RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Kumara Times, Issue 593, 22 August 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Thursday, August 32. [Before M, • Price, Esq., R.M.] Drunkenness.— Margaret Glynn, alias Mary Anne Taylor, was for this offence fined 20s, or 48 hours imprisonment. Obscene Language, — The same prisoner was also charged with making use of obscene language in a public thoroughfare. Mr Hawkins appeared for the prisoner. After hearing the evidence, and three previous convictions having been proved against her, his Worship said there was little doubt she was a nuisance to the neighbourhood and fined her £6, or one month’s imprisonment in the Hokitika Gaol. Assault. —FitzHenry v. Flanuagan. This was a case iu which two miners quarrelled over the erection of a fence, and one charged the other with throwing a tomahawk at him. The defendant denied this, bnt stated the tomahawk slipped out of his hand. His Worship, in giving judgment, said the defendant had clearly proved the assault out of his own mouth as he (the defendant) admitted striking at the prosecutor, and it was probably lucky the tomahawk did slip out of his hand as had he retained it when striking, the consequences might have been serious. The defendant was fined 20s and 9s costa of Court. CIVIL CASES. Seddon Brothers /. Whatman and Nicholson.—Claim J 6 16s lid. Defendant produced a receipt for £2 of this amount, and judgment was given for plaintiff’s for £i 6s did, and oo,sts of Collrt.

Stewart v. Rick—Claim, £2 6s. Judgment for plaiutilf, with costs of Court. i Olsen v. M'Hurry—Claim, £5 Is 7d. Air Perkins appeared for the defendant, and denie/ the liability, on the ground that the/goods were supplied to defendant’s brother, who was now deceased. After Rearing the evidence

of both parties, his _ Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs of Court. Mr Perkins'; asked to allowed to appeal against the decision j but the Court refused the application. Johnson and Sutherland v. Rich. Claim, £3 7s. Judgment for plaintiffs, with costs of Court.

Plannagau v. Fitz Henry.— Claim 10s, for damage to fencing. This arose ’out of the assault case previously tried between these parties, and his Worship reserved his decision, pending the Hearing of a case of almost a similar* nature between the same parties, ihT'the Warden’s Court. ' w