R. M. COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 38, 15 January 1885, Page 3

R. M. COURT.

:-~-r"-" "this DAY. i /V-rK .-1 ■: (Before**. Wai^Es^ WM^ \ V" P v. Andrew -.Brian. V £bi|&|ai afcharge instituted by Adelaide" t'i Brian Against Andrew Brian Her 1 hus-: ' band. charging ; hi jn with deserting her and thtee children on November 4th. '< The informant t deposed that her hilsjljancl teftia^r hasfdy statin^ tha^he was IgoSn'g'ft) "JSydtey r amt let v the" neighbors | knpw i hpw he ljad iU-treated me,,; He : '- ''leifi.nie a bag of sugar, a bag 01 flour, and, r H !ib'ut ' shillings. ; - tlfr ; l told: ! : me several l > v tinfts ! M would leaVe liie; ; ; I : tp'6k pro'<!«Se3mgß'agait]ist adcUßetl before at AVabii'ganuj.:! .';:;.' i 1 1",;';, ! i-:(. ... ; 'f. !■■,.;;-: ;■•: ' .- ;^;>/By.,accused:; You, never offered me ,•.. any /njpney, when yqu left, you put, down ■'.■Jtwjo .Shillings! on the table.' You brought- •' sevefalmeu'to my house ' to encoui'age'' ] me to, badness: ''■' ' '!'' ' .",;, " " ; ! '"'* Constable' Manning deposed that whfen >>o|ie*> arrested accused 'hei. (accused) told. ■•' ;him that ho: .intended- to desert , his ; wife , M.4Sfhe«oflldixot live with her. ; : v '.'/,' ,71 , Ac(sjised.s,tated, thathe could v not, .live with liiswife but was. willing to support hischutiren. ' ." ' , \ '■'- .'Hihe , Magistrate said ! that. ifc : . was not' \he first Jtime he had met accused aiid' his wife' ifi UouVtWd' he thought that the accused hatT behaved heartlessly to:!wife Who, ; so ( ifaras' lie : knew, fr had' befiiii aj discreet i faithful wife 1 to: aciofeu^v ,HeiJV(Ouldi sentence accused jt6'.' two months' imprisonment with har<l,' ; l^jja^^yi 'Wapganiti Ga0^. ,.../,» .^r : . :i i \HilH^)^.Ui CyKIL^GASBS,;,;. „\ ri ,J !K j r V\J.:Hr.Toppipßyr:;Qb i as^Tn<*jiebank. 1^ l i ' i CISmTJ& 17?'qd1' ' tyr'Hankin's' appeared; : I Vj fer tM Ottfciaf 'issigned'in "the estate j of J. H. Topping, jtidgnient ' ; for ' plain jiff with costs. ' ! & Sv- Simmons,—., j£l 7ff-2d. judgment for. plaintiff . • and'costs»-; ; •■;■••. - ; '~> ■ ••;■" v I<n "'G. ,'Vti '^nailer %i , Tiera te Panarui— : ' J -^ClanW' pfiid ; ; £2, ' ' and . u3 piai£'tm aJgitfed t'^ttilceJjiidgtoeht for the. payable in' six- weeks* Judgment acbordingly and costs, i .-if; >•■.•■. -■-■•■■' \ .- itij (Jb'icW. JlusaeU.-yviJohn Jones, claim, " t y^^SSSf..; jP*s9f:£b.e plaintiffs claim was. ' due to,Hm J. B.Dungftnv Defendant 'claimed a set-off of ±1 3s, 14s Cd only of "which was admitted -by dife- by huh. : -' Judgnient for L:.plaittiiftfor^i;l "3b Cd, 1 and costs 10s. ; -J-> ii'Jii'.Sam.ei;v; ..Jbhn.r .•Shee.rin, claim- 13s. 1 Judgment for plaintitf, .cpsts 3,05. / J. W. McDowell v E. Webb, claim £4,' amount of dishonored cheque. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, and 18s costs. [ ' i}issisW- JHenry;telEoeva, judgment summons. Defendant did liot appear. Otffp .m&e that amount :be paid forthwith, or m default seven days' mpn^piwn^Btin^Wangannigaol. ' '■..?'"