RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, GREYMOUTH.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1315, 16 October 1872, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, GREYMOUTH.

Tuesday, October ?ls. ■'■{ (Before W. H. Revell, Es^., R.M.) : (/; : Lunacy. — - Alexander Wilkinson was brought up on remand, supposed to be of unsound mind. Drs Morice and Smith stated that although the defendant was not suffering from : delusions, he was not .fit to be at large. 1 ; They recommended that he should be sent to an asylum where he could be properly treated. r An order was made for the removal of the defendant to Hokit ; 'ca Asylum. • Henry Wennick was fined 5s and costs for allowing five-cows to wander on the public streets. . . ', . „. : v Martin Kennedy, carter, was charged that, on the 11th instant, he did displace and take up soil from Turamaia street, without lawful authority. Mr Wickes,; Mayor, stated that on the lltli instant he saw the defendant taking the gravel down with a pick, on the line of Turamaia street, at the ■, junction of Herbert and Murray streets. He stopped ' defendant, as the damage he was doing was irreparable, and defendant had previously been warned not to do so. Defendant's dray was alongside oV him, but not backed in. — Cross-examined : There was no gravel in the dray, and he did not see any put into it. — R. J. Johnston, Town Surveyor, proved that, the spot where the gravel was taken from, as pointed out to him by the Mayor, was on Turamaia • street, and-? he produced the authentic map of the town in proof of his statement. There was a gravel 'pit on the opposite side' of' 1 the road, and he had often; seen the defendant drawing gravel from there. — The defendant now denied having taken any gravel from the spot indicated on the day stated. There were seven; drays in the gravel-pit, and as he had to wait his .turn; he put hid dray out of the road into: Murray street. He had borrowed a pick, ' and was' standing with it in his hand when the Mayor came up and said he would suminonhim. Oh the application of Mr Newton, for the defendant, the I case was adjourned for the production of j further evidence. ' ■-••-•• -jj Chase v/Kilner and .Kilner"?. '"OTasel— ; There were three cross" actions, being the result of a series of neighbors' quarrels which have kept these parties continually, before the Court for sometime past. Two; of the cases were 'heard a few days ago, and judgment reserved. The action heard to-day, vras Mrs, Kilner y, Mrs Chase,, a charge of assaulting a baby while in Mrs Kilner's arms, but an impartial witness, who did not even know^the parties' names, swore that he heard a child scream, and on looking over the fence saw Mrs .Kilner strike the baby in her arms with her clenched .fist, six or seven times. He thought she; was either mad or drunk. As she was hitting the baby, she kept on . repeating, "You would throw me down, you brute) would yoih •' All this time Mrs Chase was not near .the. woman. The Magistrate said in this case he believed the j impartial evidence which had been produced, : and that iMrs Kilner herself committed the assault oii the child for an . ulterior- purpose. The charge would be dismissed with costs, and he rather thought that JffrsKilner should be indicted for perjury.-— ln the charge of assault -^ Chase v. Kilner — defendant stood convicted, and would be fined LI, with L 2 Is 6d costs, and would be further bound over to keep the peace for six months, her husband in L 5, and two sureties in L 2 10s each, with costs L 8 18s 6d. — On the further charge of wilful destruction pi property, Mr • Kilner was fined Llj and 93 cost 3. ■< . . : , ...,..•. ..*=.;< : CIVIL CASES. ;-'.-. • i ;; : John Allan, storekeeper, Okarito, y. John and Mario.— A claim, of L 56 19s 6d for goods supplied. The defendants were in custody, having been arrested while attempting to leave the colony. The summons had been made returnable for Thursday, but John Mario consented that the. case against him should be heard ait once. Louis Mario objected, because he had nothing whatever to dp with the matter, 1 and was sent back to gaol until Thursday. The plaintiff stated that for the goods supplied he gave credit to both parties, both of whom occasionally ordered and made arrangements as to the prices of the goods. When they left the Saltwater Beach, they told him that they were going to Hokitika for, a, barmaid, as they were about to open an hotel. He made inquiries, and found that they had sold off everything, and cleared but of the district. He followed them to Hokitika, where he found that they had gone to Greymouth. under the name of Smith, stating that they were brothers. He came on to Greymouth, and from private information heard that they were at the Lyell. When he returned to Hokitika he heard that the defendants had been seen there, and had left for Greymouth, He again followed them, caught them here, and had them arrested as being about to leave the colony in the s.s. Claud Hamilton. On Louis Mario the sum of L4l was found in gold. — The defendant admitted his liability, and said that if he had the money he would pay the bill, but he ha& not. a penny, and it was not his intention to leave the colony. When he left the Salt' water Beach, he paid Louis wages amount- ' ing to between. L 25 and L3O, but he (J. M.) had only a L5-note in his pocket. Judgment was: given for the amount claimed and costs. ; V A. Constantino v. F. Guinness. — This, case was for a week for the defendant's evidence to be taken by the Magistrate at Ahaura. Costs allowed the plaintiff. R. Be Costa v. R. Slattery and Coi— Judgment by default for Lll 4s and costs. Glenn and Hill v. C. S. Browne.-r-A claim of L2O. Adjourned for one month on the application of the plaintiffs. . Ryan Bros. v. B. O'Neill.— Judgment by default for L 2 7s 6d and costs. ;I i Howie v. Amesbury.— A claim of -L 6 13s. The defendant was ordered to pay half of the amount in fourteen days, and the balance in one month, or one month's imprisonment. A. R. Guinness v; Mrs Trahey.-^-Ad-journed for one week. W. Erskine v. Jas. Johnston.— A claim of LlO ss, the balance of a contract for painting certain premises. : Evidence was given that the; contract was not completed, and that the money would be paid whenever it was. The plaintiff was nonsuited with costs. ■■-'"'■ ..V ;■ ." :! '/. Cohen v. Neave.— Judgment by default for L 3 11a lOd and costs.