RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, AHAURA.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1639, 5 November 1873, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, AHAURA.

Friday, October 31. (Before C. Whitefoord, Esq., R.M., and F. Guinness, Esq., J.P.) Elizabeth Gillam was fined 10s, with the costs of the. Court, for. being .drunk" and incapable at Half-Ounce on 19tH of October. Senior-Constable Doris proved finding the woman lying on the ground and bleeding profusely ' from wounds in her head, caused by falling down some distance from her house. ~ !;: A. M'Donald was fined lOs with costs and expenses, amounting altogether to L3los lOd, for using abusive and offensive language towards F. Wilckins, at | Half-Ounce, on 25th October. The com- 1 plainant accused the defendant of removing a piece of board from his premises, whereupon the defendant called the complainant "a b— —-y liar," &o. The charge was proved by a witness, who is a neighbor of the parties. civil cases. P. O'Eleefev J. F. Johnstone. —A claim for L3l4s 4d, as wages for twelve weeks arid three days work at 50s per weekV Thedefendant paid Ll9 into Court,,and filed a set-off for the balance. The plaintiff complained that he had not received notice of the filing of a set-off, or that any money was paid into Court/; The particulars in the set-off were gone through, and several items set down as " goods" were struck out, as on interpre-; tation it was admitted that " goods "was a purser's term for whiskey.; .The defendant also contended that, the plaintiff,was to receive only 45s per week for the first month, and if he suited the work— waggon r driving—he was to get an advance of 5s per week. A verdict was given for the plaintiff for LI 2s 7d in addition to the amount paid into Court.

C. R./Nelson v. P. O'Keefe.— A claim of LlO 13s 9d, for goods supplied at Nelson Creek. The defendant refused to defend the action, on the ground that he had only just been served with the summpns,,and, s hiß^books-and vpapera^wereiat Reefton. The defendant filed.an affidavit that theCdefehdanlwas.a^oii^to leave the jurisdiction of the Court, and Jie stated that "def etadant ''" avoided*^ Bervice*ol^Sul fsummons wilfully;^ ijMfc? A. R. Guinneas advised the. defendant to leave the .Court*, ;but the Bench suggested that he had ibetter not. The .defenidjiijft took the advice of their and remained. iThe plaintiff was then a'wbrn, and deposed ithat he ;.had, good- reason^tq .suppose; that the defendant , intended/ to /remove from i within the; j urisdiction ,of t-the-, C 0111& f f He" ,had been for several daySptryingito serve!the Bummong.uppn.the o defenda,nt, but he j was, among, the farms at the Ikamatua, land eiuded :i eve^y attempt' Wg% f p him. iThe defendant disputed somebf tKe'itemaf iin the account/ and applied . 'for' = ah? <ad • I journment ! to' 'enable him to pfoduca ceirI tain documents from , 'Reef ton". Although :he was not in .the habit <of : leaving^ anyt address after him when he moved about, ; on this occasion . he f cotild 7 be^fourict^at Austin O'Malley's^farnii^if the^'plaidtiffha'd takeri the >'■ trouble fo ! lo^^hin^tKerel' The adjournment: was' granted, [on'cpndi-" ■tion, that the ' f defeudanf : should. deposit the; amount M ;'-"the plaintiff % claim witfi| :the Court. Ihejplainti^ of the non-service of the summons/would pay the costs; of. Court and jaTprofessional ifee. Mr guinneas for, the .defendant. ! An application on the part'ofa woman ifor protection for Her earnings and pro» ' perty from, the, interference of her,huaband i was postponed? -''•■ ! -~-"'T7^v-;a«.^