RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5189, 8 November 1877, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wednesday, November 7. (Before H. S. Wardell, Esq., R.M.) FORGERY OF A MONEY-ORDER. Arthur Barnsley, charged ou remand with forging a telegraph money-order for £lO on the°2sth of May last, was committed for trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court. Mr. Fitzgerald, who appeared for the prisoner, applied for bail, which was granted in two sureties of £IOO each, and the accused himself in £2OO. Up to the time of the rising of the Court the requisite sureties had not been procured. CIVIL OASES. Styles v. Jeffreys.—Mr. Izard for the plaintiff, and Mr. Buckley for the defendant. This was an action to recover possession of a dray and harness, which plaintiff alleged he had purchased from one Johnson in February last, the use of which he afterwards allowed ■ to Johnson at a weekly rental. It appeared that Johnson afterwards sold the dray to the defendant. After a lengthy hearing of the case, his Worship expressed himself of opinion that the evidence was not sufficiently strong to prove the sale of the dray by Johnson to plaintiff, and he therefore gave a verdict for the defendant, with costs. Blake v. Mulligan.—This was an action brought to recover damages for an assault committed by Mrs. Mulligan upon Mrs. Blake on the 22nd ‘September last. Mr. Fitzherbert appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Allan for defendant. Hester Blake, wife of William Blake, deposed that at about half-past nine on the evening in question she went into Mulligan s shop to get a brooch mended. Mrs. Mulligan was there, and she appeared to be tipsy. Mrs. Mulligan asked her if she could not mend it herself. Witness replied that perhaps she could if she had the stuff. • Mrs. Mulligan then went into a backroom, and on returning told the witness to clear out. She appeared very excited, and came round the shop to strike her. Mr. Mulligan then roughly shoved witness out of the shop, and when just outside, Mrs. Mulligan struck her a blow on the eye. She endeavored to follow witness out, but Mr. Mulligan held her back. She was struggling to get at witness. A great deal of evidence was taken, and the Court gave judgment for plaintiff for £3 damages and costs.