RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.—-GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1373, 25 October 1883, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.—-GISBORNE.

(Before J. Booth Esq., R.M.) TUESDAY > i" Nolan v W. Humphreys.—Adjourned * for a week. DeCosta v E. Harris.—Adjourned till October 26th. R. Colebrook v Kaihau—Enlarged till the 20th November. W. Adair v MuLLooLY.-Claim £l2 16a 6d. Judgment for £l2 Is Od, and costs 19s. Egans v Boland.—Enlarged till the 30th October. Parnell A Boylan v J. Thompson-‘Claim £4 6s lOd. Judgment for the full amount. WEDNESDAY. The adjourned case of larceny of a horse against a native named Rewi Tomaraheru, again camo on, when a long argument ensued, and objection taken on the part of Mr McDougal against the mode in which the information had been amended. It appears that in the first place the prisoners name had been spelt wrongly, and that it had been amended with the consent and by the authority of the Bench. Notwithstanding thia, Mr McDougall objected, and a fresh information was then sworu when the A case proceeded. \ John Webb, engaged by Mr Hall to drive Mr 8. M. Wilson’s horses, said : I know* < the prisoner. Saw him last Friday. Was \ driving a mob of horses then. Mr Hall and the rest were all in front of him. This wm on the Wairoa road. Saw the prisoner run into the mob of horses and take the horse branded J J out with two others. Tried to drive it back into the mob. The prisoner called out to other Maoris to bring a rope. The horse outside the Court is the one,Asked prisoner what he was doing, and told him to let the horse alone. Then called Mr Hall back, as the prisoner had got a rope round the horses neck, and leading him away. Mr Hall told him he had bought th* horse out of the pound. The prisoner said the horse belonged to them, and that it had been turned out some two or three weeks back, and stated his intention of keeping it. Mr Hall tried to get the horse from them—from the prisoner. They all refused to give it up, and asked Mr Hall about the shoes that were on him. Mr Hall said the horse was shod at Waerenga-a-hika ths. Monday before. Asked the prisoner his name, but could not catch it. Then asked him to write it in Mr Hall’s pocket-book. i He did so, but immediately tore it out and gave the book back. Could not hear what prisoner said. Asked the prisoner to send a man with the horse to the Wairoa to see a magistrate. He refused to do this but let go the horse. Another Maori then took hold of the horse. Mr Hall then put a rope round the horses neck, but the natives re fused to let him take the horse away, and took the rope off again. Mr Hall told them he should take proceedings against them for stealing the horse. By Mr McDougal: "When Mr Hall came up the prisoner had hold of the horse by a tope—at least he thought so, but could not swear, as they were surrounded by a num bar of Maories. I saw the prisoner catch the horse and hold him by the mane. The case was 'ismissed. <