the cases, said it was not necessary to sustain an information of this kind that malice should be proved ns long as the wrong was in* flicted wilfully aud deliberately. For instance, boys might, in the spirit of mischief, place stones before a railway train without the malicious intention of injuring the passengers, still such evidence came within the meaning of the Act. There was a prima facie case made out, and the evidence was sufficient to justify the Court in committing the defendant for trial at the Supreme Court on both charaes. Bail would be taken in four sureties in LSO each, or two sureties of LIOO each, and the defendant- in his own recognisances of LI 00. The bail was at once forthcoming, and the defendant was released. CIVIL CASES. Jas. Marshall v. Patrick Dunne.— A claim of L 8 19s, for goods supplied at Half-Ounce. Judgment, with immediate execution, for the plaintiff with costs. Same v. M. Jfirwin.— A claim of L 7 18s 6d. The defendant. admitted his liability of two-thirds of the amount, and stated that the plaintiff had taken .the guarantee of a man named Corcoranfor the other one- third proportion. A witness named Ryan proved this. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for L 5 123 6d with costs. When the defendant in this case was leaving the Court he made some audible remarks on the Magistrate's decision. He was ordered into custody until the rising of the Court, wliun he was brought up, and after being cautioned not to " smile so loud" for the futuro within the hearing of Court, was discharged. Byrne v. M'lntyre.— A claim for Ll9 10s lid, for eoods supplied at Duffer Creek in 1869. Judgment for the plaintiff with costs, Mitchell Covaricevitch v. Thos. Noble. —A claim of L 4 6s, for board and lodging, billiards, and cash lent at Half-Ounce. The defendant admitted his liability for about 30s, the balance, he said, was for "whiskey pool," played on the defendant's billiard-table " for the good of the house." He was working a mining share for the plaintiff, and was supposed to _be boarded in the house at the plaintiff's expense, but to his disgust he found.he got nothing to eat but what he cooked for himself. Judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs. . Immediate execution was applied for in this case, and the defendant was oxamiucd with reference to his ability to pay. He said the share he worked was not his own, and he had no assets. No order was made. The Court adjourned to 7th March.