RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 36, 19 April 1879, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

:=■*♦; r. — . .'., Sjuhwdat; Aria^H, i#9., .: (Before B. Ward, Esq., R.M., and J. T. • -'■■ •* "DalrynipleyEs.q^jJi.P*) * . . Constable Gillespie charged (Jeo. Richardton 'and Martin: Boesen with having committed a breach of the New Zealand. Rail? way Bye-laws, by jurapraff on-tathe train whilit m motion, • ' .;< ' . ?! •-; ;■; f - Mr* Cottam, > station-master,' atfd: : Jt* , jfi, I Partridge, railway porter' deposed that the j offences charged had' beefc cbwmifetecl, and that the train was goingrat the^te of five miles •an^hourit. the ti»i#; „,•,- -„-■>. ; George Bichardiwn said, thatvtliere; were ■ ■ewrttl extenuating circuaibtancea in> his case, as he had; been aboved 'into tlie train by sotofts "lind -friend/ > Although he would adtftit : the charge of jumping on to the train whilst m motion,* yet he would pie id hot guilty, as he wished, to know the motives of " those who" made the .charges against him. The railway was not fenced, , all hougte it +aa parallel with the main •trSefc. ' vHe considered the- G-orernHientr brokw^the law as well as other people. He proceeded to'show/in * minute .mntl graphic way 1 , that the train could not -possibly have beeW going ;at the >a*e -of Are mile* an hour at the time. ■ ■•■■'■•-■.*.:• " <•'■ •',-* .. .-■-.' ; Boe«eji thought that, ** he/had driven the first locomotive through Pahnerston, tl>e station-master, or some other person; ought' t&have told Him. the riaturetof the-bye-laws,-a* he could neither read nor write ijnglish. The Bench fined both defendants St. and costs, and hoped that these^eases would be' a warning to the public? In iuture, the Bench would inflict a heavier penalty m any similar offences. It Would be well that the general public should, be aware that iany person committing a similar breach rendered himself liable to a penalty of £10. - „ *KBACH OF THE BOKOUffH T^E-IkWB. ' Constable G-itlespie charged Jleuljen -Relf, with a breach of the Borough jßy*-iaws, by riding, a horse on the footpath. As this wa* the- first case of the kind, the Constable Mid he Miid not wish . to press f or aheatypenalty. v? The ease wa9 brought forward as • Warning-io other person*, at the Bor»ug^ Council had lately gQa.e U> considerable ox,- , pens© m making, the ■ .footpaths m the Borough. • - ' : ,(. The defendant did not deny .the. charge, but waa not aware that he was committing, any offence. . .. ■;>..- ..-.■■;■ ; ,.:... ;i y- •-.- Fined ss. and costs. ■-„' - -. A similar charge >again|t Edwin p. San-: den waa adjourned for $ie appearance of Mr. Snelson asa witness, as,that.>gentla*nari. bad gjne to Wellington, -:; ■. ",.._-" DBXTNK JUXn BISOBDKHIiT. : .- •' . GonstabJeQiHespie charged Ejnoekpharles with haying been drunk and disorderly o,n Wednesday, the 9th April. He had been drinking; sod' fighting m the evening, but when, asked by! Constable' GiHespie to go home, he obeyed- the order. , •■.,.,, . The defendant did not' appear. Fined 4l •nd costs. .•,. .....x .