RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 99, 21 September 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

~£Ss? PALMERSTON NORTH. ■t-TMhsday, September 19th, 1878. (Bb'fo^^. Ward, Esq., R.M., his Worship and V. Monrad, Esq., J.P.) H! / J§feBAOH OF THE STAMP ACT. .... Chajfes Walker was fined £1 and costs ~;ft»£*ffmng a receipt for £3 without having affixed a stamp thereto. O-BSCENB lAWOtTAQB. Peter Andersen complained against Mac* thri^DahtWffirtHat"ine aidrbn the 9thl3eptember, use indecent »and insolJidg languagetojjiajrifj^ ylyi^lnf^ fcftfiftrnft,gnhfTftHftßvpter and cause a breach, of the- peace. ' : 'There" was" a cross-tumraona. brought by ; defendant, and.MrStaite, who appeared fqs Anderseni, suggested t hat th© eji4pttpe,Jislcon might serve- for both cases. " "" " "' . . A rniwiber of .'witnesses-; jrere; examined througbi Mf Jemsep^andiaart^ evidenceproved that both parties were to.blame, : th# Bench fined Dalstrom £2,. with £2 lla, 6d costs, and Andersen £1, with 11$ 6d costs. •!•»-./■■ . iTJKBBarSTBBBb'iJOiQi'- ' ; • ' ' r - Robert Buchnich ' - was* htfo^med^againsS by the Dog Inspector for having an unregis- : tered dog inhia posseWdn- on. the 29th of Augusj;. . pefendant , denied^ thf- oornerjiig of the at^rnal, but: as .Constable Gillespie ; proved pqßsessioß, r the '^niWjiifp, fine of Is and costs was imposed.' ' ,'. ... _ „.,.. a •'•'./' •■KbriA'tra'a!,;* p»toe_tebe; ' Frank Kroupa,,oooy : 'abo\it twelve years of age> J Mi:as complained" a'gKmat by Fritz Jenssen with having stolen a fruit tree from his garden^ ;Aceused-:waSi'a!Bewßboy, incS while delivering .a, paper, took to uproot and ca^ry .away' the 'tree. "Mr jensBen said he did not wish to press the charge, _ and -would be- quite satisfied if the Beach would ad minister a 1 B(e9er^cauS6n.; Kroupa had nothing to Bay,"anclX ( on3 i eal)le- ! GTllsdpie r i was ordered to' give him four strokes with : a whip. "\ '.! !T !) '/: CITII. CAST». • Kenneth Qampbelly.Wmiam^Oabonie:— Claim, £35, damages, for the (fcstruction o£ a Taluable;dpg.;[jßir Staite. appeared for the plaint^ffj but.as itappear.Bd : in > evidenqe.tha^ the dog had hot been registered, the Bench held that jit vtasJatal^tp plaiatME'Bj case, and dismissed it with costs, £2". 'Mr St'axte took exception to the ruling, and asked the Magis* trate to state- a case. Mr Ward declined" fif dp so, and counsel thereupon gave notice of appeall ?{ rs i . Hpwlett tfe MpGrath v.^&tryey .& SfeGolh —Claim, £42 4s 23. Mr Sfi3^foFtt&-ae-fendants. Plaintiffs non-suited, with costa. Edrtvardl BrightjweliYv. Warena;^Cli4m. > £8 0s 3d. Judgment, ez parte. Edward^ Brigh^well r./Ar«,ma Karaka. — Claim, £3' l7s 7d. Judgment for plantiff With, Q05t5.|. ,,,,., ■, ; r.-.y -;-•„• •- . -r. Thomas Moffatt v. Andrew Tourseh.— Claim, £1 lls 9di ' Judgfnenfc^ ■'«& parte; - ". Edward ßrightwellVi Hori ßepp.-^Clahnf £•1 la sd. Mr ; Staite appeared : forAhe ; de* . fence, And pleaded not. indebted. Counsel 'further showed,/by ;a ( b6ok, product thfit; sbme items sajdto be supplied to. defendant had not been entered; m ,the day-boqk, or, charged tq, the : account, And consequently.' was calculated to throw discredit upon their' oojrecti^ss. Jfudgment for plaintiff, witli costs. Rosinsky and Powell y. Claim, £15 12s. Mr ! Stait'e appeared for the defence, and' oh f:! betelf of his client, paid £9 8s 6d into Court,, the- remainder of the claim' being considered excessive: ' Judgment for defendant. •'' . /.'" .i. Mi Dillon v. iJohn Maysmor. — Claim^. £7 Is 9d for rail 3 cut and deh'vered. Me.Staite f appeared for the . defendant, and urged 'as a defence' thai thij fiad 1 n6t bden. cut according to the " dimensions contraefeel' for. Several /hss ; b[6en ;-sent( to Wqmgoehu, and were rejected. Thereupon Mr Mays>^ mor notified W the plain«lifß,nehai hiJwould not have anympre, of- the s^qe nature. They took no notice of the order, and carried oufr, the coj\tracfc, ■ the ipraaeni fchvini being macfe therefor. It appeared, sx.a«Mjewe jlliat a].' thougli a' portion of tlrosb supplie'di -vviere rbjected, the defendant , had paid for , them. Judgment was reserved .until the nest sitting of the Court.' : v " ' ••■.':■■ Mackie and ir.' "El -Fuller. This was a judgment summons to recover £4 17s. Def en daiit did not : aappearr r > «bd ■ an- ■ ordeii ; was. made forthwith ' f or. amount* withi costs, m default, ten days iii Wanganui gaoL