R.M. COURT.

Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 541, 3 July 1880, Page 3

R.M. COURT.

Before Captain Wray R.M. and J. KLysaght, J.P, One man w T as convicted of larceny, and a Maori lined £1 15s for breaking the'door at theKetemarac Hotel during a.“drunk” that took place there. The Bench, whilst fining the defendant, pointed out that in many cases the publican had himself alone to blame, and that they should be careful in supplying Maoris with such quantities of liquors as to intoxicate them. Charles Allan summoned Charles Newsham for’ using threatening and abusive language towards him. Mr Barloyman appeared for the defendant. Air Allan stated that last Saturday morning he told the defendant that his bullocks were getting thin in consequence of the scarcity of grass, and that they had been getting into his garden looking for food, and requested him to look after them else he would get

into trouble. The defendant then turned round upon him calling.him filthy names, threatening to throw him into a mud hole, and stated that if he caught him down the town, he would, set his dogs upon him. Mr Allan wound up his evidence by appealing to the Bench for protection, as ho did not appreciate. the idea of being chucked into a mud-hole, or having himself torn to pieces by dogs ; he further stated to the Court that Nonnanby seemed not like other places, that there was no law or order, and that ruffians insulted respectable people with impunity. In cross-examination he stated that lie was afraid defendant would throw him into the uond, and had since threatened him at Nonnanby. lie also stated that be threatened to shoot the bullocks if they came into his gaiden again, and that ho had taken up a stick to defend himself after having been threatened by defendant. For the defence it was staved that Allan first commenced abusing (he defendant, and that ho took up a billet of wood to strike defendant, before he (Newsham) threatened to chuck him into a mud-hole. Cross-examined by Mr Allan : You did not ask me in a polite manner about the bullocks. Air Allan : I asked you about the bullocks in the most polite language that has ever been used in Nonnanby. Mr C. Quin also gave evidence, stating that while passing he heard the wrangling between the parties. • Allan seemed to be threatening |Newsham with a billet of waod. The Bench ordered the defendant to be bound over in his own recognizance in the sum of £2O. John Walters, coach-driver for Young’s coach, was summoned for driving a horse in the coach when it was suffering from bad flesh wounds on the shoulders. The offence having been proved, the Bench, after given the defendant a lecturing, fined him £2 and costs.

After some civil cases had been disposed of the Bench adjourned.