MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 453, 1 April 1909, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M. yesterday. FURIOUS DRIVING. On the information of the police, William Aldridge, was charged with furious riding on March 14th, being a breach of the Borough Bylaws. Mr Reade appeared for de%ndant, who pleaded not guilty, Evidence was given by Constable Woods, who stated that on the date in question he saw accused ride the horse down the Avenue road for the purpose of giving it a drink. After the horse had had a drink he turned it round and galloped towards his home. It was about 11 o’clock in the raoruing and there were a number of people going to church at the time. To Mr Reade: Accused did not make any attempt to stop the horse. It was not the first occasion that he had ridden furiously down the street.

For the defence, Mr Reade called George Dunn, who said, he saw accused riding the horse down the Avenue. He was not riding luriously. He would call the pace a slow canter. After he had passed witness and was about 150 yards away, a dog rushed out and startled the horse. The horse commenced to gallop, but the accused got it under control after it had gone about 50 yards. William Aldridge, father of the accused, said the horse was a very nervous one and the boy had only ridden it once before. On the day in question he had sent the boy a message, and he was only away about a quarter of an hour. When he returned he had told witness that a dog had chased the horse. The Magistrate said he was satisfied that the boy had ridden the horse furiously and he would be fined 5s and ys costs. Mr Reade said that the fine would fall on the father. The Magistrate said he considerd it was the father’s fault; the boy should not be trusted with a horse at all. CIVIL CASES. Judgment for plaintiffs was entered up in the following undefended cases: —Manawatu Flaxmills Employees’ Union v. G. Pajensky, claim £1 10s 6d, costs 13s; J. A. Nash and Co. v. R. Walden, £3 17s id, costs x6s; A. W. Bradley v. Samuel Read, £l, costs ns; L. Reade v. F. Spiers, 6d, costs 5 s ; G. Reay v. J. Borland, £4 4s Bd, costs 10s ; W. E. Barnard v. Walter Anderson, 14s 6d, costs ss; A. .Cockburn and Sons v. William Cassidy, ns 6d, costs 16s 6d ; George Wright v. William Gibson, 18s 6d, costs 5s ; George Reay v. O. Dawson, ,£6 3s id, costs £1 3s 6d ; M. Hamer v. R. Perreau and wife, £2 18s 9d, costs £1 4s ; E. E. Smith v. A.‘ Boswell, £3 1 os, costs 1 os; George Wright v. J. Borland, £4, costs 10s ; same v. Fred Walls, £1 ns, costs 5s ; J. A. Nash and Co. v. A. Stafferson, the case of C. Cullen v. S. Philps, claim the debt had been confessed and the plaintiff’s solicitor asked for an order for immediate execution, which was granted. In the judgment summons W. Mardon v. George Roberts, it was stated that judgment had been obtained in November, 1907. The debtor was examined at length as to his earnings at that time, after hearing which the Magistrate ordered the defendant to pay the amount at the rate of xos per month, in default seven days’ imprisonment in the Wanganui prison.