-. ■•. -,•- ■•'■:■■■■> ■THBBOWOS mSQCASE., r •• Constable. Qillespie> charged George %SJ, Harry Ward, and Elizabeth H. Key with a breieh of the peace, by fighting: m ..the •treats of Pairaerston onthe 14th 4pt.il," v. .Eluaheth. Key,, the, female .defendant, denied Wiatheimame-jwaii Key, V. »'••> : ;& . {Constable G-illespie stated .that he. had. ■his attention' called to the defendants' on the evening of tha day m question. They ivere- disputing- m a loud manner on the $attwaY platform, as to which ; of them «hould hate possession of 'the female dftfendftnt. Key took her by the waist, saying that the was his lawful wife whilst Ward Wok her hy ''the {arm, and mide a similar *ki)n for.' .possession to that. made jby- J£ey. He (Constable) GKllespie) ordered tfie defendjantsjoif the platfarm, ./and they then. Went- on. to the Square for about' a quarter of an hour, when the went't^ws/rda the de- ' fendant^Kay's house, thaftwo mien scramb-, ling all the , ttroß as to , who^hould have ponessipA of the female. (1 A crowd of ab,out fifty had collected around tiiem, a.nd the fem*le defandant threatenerl' to hit«a pesspn ' m the cwwd on the head with a bottle?of "brSOdy. „• ■-. .." .:.'.;•; •:,;,■ _-„r - „.„.: . ' The B,enoh w»marked;Jth,at tha charge ; was for and so : f aß»'there was nothing, to prove it >, but it was evident the female defendant hnd-g6j;tT)e/'W<v r st otdtr. . :h •,. * Mn. '. JCey denied, having . any ■• bmn%. m her 1 •po«'*etnon^andH«W'«ffd-saia that hftiiad Bot-piriled" the fernile defenda,nt,- He hid askea Key-' to allow«.binß to : ta%e the female defendant. <j»|ietly : >heme, and: not kick .up, Micii'* row. iw, he. was. doing. ;;•<,>■.■.<: : Constable ftUleflpie cabled Mr. Gfal^in as, a .witness. . H» deposed, that herwas. at.tho' reading roost Oft the eTeninf. m question, •and. heard a row at the railway station, ,b.ut toefc no. -Bjatu^ as -he thought it was one of those peculiar .Native rows so common here, fioon "after he left the reading room to go , 'hdaifr. •and: ill hiv capacity aj| journ, ilist hf wept to sec what it was all a^out. There >wtor* lnrfe-cfawd collected m a circle round ;tM- defendants, but -witness could see Very litjilfr of«tl>e iattep. T One' or. two persons carried lamps ; they were persoi^s, he thought, who, W*"* returning from work at -the;, railway: station;.-'. W&nftsa jieajreLthe -feaiafe.. defendant threaten ;to sfrike... some person on the head with.,* bp.WJe-Qf,. b>atidy,' but he did not see brapdv m her possession, Witness fliov^ht the defendanti would have gqne hotne^much more<quietly> had it not been foe the! crowd,, wbjch; scoffed tf jeered atttbejn> and -p»6>oked<them a jjood deal* niChe -»cone was a u jttost tlUßWweful "vii»;. bnt witness con,sidereiJ- tUalj 4;ha fault lay^fth-tke. crowd as mtfeh ai" with the .'tohtfriiw ■ ; "' -•?'' ifevSimpron, another wiijne^iv .gave evi.^en«s:,that he saw Key a^d Ward on the tjiil way* platform BtNiggling.to^tV^possesrontof the. female defendant., fitness saw a.'pood deal ©f ; p«llin# k but ap fighfclflg, and.. *a' large crowd had collected round the. de- :■< , •■■{■■. ■■-...•: Vl :■:; ■..'.'.:. ■.. • . A ' Gillespie wished the^Beriph io' »be»r evidence as tothe charftriefof ■ thr de.fundantsi/bufr tbe,:Benffft di^^pflffli^it ?neoe*tary to'do no. '.-,. t..;,.. '"' '■>.""' —In answer to, the..J9e.nc.h,..t!w! defendant Key said the. femalrdof&njdajji came to h~is ' hou«e on the. night. .in.., qiiesitjon, and remained about an hqur andW,niufL. Tfien she. werife away, prpmivne to *e,lback m a ' ehoit thne. . .|Phe n«xt •th ing. ne, saw. oft her » »i* «t-.ther ratlwiv platform. koi|ij}. away -with the'o^ier^lefendant. Wur'J. He, asked -W-«"rd(what .bjwnws, - t he had- t.akin<» . her «wayy.as .^he was hjs I (Key's):, lawful wife^ Jh& rite.- eonM' get >no^ satisfaction, and> h« -iio<lite?Jhft}!d. of his wife to preyeot her. going *iW*fV.'»f # •■ -«■ • . •.