B. M. COURT, GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 44, 19 January 1884, Page 2

B. M. COURT, GISBORNE.

(Before J. Booth, Esq., R.M.) FRIDAY. POLICE V. HOERA TE UMA. Hoera Te Uma, a Native was again brought d, on remand, charged with inflicting grieous bodily harm on another Native named Hemi Makawai. Mr. E. Woon deposed to having known the prisoner for several years. Latterly he apjeared to be laboring under an hallucination believing himself to be the Czar ; that the ships and all the people were under his special control. He was also laboring under the delusion that Hemi (the Native assaulted) had a desire to eat him. The accused had caused much alarm by his singular behaviour. Dr. Pollen thought it necessary that the prisoner should be kept under control. Hemi Makuwa stated that the prisoner had twice struck at him with a tomahawk and wounded his hand. He had a dispute with prisoner about a fence.

Ahex hearing the evidence hie Worship did not think the prisoner was in a fit state of mind to plead; Scraeant Bullen then asked that the pritoner be remanded to Napier for medical examination on account of there being,f at the present time, only one medical practitioner fn the Bay. demanded accordingly. i, BOURKE V. D. BLACK. David Black was brought up charged on the information of Mr. John Bourke, Town Clerk, with breach of By-law No. 11, by selling jewellery without a license. Air. J. Bourke gave evidence as to seeing the defendant, on January 14th, selling jew&ldry. Witness told defendant that he must desist or else pay the license (£5). Defendant said he had not got the money, and promised to pack up and selling. In spite of this promise, he found the defendant selling next day, When again Spoken to he said he had not got the money, and offered jewellery to the amount. The defendant pleaded guilty, and said he had not the money then or at the present time, As won as he had sold enough he would pay. His Worship indicted a fine of £l, together witn ss. costs, and ordered that tha license be taken put- at once. Notwithstanding that the defendant had protested his inability to pay at the earlier part of the ca«e.- the wbole of the money was now speedily forthcoming, and the defendant walked away smiling, T. I. KLOOMTXELD V.J, k. JUBY. Claim £37. Mr. Nolan for the plaintiff, Mr. Bloomfield having given evidence as to the indebtedness, his Worship gave judgment for the amount, and costs £3 17s. DISCOUNT COMPANY V. D. FRASER. Claim £l2 15s. Mr. Kenny appeared for the plaintiff. The defendant confessed judgment. Judgment for the amount, and costs £2 7s. cAMvmnr v dunlop and goldsmith. Mr. Nolan for plaintiff and Mr. Robinson defendant. Claim £6l 17s. on dishonored note. Mr. Robinson, on the part of the defendants, confessed judgment, and asked that half the fees be remitted. Mr. Nolan objected to this, and his Worship concurring, Mr, Robinson Withdrew his confession of indebtedness, Mr. E. Cameron then gave evidence as to the particulars of the account, and his Worship gave. judgment for the amount, £6l 12s„ and co»U £4 16s. WALLACE V. BRIGHT AND GILLICE. Claim £ll 16s. 7d. on a judgment summons. Ordered to pay £1 ss. at once and £8 on the 28th in st., and the balance, £2 Ils. 7d., on the 11th of February; in default, twelve days’ imprisonment. GREY V. DODIE. Claim £l6 damages, Mr. Nolan, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the case had been brought for the sake of example. The defendants were a married couple, who had been brought from Napier, * ana their passage-money and hotel-expenses paid, when, after staying one night, they packed up and decamped. As this had become a very common practice in the Bay, Mr. Grey had thought it right, in the interests of the public, to bring this case before the Court. Mr. C. Grey, of Waiohika, deposed as to the engaging of the defendants at Napier, and their arriving and staying for one day only, and then leaving without any notice. The man had repaid his passage-money, and he (witness) now sued for damages for breach of contract. His Worship gave damages £7 10s., being the amount of one month’s wages, and costs, £2 19s. Warren v. Robinson. On the application of Mr. Brassey, this case, which was a claim for rates, was adjourned for a fortnight. At the conclusion of the Court, Mr. Chrisp, for Dufaur & Co., made application for a speedy summons against Mr. Towsey. Messrs. Davis and Searle having also made a similar application, his Worship granted the same, to be returnable to-day at 10 o’clock.