MAGISTERIAL.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1015, 30 March 1883, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

PATEA—THIS DAY. (Before 0. A. Wray, Esq., R.M.) indecent language. P. O’Brien was charged, under the Vagrant Act, with using indecent language within hearing of persons passing upon a public road. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Crozier stated that on Wednesday evening last he received information, which caused him to proceed to Patea exr tension, where defendant, together witq

Ins wife, resided in a whare belonging to Mr F. O’S. McCarthy. He met O’Brien close to the whare, and asked him what was the matter. He said he had been correcting his wife, and that she was then in the whare. Witness said she was not there, but afterwards found her asleep in the scrub. Both her and her husband were under the influence of drink, and their faces were covered with blood. She told ■witness that she had had a row' with her husband, and O'Brien then threatened to give her “ more.” The neighbours were all collected round the place, and heard the language made use of by defendant. Complaints had previously been made to the police about the conduct of the defendant and his wife. The evidence of the Constable was corroborated by witnesses resident in the locality who described the language used by defendant as something horrible. His Worship said he was determined to put a stop to this sort of thing, and ordered a fine of £lO and costs, or in default three months imprisonment with hard labour. O’Brien was then removed in custody. CIVIL CASES. North v. Baxter.—-Claim, £2,-2s sd, for goods supplied. Judgment for plaintiff with costs 7s. Same v- McKenzie.—£2 ss, due on 'a promissory note. Judgment for plaintiff. Aitchison and another v Dale.— Mr Hamertpn said that the evidence had not been received, from New Plymouth, and asked that the case might be further adjourned. His Worship said that he had some doubt whether; lie; ought to hear the case, being a shareholder in the Society, and to some extent therefore an interested party. Defendant’s > solicitor and Mr Barton, who appeared for the plaintiff, urged that there could be -no objection whatever to Worship Hearing the case, as it was a question of £ s d that was at issue. An adjournment till Friday next was agreed to. Fairweathee v. Climore. —ln this case Mr Hamerton, who appeared for plaintiff, asked that it might be adjourned as he had just heard that defendant had met .with an accident , on his way to Hawera, having fallen from his dray which had passed over him. Adjourned accordingly. . , " Doneghue v Shanks.-— Claim" £l3 15s, . amount of a dishonoured.cheque. Judgment for plaintiff with costs 19s. (Left sitting.)