•■. „,, A ... v '_..;" ".\S'.y' • i-jKlitakeih >Xe^-:., I am- not-y^ur^wful rinfe.v Canyoa profe it? , . • „7 ■.. ; five -Uitwit. defendant then, m Mp^.to 'the uiual question .fi^n the. Bejieh.,' siiid that -on. the night, of . the Vli»tur|>ah'*e shefwiis foi»g quietly :)»pnve ;; wJth^.Mi^ VW»jri(C|w.)io * w more; bar .thhp.iCev' <**** whenv $%s&#& tff&fr $& *$' V*ke3 ' "*f r '*>• tto -homf^o. .-hjti U<#«;. . ,^h|.ajiked ~WV>r>whnfcspsißfiia. h> had. fi^^flk 'h'SH any T ..|ltnjs,af,,th.e .ijlie 'wi<:g<s\ng}\ome '*^ »«iij&a.iid, ».r, W^rC She %if\l Key he, ytjus ~np^ ner.!aw;ful Husband,

b toldC|Cey laK^itabl§iffißpl.e-Ine^^ ' jhf. wq§ not herJawfuLhusband. .^■T^l dej^ndajjit'Wa^d.^^^-q^eVl^ Big, njai£, 'stafra that ' Key 'carniS iip" lixhini '■ i^vth^f rajlway platf.own^ and. cabled TtfHt a "■lßiaij fsnpalt X ' aiidVthii^'soo'n^Mter '^Oon.- 7 l't^D& i (Jillefpi^,.a*ni^ \i^ ai»d pushed tfiem jot Jtihe ' railway' platform. If b "deniedrthat ' there h^be^ajAnyj fighting. .] , The. Bench "saiff if did' no? thj&¥ it reflectpd. much credit., pn that ejection of- the public of falmerstbn'whicli gathered "round 1 the defendants on the night |n quesfclon. They would Vbe^ jined 55." each, and^costu. - ' •.• :, r >itSKWfc;J)iraiNTio : S.''; .; " : ' l ; v : Peter H. Boiscn sued Robert Hall- for. the sum' of £20, oo account of - three ploughs, which ho had taken from, the premise^ of the plaintiff, and which he stUl Illegally retained in-. %iii'< 'custody; ? .Mr. Staite.apfor tb*- plaintiff r^indf Mr." .Prj;pr .for ' the defendant. • r.t '■'■''"■:'.}.■:■ ■; ■,->■ Ptite'r H". Bbtsen,"plaraiiff, gave, evidence that he bought Mr. Rolfs blacksmith's business a ahort'-time^ince. ;.: There been-a pcdpoaai^.of paytperahip between w^-' ness 'and the defendant; but as the latter would hot ke*p^Bobeij,Xthe. jjritness 'ireifused. to have • anything , Jiq ;' jL<h ,witti^i.uri.. ' "«De- " fendant worked with witnrti fCr v e^ghl days after,' her hud the from Mr. Relf, and dttfinj;. that twn? B? me ploughs casM^to -the shop for repair.Vand were taken,. charge b£ bfrTt&Bid'eiendan^'.as'a woi4mair, ; iwid:; witness as. defendant seemed to know the /customers. Wnen'tfefeod&iHt lefejwjtness'j^employ, he mk the^ploughs away, and if anythbg happened W theut/ w*^. 9 .!^ would con»ider himself liable to the owners. ■' C r ■ i-exan*roedsby*Mr. ?<ryor : Defendant and witness had been talking about a partnership, provided the" defendant .would ice£p sober. Witness made no,, agreements with] defendant as to wages. Witness, s^w the' ploughs come to the workshop They, were l>ft- pYtside,"clo»e>to the #hop, hut not on tbe p'reiii*i..^>'. ; >:jo.;::. ,■■ - c O .-i - -v - y . ■■■ . "Reuben Relf deposed vtttat, ,nA,i|plS the, ■ premises which he nsnted fjfpm/.]Mt*. Walde'irave to Peter Boiseh.' : .was not aware that there had been "an/ partnership; ■Between Boisen and Hall, and wrould constdef ihirt»the plixaghfl w«ire-broug^io Boi--1 sen for repair. Witness saw defendant take •the ploughs away, and heftjjd^jbin£,iff warn "him of the consequences, v *.:.«/•'•' -•■-•. - Cross-examined by Mr. Prypr : To . witr. r •ness's knowledge thetftrtwas jjo, pirtnewhip; between, plaintiff >de!endant. H&11, when Tl he feSfek'thft' pjqugtt" awayvflai^ l. they had been left m his charge, and he was' not going to part' with the^x. The ploughs "were jeft outndethe shop door. , To the Bench: Witness wtw present when the ploujjW 'were -brought to • the shop for r-piir/'ftttd' 1 he -considered, thajfc they were br u^ht-to; Bouen. Witiiess bai sojl the plant and goodwill to Boisen, but was not aware ofttefendsnt having, paid any money to plaintiff; or of any. E arrangements having be%n between- thentii ..