RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 347, 30 October 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

OCTOBKE 21. (Before H. W. Eobinsou,: Esq., E.M.) Eeturah Tootell v. John Allison.— Cruelty to animals. This was a charge brought against defendant of having cruelly abused a goaty tlie property of

complainant the said goat being caught in defendant's garden. The goat was al« lowed to escape in a mutilated condition Fined Is.-, costs 6s. 6d. £2 to be paid to complainant (value of the damage- done) and 10s. for expenses of witness. Michael Brookes v. John M'Avoy. Claim of £7 os. 6d. No appearance' of defendant. Judgment for amount claimed, and costs 14s. ... Michael. Brookes v. William Smith Claim £ll 9s: 7d. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for amount claimed and costs 225. ' '

Walter Inder v. Michael Lenane Claim of £29 16s. Bd. Judgment for amount claimed, costs 255., and 21s. professional fee. ■

P.: A. Connolly t. Thomas Hoge Claim of £4 9s. 6d. This was a judgment summons. Ordered that defendant pay forthwith amount claimed, 4s. Bd. costs, and interest, 85.,10 d., at five per' centfailing payment, that defendant be committed to Dunedin gaol for one month. L. W. Busch v. Wm. Letterick'.— Claim of£2 75.-6 d. Case adjourned to October 25th. ■ : J - .

OcioßEß 22. . (Before H. W. Robinson,- Esq.Bß.Mr. r and L, W. Busch, Esq., J.P.) Police v. John Brown.—Drunk and disorderly. .. Fined 10s. Police v. John Brown. —Breach of Municipal byelaw. This was a case arising out of certain false alarms of the fire belL Case discharged.

October 25.' ■' ; ' • • . H. W. Bobinson, Esq., RM.) 4 L. W. Busch v. Wm. Letterick.— Claim of £2 7s. 6d. This was an adjotrned case of judgment summons. Ordered that defendant pay the amount claimed, and costs 4s. 3d., forthwith—failing payment, imprisonment in Dunedia gaol for seven days.