RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S" COURT, FOXTON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 26, 21 November 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S" COURT, FOXTON.

Wednesday, November 19

(Before R. Ward, Esq., It.M.)

THE OTAKI CASE,

This was a case heard at Otaki on last Court day, and remanded (0 Fox ton by the Justices who ho.ird t lie case, in which a colored man, named Brown, was charged with using threatening 1 language towards a native named Wi N ecr.i.

His Worship said the could not go on with the case. He could not interfere with the evidence taken by the justices. It would be open for Constable Ooyle tn withdraw this case, and lay another information, which coul.l be tried later in the cl.iy.

Afterwards the case was culled on and hoard ; also a cross action, in which Brown summoned Wi Niera, for threatening him. After a patient linaring, in which the same evHoncrf was adduced us appeared in our last Friday's ijsiiG, the Bench fined Brown 10s and costs Sis; in defmit of payment to go to Wunganui ga>l for ten days. The case agaiiut the native was dismissed. HREACUES OF FOXTOX LOCAIj HOAHU IITE-LAWS. John Futter was charged with allowing one cow to wander at largo in the Main street: — The defendant said he employed a man to loot; after the cows and horses, and the cow probably got out when the man* was away. — Pined I*, and d>sts, t)s. — Mr «'o!ey, who was subpoenaed in (his case, did not claim his expenses. Thomas Cameron Was charged with a similar offence. — Air Coley proved the easoi and a line of Is, and costs. Si, was inflicted. T. U. Co^k was next charged with allowing four horses to wand«:r at large. — Mr Co<>k admitted responsibility, but Bu - d through people trespassing in the paddock, and breaking the fences, the horses had been out for a fow hours. — The constablo said he believed those were the facts. — Information dismissed. W. Recvo, son., was then charged with allowing o 10 horse to wander at large. — Defendant denied the charge. — Alfred Csley said 011 .Monday last, ho saw a horse that belonged to Mr Recvo's boy on the Avenue Road. — Mr lleures said he gave the horse to his boy, who about three weeks ago sold the animal to a young man. at Fulter's. — Information dismissed— charge laid again 3 the wrong person. CIVIL CASES. C. Brown v. Hunry Dorents. — Claim £5, for services rendered by plaintiff's wife dur: ing the confinement of Mrs Dorene, as per agreement. Judgment ex parte for amount claimed and costs, 365. Henri Warcna v. R. Edwards. — Claim

£9, price of one red bullock, at £8 10s aiM>' 10s interest. Defendant admitted the £B^k 10s,but disputed the item of JO3 for intsresjJjßi Judgment for plaintiff, with costs, 17s. T. Bowe 9ued Captain Cornstock, of the schooner Falcon, for allowing his vessel to drift on to the ferry wire, thereby causing dainngo to the extent of £4 and stopping the traffic for n day. — Mr Liddell, the agent for tlio vessel, who appeared for the captain, stated that t'je lowering gear for the wire was too short. Vessels could pass over the wire in the cent c of the river, but not at the side. — Thos. Bgwe said that on the 3lst October he saw tho schooner coming down the river, and told tho captain to keep to the centre of the river, where there was 12 feet of water, instead of which the vessel drifted down on to the punt, which was tied, as usual, to tlie shore. The schooner was on the wire, and blocked the traffic from H. a.m. to 11 p.m. on that dny. Mr Haynes examined the damage done, and certified to tho amount, £4. — Mr Liddell said the cap- . tain's contention was' that the wire was not lowered deep enough. — His Worship said that the objection would not hold, aa no matter how deep the wire was lowered, it could not have been put deep enough to give tho schoouer room at the place where the punt was fastened. — Ju<ignifl«t for amount claimed and costs, Bs.

Crowthcr-v. Thomas Symons. — Claim, £11 6s 3d. Judgment for amount olnimed, and costs, 1 5s.

Same'v. J. Gillies. — Claim, £5. Judgment ex pai'le for amount claimed and costs, ss.