> - , ;■ . •.. ..I ■i Mr. Pryo*^tittL:the,^hiscJieht,wa« koown, all through the iftahjjitikei distylct-aia. firstWo*«tiMan;»hd he con|Wered the. jjreSent tefctofir -was brought as a matter of .spitje 'more-'than- ahyekmgvtfsi,,. He..would s'iow that'ih^pliough*.'Were brp.iligh^to hv< 'client for repair,' attafc to hiifc alone;, j He,cohtehd«d that his client was nevei; m th)s employ; of., the plaintiff-a^-fc-sessanJvandL .eve_n had he' "been -soj b.e would s till be quite entitled to take away whielu had' been specially- plticed m his handi for repilif. In fact, it was only propor that .hs 1 »faquUi do as the plqugns-had never- beei^in the actual possession of t&e plaintiff at all. -. , ■/■'%, . * ■JRonerl ! "Hall, tHe defeirdant, si»ted r . that . plaintiff attd lumwlf .h*a ;b^ .feilking ftb'dttt a p»|tnewhip. jb,?re had been no agnJis^ ment aJbfttt't.yrageW M'KetlJie had sefnt down ;tii» plougll, Twith special- in?tru6tibn's ' thajf he, ;(ff#ehflairis w.48 )tb wspiiK it, and tfpbpi&.'.else.' rWi^^s* 'ha4 ; afr*nged peepiously 1 with Mr. M'KVipi'ae.for.ihe repair pf ttijF plough,. 'andewheh'^ came it wasiibt put oh plaintiffs, property at ill; htit was feit. on tiie roa'4 m .front o| :the shop.. IJeither wa9 the plougji belonging to the M»«ri? i b'ufr.ifc.was l aftferw^rd3 re^nsyed on. to jilaintiffi* P?>p»rty, b^tj no.t-by,.w"itnes(?V w..'hfc t6 r "yf*k he^.Uke^ aiid knocked off wheir'iiw-Uaked..'a§irthere <i waf' no]<*gpee- ( ment, whatever a Vto w^ges. , '■-.• ;.., > ,7«-.'.. ,Crp-a'ei9iftin«d t^ '^r^lltaite : Whiftt: witness swas" vn*<km&;s£ : plajntrff :: tfeceiTed.'all the n\qHey ft^m-the,\cus6?mejrs^ Two. days pef?^'*) l^^*^ 9 9*ni«i ho'narf'. "decided to set up. ottv^is 9WO. account, aijjj[ had t<ld Mr. Si'eJ^/and .fe.veral other people that he) was about. sf do, so. , .'':■ Poet^te^ Toring?, m ]V(aort, stated that he . hrpujtht hit plough to the defendant to re> paij-,^; Hp l -lt to Te'main; with defendant, foi" him to repair tl. V ... " * In, answer t )' Mr. S«* t'e' t the^iori slaved ~he.did not jdjowwhether the djafendant was 'a * jobrne/man or npi. l|rfl he knew, .'was \ that tlipTiJefendnut watf a first-plags work : man^ «n"d >hp:r.»it').^ri!|vin'vto: repair., his plo\ijjhV\ l>efej»daßt had^dopel some*wb'rk" «for witf«ef» m the etime sJiop. p"re»iou*lj. . . '"""Mf- > M'kemie, of tfte.Jp.lingal(i Bfiel,. §tonfl./Offft'i r *tat4|d tdiat »!}^ut itwo^inonths.' a^ol>ejspf>ke to lief^nd»nt about fepairs' to hi? '.ploMijh, «Widv;it wa* .'wijth'. hj# approval, that- defend n^took't' f,j)lo)igh*/away. . . Crbs»J«xamijned,*by- ; Mr. St-^ti :'• Witness had wiork done by Mk Relf preTiously, and * «a^ aware ;*ni?ther^i,pairjtrterihip existed. between him ftn4,defepM« n V' . ';'■■■■■ '■■'• - ■ ■ To the B -rich": was uhde'f the inpression Malta mrtnVrsh"!? might have ex'sted betweeji Relf «nd 'the defendan,t; - : M^ Pryor/saidtho 6»f fee cleArly thbw«A' th«A ? the ; 'si'tt..JS[lv» were leu. .for his .client to' i^.iajbi; witkf f;«e?cij%|L ihstrui- i .iis that- he was to repait: themtj.'twdhe cotyVnded thatundj?^ tlie^circumstarfce th^ ! "de. c idint was qujte. jqsfiflie'd' iii'takinrf'the p.lou»!is'away. -.