RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5264, 6 February 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, February 5. (Before J. C. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) STRAY HOUSES. Mr. J. Clayton was summoned for allowing his horses to stray. Defendant said the horses had been tied to a post, and broke away. The magistrate dismissed the case. a fisherman's quarrel." Anthony Betose, Cesari Perotti, and Josefi Christophanini were charged with assaulting Michael Eicholls. Christophanini was the only defendant who answered the summons. Mr. Gordon Allan appeared for the complainant, who stated that he was a fi herman, and was assaulted by the defendant and others without any provocation. There were no witnesses, and the case was dismissed, with costs. WANDERING HORSE. Edwin Gorm was fined 55., and costs, for allowing his horse to stray. LARCENY. ’ Walter Ockeuden was brought up, on remand, charged with having on the 28th of January, at Pakuratahi, stolen a case containing twelve bottles of gin, and a case containing shot, chains, and locks, valued at £9 10s., the property of the Hon. G. M. Waterhouse. The accused was undefended. From the evidence it appeared that on the2Sth ulfc. accused was in charge of a wagon containing goods, and arrived at the Golden E efcc Hote?, 1 ' Pakuratahi, the same afternoon, lie left the wagons with the goods outside the h mse until early the next morning, when he discovered that the tarpaulin covering had been

raised aud two cases taken away. He gave information to the hotelkeeper and to several wagoners, which led to his being informed that prisoner kuew the whereabouts of the cases. The accused subsequently admitted having found one of the cases on the road, and told witness where it was. Constable Lyster stated that from information received he went to the Golden Fleece on the 30th January with a search warrant. Prisoner was not there, aud witness then went to Kaitolc , c here be saw the accused, who, in answer to a question, said he had found a case coutai ing shot on the road, and fuither stated that he did not know what hail become of the bans that the shot was in. Witness then took him into custody. Tile prisoner was further remanded for a week. CIVIL CASES. Brogden v. Washington.—This was a claim for £69, being the amount of the defendant’s passage from England to this colony. Mr. Gordon Allan appeared for the plaintiffs, and judgment was given for the amount claimed, with costs. Brogden v, Underwood, and Same v. Marshmao, were similar claims for £56 aud £53 respectively, and were dealt with in like manner, the plaintiff obtaining judgment in each case, with co-ts. Oull v. Hume.—ln this case the plaintiff sought to recover the sura of £8 for felling timber in the bush. The defendant, for whom Mr Gordon Allan appeared, disputed the claim, on the ground that more work was charged for than had been done. The Court was of opinion that,the plaintiff had not made out his case, and ordered him to be nonsuited.