HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 323, 22 May 1878, Page 2

HAWERA.

. (from our own correspondent.) R.M. (XfURT. — Monday, May 20. (Before C. A. Wray, Esq., R.M., and Capitaiu Wilson, J.P.)

Bridget Quinlivax v D. uarrol, for assmiiLing piilntiff on the evening of the 2Uth of April. Mr Roy appeared for defendant. : Plaintiff stated that she wmit to Lloyd’s Hotel on the evening in question, to loose for her imsband, who she believed to he gambling' there. She met defendant in the passage, and after some words, ho took her by tho shoulders and kicked her.— lu defence, Dennis Carrol stated : 1 was in the passage at Lloyd’s Hotel, Mrs Qninlivan came in, being evidently tiie worse for liquor, and commenced abusing me, and calling me a number of names. She also struck me. It is her usual custom when she gets liquor, To come,.and abuse me. I went to the Sergeant of Police to give her in charge, but,.lie told.me I had better summons her. —John Joimson deposed to being in the passage at; the, time, and to hearing Mrs Qninlivan !’ abusing the defendant, and calling Inn a swindler, hut did not see defendant! strike or kick plaintiff. The Magistrates dismissed the- case, plaintiff to pay costs jbs Od and solicitor’s fee £1 Is. Thos. Lloyd v Bridget Qninlivan, for being unkwfully on his premises on the 29ch of April, at 10.20 p.n;., and refusing to leave when ordered.—Thos. Lloyd de-

posed : I keep the Empire Hotel. On the night in question, Mrs Quinlivan came in and commenced abusing Mr Carrol and myself. I ordered'her to leave the house, she abused me, and refused to go I said I,should have to put her out. She said she had some one waiting outside, who was a better man than I was, and that she would not leave until it suited her purpose. Eventually we left her in possession of the passage, and having no one left to abuse, she went away.—Several witnesses were called, who proved to the disorderly conduct of the defendant, and her refusing to leaVe when ordered, but as the plaintiff stated that he did not want to be too severe on her, his object being to prevent her from ever coming and annoying him again, the Magistrates let her off. with a caution, by her paying all costs of the case.

D. McGregor v Thos. Quinlivan ; claim £2 for cash lent. Plaintiff stated that on the 10th of April defendant came and borrowed £2 off him, in his hotel at Normanby, and on being asked for it on leaving, laughed the matter off. Defendant did not deny borrowing the money, but stated that he had given the plaintiff a cheque on that date as payment This the plaintiff denied. Several witnesses were called, who proved to the plaintiff lending £1 to defendant, ami to bis being asked for it on leaving. Judgment was accordingly given for plaintiff, for £1 and cost £1 15s.

Thos. Quinlivan v Arthur Owen ; claim, £5. It appeared a trotting match had been made for £5 a-side between a grey mare belonging to Michael Byrne, and a pony belonging to plaintiff. The defendant was appointed stake-holder. Qninlivan appointed a referee to look after his interests, and Byrne another. A protest was lodged by Byrne, after the match, on account of Quinlivan riding against bis mare, and preventing her from trotting. A meeting was held at Owen’s Hotel on the following morning, when Quinlivan agreed to abide by whatever decision the referees might come to. After consulting together, th -y decided that Byrne had won the match, and instructed the stake-holder to hand over the stake to Byrne. Judgment for defendant, with costs £1 19s. C. E. Gibson v J. E. Dalton ; claim £l2 13s 9d —adjourned to next Court day. A. Broadbentv Andrew Lipman. Judgment summons for £3 Is 6d. Defendant did not appear. Judgment for plaintiff for amount, to be paid w’ithin one month, or 14 days imprisonment in Wanganui gaol. Tims. Quinlivan v Louisa Smith ; claim, £3 10s, for service of entire horse to defendants mare. The question rested as to whether a guarantee had been given, and no evidence being forthcoming to that effect, and proof of the service of the horse having been given, judgment was accordingly given for plaintiff, for amount and costs.