-" 'Mri i Strife", iri reply, sjbiijtod tKat thequestbn. wty'a ye-jr>ijn\pie one. There coujd be no dpnbt.if^iat. defendant was 1 a very good Workman; but it was quite; clear .that \ttye ploughs were *ei\t to «6JieJl's sk,op repaired, and that defendant had only been workin'^ there as a workman.- It was qn}ke cli-aj?, that :tße oustodfy of' the plough* belonged 'to th c 'person* who 'owned the ' ?app. Th* plaintiff was as yet a stranger m the district^, but he had nadonbt that he w O»Jd( be able to prove his capabilities as a workman, before long. • : ThpßeiicV ruled that, as Boisen wa«jh> owner of V $„ shopv, the cnvtidy cf'tK^ plouglif bolon'gel' to'him, If the ploughs had been lo#t, the owner*, would certainly fook, to, the person who owned' the shop for cnmpeusniion. Judgment would, therefore, be given for the amou/tf, ctiimed «ud costs— Vw damages to be reduced to £1 as BO,jn ia the pipiinhs "were given up. ' CIVIL CAjSHa. , , Ann Neilsen | v: Martin Boeaen.— Claim foij £i, lor.jervices. rendered :«ia a midwjfery nurse. ,Def(endiu\t aditjmidi' owing ids., find j^dgnienj; wa» jgjten, for that ampunj aurt ss. cotts. ....■'* ... . „...'s A<ne v. j.^Bojpim.-^Claim for £1, for. Mrriilar' services. 'Ji^dgnient for 10s. and os. cop^.' ...-•'' . •...- --* &6hs Klinkv Feililftvir, T. W; Ait ken.— Clnim for £29 165,, d»bf v Mr f 8/aite appeared, for'pliMiit iff, My; pryor fpi; «J«fendiin^: MX Stall e a»ked for an.arljoum- . ment, which was granted, on condition tha^, iwr*irere>ll6wed; .?' ■ " ■ ' ToKn, "^rtnlt t. ' Grfforgg Hall^— Glainn for . .67 7» :1 <)ebt. Mr. l^ftaite appeared .for .olain^i'^"; Defendain^dmittftrf own; ,£4. J ■ W/Kij!^' il>/i;Btaite ;coflieot«d- to . accept, j

Tipnsr.tTiai^ii^foTa^ ad^ : ment fsV"i*«aM*«t 1 6«.0Wt».t-j!.c v 4'.*_T. S., Hofc'':i!(collectoh; .MAnawftlu: fjighi l B6»j84) ♦r^rwjb BS a j ud I«?«§j| v Samuel.^-" Claiar fQf,{£%'2B,,jiratei.^ £2 j3,s. 'hadbeen p«i4 in^o Couift ( by posr-oiSce" drder'; bilV 4 Wr. Stoite, wifd ' ap^rdre^'' for * iipWiflt fff^f ' pointed! cAife 'fhjrf' -fhe'limbitrtF would riotcover' his oofets. ••«■ Judgment was. accordingly given "for s the remainder:: of- Uhe amount necWssafj-lo defray .thfrtsn^ire cpsts-of; tb.eT. jsase; ., :. .- ... '„.' .X';'. ' ' ' ' Spme V' T. K. &apd6nat4.— $t 103.; rates; Judgment" for- atno\irife olaime'd and costs. . Same v. W. A. Fit«qerbert.-4ifil llsi^d.^ rates. Case adjourned. ' .' ' • Same r-. Caleb Whitehead.^-lgs., rates, Judgment for amount and costs. - King Bros. yl'W. AUdorf.— £s Bs. Bd.. goods supplied. ' Judgment ' for amount claimed arid costs. ■■■. ' . ; Satne t. John Cribb. — £13 . oa< • Bd. , goods iupplied. . . Judgment for amount claimed and costs.,.'. „ .: ( ... ..." '. ' ■ J"ohn MThittle V. Wjti Pekahnma-=-£r ■It.; goods •ujfJplied. ' Judgment for- amount and "costs. ■'■ •"•■'•'- ." ' ■ .■■:/—■.. 3ame *. i*eta Pekat)«i.~r£J,6 65., goods supplied. ; Plaintiff stated that . £3 of the 'amount had been handed |o the defendant by her sister, to pay a debt due to him ; but instead of 'paying it, she had spent the • money.' Judgment for £11 6s. and costs. Cr.M.Snelsbn v. H. Pi.'Pqater.— £s 135., debt. Order for payment- by Ist June jin defattUtfthree weeks' imprisonment. Jb, Br?ghtw«liT f . v He,tiry;3)ownejr,rT£6 Ity. , 7d., debt. , t Order fjif amount lo be jSaid within a fortnight ; m default, three weeks . impri«ohnienL :: <: " ?.*■• „; :, , Martha Haines v. Francis Haines. — Application, uqder the Martie'd Wonidh's Prdperty Protection Acts. ; Ca«e adjourntd till inext Court day:! .""'-"■- " ; '■'■'■'■■ ■;:-.■':••■ The Court then adjourned^ :•.'•■ / .