R. M. COURT, GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 48, 24 January 1884, Page 3

R. M. COURT, GISBORNE.

(Before J. Booth, Esq., R.M.) YESTERDAY. BBEACH or BAKBOB BOARD BY-LAWS. J. Bourkev.H. E. Johnson.—The plaintiff applied to have the case adjourned till the 6th of February on account of the absence of his solicitor. Adjourned accordingly. BHBACH or BOROUGH BY-LAWS. Police v. Thos. and Peter Kane.-—The defendants were charged with being so far away from their bullock team and dray in a public street, as to be unable to have full control over them, contrary to the Borough By-laws. IS section. Both defendants pleaded not guilty. Constable Farmer gave evidence to the effect that ofi the JOth Inst, between one and two o’clock he saw two drays standing in Peel Street, with no one in charge of them. He looked for the drivers and found them in Lowe Street. He asked them if they owned the teams and they said they did, and eventually they drove them away. The defendants explained that they had met Mr. Luke, who had asked them to shift a house of his, and they had gone to have a looks at the house, leaving the team and dray drawn up alongside the road. His Worship read the by-law prohibiting persons leaving carts and horses standing in the road without being under someone’s eontrol, and said he would only inflict a nominal fine, as they evidently had not committed the breach through negligence, Fined 10s. and costs, os. each. LUNACY, Police v. Hare te Tutawake.—The accused was brought up and charged with being a lunatic not under proper control and care, Kami Takeka deposed that he knew accused. He was witness’ grand-uncle, He remembered the day he (accused) was arrested, he was then out of his mind, he had been in that state since 1864. He burned down the residence of the Resident Magistrate at Waiapu, and then ran away to the bush, where he remained for two years, during yrhich time his hair grew down to his waist. He once thrashed one of his grand-children and nearly killed it, this was about 8 years ago. What made them get him arrested was because he was setting fire to people’s houses, and when they remonstrated with him he beat them with a stick. He was in the habit of following children about and beating them. They did not consider it safe for him to be at large, as most likely he would be committing some dangerous act, He was getting worse now than before.

To the Bench—He thought it would be better for him to be kept in, and not allowed about. He was not able to answer questions, and his conversation was that of a foolish person. His Worship said he thought that both the doctors should examine accused again, and that they should see the foregoing evidence. Then they would have some clus to go upon. The accused was remanded until Friday the 17th instant, J. BOURSE V. C. BICE. Charles Rice was brought up on the information of Mr. J. Bourke, Town Clerk, charged with negligently destroying one of the trees in the Gladstone Road, the property of the Borough Council. _ J. Bourke gave evidence as to the defendant having admitted the charge and offering to compromise the matter. He (witness) did not wish to press the charge, only so far as to make it a warning to others. Aftesome further discussion his Worship the fine of 10s. and 7s. costs; the defendant to replace the tree with another one, to the satisfaction of the Town Clerk, not later than June next. The Court then adjourned.