RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. CHRISTCHURCH.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 654, 12 February 1859, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. CHRISTCHURCH.

;. Thursday, Fsbbuaby 3. £ (Before J. C. W. RussELt Esq., J.P., and C. C. 7 Bowen, Esq., J.P. | James Lang was fined £2 for drunkenness, and I Andy Bilton, drunkenness; third offence <j within six months. Fined £5 and to be committed X for two weeks, and in default of payment of fine to f'* be further imprisoned for four weeks. | Thomas Cleary, drunkenness. Fined £1.

Wednesday, Feb. 9. ;- (Before John Hall, Esq., R.M.) J BUBB V. WHEELEB. i$ ASSAULT. ; ] Complainant stated that on Friday afternoon last '? he was on the Ferry road talking to Mr. Fred. Lo | Cren near to Mr. David Palmer's section. Defen- * dant came up in his cart, and calling complainant |; to him, produced a bill of £4, odd. Complainant • "*' denied owing such an amount. Sme words then )'[{ passed between them; defendant jumped down from V 5 his cart and shook his whip in complainant's face, ';• the end of the whip striking complainant's mouth. \ Complainant could not say that defendant intenf tionally struck him on the ihouth with the whip. _ % Cross examined by defendant.—Defendant did £, not present me thß bill in a proper manner.. I i f made use of the term ' wasp' in reference to defen- ! ii-;" dant. . . _ & Defendant owned to having shaken the whip in § complainant's face but with no intention to strike '.1 him. -, T The Court considered that both parties were. > "i equally to blame. The case would therefore be dis■'a mussed, and costs divided. J' ys; WALKEB V. WILSON. ' \ ASSAULT. :• * This was another assault committed on a de~ t imanA being made by Walker for damages done by f f the* trespassing of 6wine, the property of the de- ' >, fendant Wilson. !j V Richard Walker stated that on Tuesday, the Ist t he presented a bill to defendant, for dara- ?,, i ages, who thereupon used bad language towards f \ him and struck him tearing his shirt. (Complain- *' i ant produced the shirt in question.) 5' i<. Defendant stated that he had refused complain- „' ('ant's demand, and that he had only put his hand ,', ■ <on complainant's shoulder and told him to be off it.' his land. »J'\ ' Convicted, fined 40s. and costs, and ordered to t make good the shirt which had been torn. \ ' . SAME V. SAME. TBESPASS. -' t ,-j This was an action brought to recover the sum i !"Jof 12s. ordinary damages for the trespass of 8 pigs { preferred to" in the case above, and for driving the T «ame. /■' '•' 4 :- Defendant disputed the charge for driving the r-number above mentioned, stating that plaintiff had «'''iiofc driven the eight pigs to the residence of the T. as required by law. ',\ n Plaintiff stated that 4of the 8 pigs had got "k" 'away from him when near defendant's residence, the other 4he had driven to within two chains of '■' defendant's house. Judgment for plaintiff for 10s. { And costs 15s. . " .WAfcKEB V. BOULTON. '"'" This was also an action for trespass. Plaintiff -'-claimed 18s. for ordinary damages, and for the * .^.driving of 12head of cattle, the property of defen* '. dant. "1 '-'' Defendant, denied that the number mentioned ; had been on plaintiff's land, and disputed plaintiff's '' haviag.driven them to his residence aa required by <■•$( law. .Defendant brought forward his son, a boy of l s l 10 or 11 years old, ~to prove that he had seen „"' plaintiff drive only three head off his land. From . T-the evidence of this witness, it appeared that he f (the witness) had only come up in time to see "' f plaintiff drive the three last head off his land, the ;' other nine were standing outside the fence close by ; , v the witness also stated that he desired plaintiff not •' to drive the cows home, as it was early, and he ~ -^(witness) would take charge of them. The Court .were -of opinion that plaintiff was entitled to the full amount claimed, both for , -, damages and for driving, and gave judgment for H plaintiff for the amount claimed and costs, 15s. >'s Owen Fitz Patrick and Wm. Gorby appeared I to answer a charge preferred by police constable Harwell, of quarrelling and creating disturbance in Street, on Saturday last. Defendants ." were convicted and fined each 20s. with caution.