S.M. COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 456, 13 April 1912, Page 5

S.M. COURT.

. ♦ OTOROHANG A—THURSDAY. (Before Mr F. O'B. Loughnan, S.M.) CLAIM FOR RENT. Meihana v. Donkin, claim £2O for rent and possession of premises. Mr Phillips appeared for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed, possession to be given wihtin a week, costs £2 14s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Bridger v. James. —Mr Hosking appeared for judgment creditor. Order for immediate payment or in default 34 days' imprisonment. Wing Kee v. Topp.—Mr Phillips, who appeared for defendant, consented to an order. Defendant to pay £4 by April 18th and £2 per month towards the discharge of the debt. RESISTING THE POLICE. Charles Hewer, who had three charges preferred against him, pleaded guilty to hindering Constable ' Drummond in the execution of his ' duty and of behaving in-a disorderly manner in Maniapoto street. He was fined £2 on each charge and ,9a costs. A charge of keeping liquor for sale preferred against he same defendant was adjourned till next Court day. Mr Hosking appeared for Hewer. DRUNKENNESS. Charges of drunkenness against two individuals were met with fines of 5s and 10s respectively. CRUELTY TO A HORSE. Lars Larsen, who was represented by Mr Hosking,pleaded guilty to leaving: a horse tied up from 7.30 p.m. till 10.30 the following morning. A fine of £7 and costs 7s was inflicted. A CHARGE DISMISSED. Samuel D. Chiles was charged with j the theft of a watch and chain the property of Anthony Ormsby. Accused was "defended by Mr Phillips and Constable Drummond conducted the prose- i cution. ' The circumstances as disclosed by the evidence were that on the night of ' the Ngaruawahia regatta a number of people had returned by train and went ' to Ormsby'a stables to get horses and ] vehicles. A quarrel ensued between < Anthony Ormsby and another man, and others also became concernred in the scuffle. Subsequently Ormsby dis- 1 covered he had lost his watch and chain, and he and is.. McCardle j searched for it in the stables. Ac- £ cused was then hitching his horses to " his own waggon and shortly left the stable. K. McCardle went and in- ' formed Constable Drummond of the t loss of the watch and that accused was ( suspected of taking it 'lhe constable accosted the accused and said Anthony Ormbsy had lost a watch and su.s- ' pected'aecused of taking it. Accused i said he had picked something up in the stable in the dark when looking for his pipe and produced the watch ( and chain. I

Accused's explanation was that he had picked up something in the dark which by the feel he took to be a leather with a medal on the end of it. The watch was a small one. In the excitement due to the scufhe and his anxiety to get his wife and children away home he had nut paid much attention to the matter and did not think the thing was valuable. He had meant to sse what it was and bring it in to the police.

Evidence for the prosecution was given by K. McCardle, P. Barton, A. Ormsby and Constable Drummond. For the defence accused arid his brother gave evidence. His Worship dismissed the case.