MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 253, 23 April 1910, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TE KUITI—THURSDAY. (Before Mr F. O'B. Loughnan, S.M.) A. Williams (Mr Sharpies) selector, Pio Pio, sued Rewatu for £ls 15s, the value of.three steers belonging to him and alleged to have been sold by defendant. Williams, in his evidence, stated that his land adjoined Rewatu's, and that his bullocks had strayed. After a long while he saw three of his bullocks, earmarked with his registered brand in with cattle belonging to Rewatu, in the Te Kuiti saleyards. The cattle had been sold. He laid objections to the auctioneer and subse-' quently the buyer of the cattle in question withdrew the £ls 15s he claimed as the value of the cattle. Rewatu stated that he desired an adjournment * of the case as he wished to employ counsel. The Magistrate agre?d to grant an adjournment provided that defendant paid the of same before the hearing of the case. To this the defendant agreed and the case was adjourned to next Court day. Police v. Gough, Adams and McConnell (represented by Mr G. P. Finlay). This was a charge of entering and theft of wine from the dwelling house of Mr R. C. Jordan. The charge was reduced, during the hearing, to one of theft, to. enable the Magistrate" to deal with the case. The charge against Gough was dismissed for want of evidence, and the charges against Adams and McConn-'ll were also dismissed, after hearing counsel for defendants. FRIDAY MORNING. Michael Byrne was charged with having teen found without iawful excuse in a boarding house in Te Kuiti. After hearing the evidence, the Magistrate in sentencing the accused to two months' hard labour at Mount Eden gaol, said that if the prisoner thought ha could go down to Te Awamutu, bring liquor back, and go into another person's house and disturb it, he was much mistaken, and any other similar cases would be most severely dealt with. TAUMARUNUI—TUESDAY. Frank Brown, of Matiere, was charged with assaulting J. Humphreys, of the same place, by striking him, dragging him off a fence and knocking him down. Evidence was given as to the quarrel and assault by Mr Sandison. Brown also gave evidence, saying he was secretary of the Nino Niho Football Club and went, to look at the books but found they had been taken away. He heard that Humphreys had them and charged him with taking them. Humphreys made for him and he struck him over the eye. The Magistrate said the accounts differed, but he considered Brown struck the first blow and fined him £1 and co its 5s (reduced). The Magistrate asked why the case was not heard at Matiere before Justices. It was said there was a difficulty "in getting a Court there.