*" '" KE-HEARING.. . ; •« H; W. Baker v~J. Carter, claim ,^,7 Bsf. for plaintiff and Mr Pira&n for defendant. Judgment m this , case had been given , last Court day by default, and jvpv, c.ameiii oif!il r o r r"' ii r^heaxi^g, 6il I th l e application; of if M^'^Piraift^ online gfoundiithat tlife case f!. u wa4;heftrd/iasj;, Cpurt day-through a,.misTmaerstandmg| between coiinsel. . j H. "W. Baker' deposfea'that he received a deed from Wellington,- with instructions that the defendant wanted some I interpreting done with some natives, and he alsQ:>rßceiyed.".a:itelegßam from ihej defendant asking him to go to Foxtonj to transacfc< }tjhe ; Awainess. i.i,He went • to Poxtohon.the t6tn July last. A dupli,iiiatft';6f£!tiie'.(dea'd i: !hadibeeni sent' to liis brother at Foxtdn. On his first visit? to. Fpxton he saw the defendant, and wen£ "before Mr Thynne, J.P., and attended. to"i the matter m hand. ■ Subsequently |he had to go to Foxton to interpret and get other signatures to the deed. The usual fee allowed licensed interpreters is 4;'2| 2s ■ and travelling expenses. £8 3s had been . sent to plaintiff from Wellington, which ..amount he did not consider jsuffident.; . __.Bj^JfcJ?irani— -I" reijeived the letter mj^teother,- -^ U'i^^Sßmgtoix.;/ "Hy'.'instrucjion's, wfere 'P^o^^^enda^i.;^l.iM^iye'dV3S§^s^from i C^Sttewo^3akei^-^-£was "eiiiplpyed for four days altogether about the matter! I.! never communicated with defend^n^ni' any wai,-lhere wag noj pwcasjon for^t. j I sent my'acCoYmt^tb my brother request, I afterwards sent the account! to defendant. «"/.;.. ; ■'". ; Be-examined by Mr Hankins : I knew p.^^j&t Mr^lSbenezer Baker was acting for John Garter deposed that he had etaployed Mr Ebenezer Baker of Welliiig- , ttiji €(f of some. riMi^e* laßd^for niini Mr Baker could have employed who he liked as NatjvfeInterpreter. He > did not know that the plaintiff was employed by Mr E. Baker •jin^il, the , jreceived/ anaccpunt, from the plaintiff. . i V By Mr .Pirami Mr^iE. .Baker told me there-wtrfMnWell^tbpto Mr Bulje,r solicitor to effect the purchase as he .would do the matter cheaper. He agrejedi to do the whole matter for £12, and I , \left v £hß, business '4n/liis\ hands ,tp Icoiby^pe^e. I have paid Mr 'E. Baker t^e. amount as agreed. >. . t •■ ..' .i&U|^{ B^er '.'deposed Uhat'vthe fcjes' olalinie\r'by*'pla v uitiff v were° proper and ; reasonable. Judgment for £4 12s aiid ASSAULT. ; [■>i;.<:2Waapi& te- ; Eati Was' cnftrgeffonHhe HoeiHekp with ' as^ault- • ing,his,;wife ; Betti.> i.--Mr Hankins ■ ap-.; '/\pear^d]fpr.^ccpßed<:-. ':-;;! ./I ■.■.■.\:i::"-'i \ \> r '- 'Hoi Helco '^ep^sed,: that , on J Tuesday II lsis i i / febt'Ween' two : aM tliree o'clock. aic-;. cused struclr blis o (witriessT wife several; . times at Awapuni. He and other. . t natives .secured him and .the assault was '. "unprovp^ed^ „ . , . . •.;.•,;• •,. ■:.•,.-,:!.- i sat 'By'Mr The accused, ;b^ars ; '■' Walice-'- against ' me. ' Alter the " natives' £->»rele&«6d' ; accused- rpromiSed a warrant for his arrest. Accused"was tied itp to ' jffeyen|, hini continuing the .assault. My twiife screamed . very, much after she re- ; ■ ftI ferve^lne bioWs: • tli ._ ! ,- ; ■ Betti deposed .-.thai^ accused, was her jc))r.other and he only^sfcruck her' once pn ; ~"- ■'- the face very slightly. 7 ' < i; ■ ' , Tb.e^Mapstratej.said th^iitTwas npt ''^^onh' ' while taking \ up ,the time of tfce , Court further in* the case as it was a very .<^vifti'' ! m"at!feer. : ! Infofrtiaftibn.' would be ; k /di^nisse^ w&h agl;.Bs-ld costsi <