RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5268, 11 February 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Satukday, Ebbbuaby.9. (Before J. C. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) r VAGRANCY. | Lewis Green, charged with vagrancy, was further remanded until Monday. ALLEGED FKAUDULENT BANKRUPTCY. Brands R. Doneghue and Robert James Parr were jointly charged, on remand, with fraudulent bankruptcy, for that they, being traders, did, before filing a declaration of their inability to meet their engagements with their creditors, dispose of otherwise than in the ordinary way .of business certain property obtained from Mr.' E. W. Mills on'credit. Mr. Brandon, jun., appeared to presecute, and Mr. Gordon Allan for the defence. Charles Sessions, a ’ clerk in the Supreme Court offices, produced a bill of sale from the defendants to Mr. Henry Mace, of Wellington, brewer, and also a declaration of insolvency by Messrs. Doneghue and Parr. Mr. Arthur Biddle, a clerk in the employ of Mr. E. W. Mills, deposed, that he had had extensive business dealings with the defendants. He sold two or three lota of goods to them in September. Some buggy-tops were also sold to them by witness about the end of August, and witness was afterwards present when the same goods were sold at auction on the 16th January under a bill of sale given to Mr. Mace. Cross-examined by Mr. Gordon Allan: AVitness had not pressed for payment for the goods, nor did defendants ask him to take them back. Witness did not bid at the sale referred to, but merely went there to see what was going on. Re- examined by Mr. Brandon : The sale included the lease, of "defendants' premises, everything being ' put 'up in one lot and knocked down for a lump sum. The Resident'Magistrate .wag’ of opinion that' a ’ prima facie case had been made out against the defendants, and committed them for trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court, bail being allowed oa the same terms as before. ; ’ ‘ CIVIL CASES. Gear v. Rutter. This was a claim for £7 2s. 6d., and the Court gave judgment for the amount, with costs.—Marten v, Rookell. This was a claim by Mr. Rous Marten, of-tha Wellington Evening Post, tor services rendered by him as correspondent of a newspaper at Wairarapa, of which defendant, was proprietor. It appeared that Mr. Marten had received a cheque from Mr. Rockell, 1 which had been dishonored, and ultimately Mr. Marten took out a judgment, summons against the defendant. There was no appearance oa the part of defendant, who was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, or go to gaol for two months.