MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 134, 27 May 1926, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

-j —PUTARURU SITTING. i (Mr. W. G. Kenrick, S.M.) A MAY DAY BOUT. Robert Samuel Vercoe was charged on two informations with assaulting .John Brown and Thomas Hughes Brown at Arapuni on May 1. Constable Fleming stated that Vercoe went into the cubicle occupied by the Browns and assaulted them to , such an extent that they were hi el up for a week. In evidence, Thomas Hughes Brown stated that he had been kicked when on the ground. The Magistrate: This is the class of ■case in which accused should be sent to prison. The police stated' .that defendant had a large family, was a good workman, and that no further trouble was anticipated. A fine of £p, plus £1 6s 6d costs, was imposed on .the first charge, and a fine of £1 on the second. FAILING TO CLOSE. H. Snaith, draper, Putaruru, was charged with failing to close his shop on Easter Saturday, as required by the award. Mr. Bell, who appeared for the defendant, stated that his client was a recent arrival from the Old Coimtry, and was not aware of the terms of the award. The magistrate: He could surely see .that the others were closed. What you mean by a recent arrival? Mr. Bell : Well, he has only been out here two yers, I understand. The magistrate: Well, that’s two V Easters. He should have known he was taking a risk when the others H were shut. A lot of them decide to take the risk, and if they take £SO ! 8K when the others are shut they can afK. ford to pay a good fine. A £2 fine, plus 29s costs, was imFused. CRUELTY TO HORSE. K.iothy O’Rorkc was charged llliL ill-treating a horse at Tirau, on Mjw, 18 last, by riding on it when its - -t; was sore. I , Jg|f The police stated the horse’s back Has in a very bad state, while de- ■ |>cndnn: pleaded ignorance of the Kact, as the horse belonged to a Mr O’Rorke’s ignorance cost him £2, V plus 12s costs. SLY GROG. BB old age pensioner who 1 H .lives near Arapuni was charged on informations with selling liquor a license. H For ac.used, Mr. Portas stated his was 71 years of age, was in a state of health, and had been tßakeii advantage of by others. 'IV The police evidence showed that achad only been selling liquor in Ba small way. A half-bottle of whisky i mg would be procured, and defendant, : after taking out a portion for him;i Hp self, filled up the bottle with water, B and sold it at 10s a time. No liquor H had been found in the house. Bp On the application of defendant’s W solicitor, accused’s name was ordered f To be suppressed. A fine of 10s plus £3 7s costs was imposed. MAINTENANCE ORDER. For failing to comply with the provisions of a maintenance order, Martin Henry Simmonds was ordered: to come up for sentence any time should A Re fail to pay £1 per week, plus £1 B P er month off arrears. ORDER FOR POSSESSION. P. D. Morrison secured an order Tor possession of a house against J. D. Drummond, and was awarded costs To the amount of £2 Is. RESERVED JUDGMENT. In the case of Lucy May Webber v. E. J. Darby, heard last court day, in which plaintiff claimed the sum of £2OO, the magistrate gave his reserved decision, and awarded plaintiff the gum of £lO4 4s 4d, plus £ll 3s costs. CIVIL CASES. Judgment was given for the plainTiff by default in the following cases: Hampson and Bed v. J. Milburn, £3 16s 2d, costs £1 7s 6d; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. Wiri Turoa, £4 14s 3d, costs :£2 6s 6d ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. Ra Napia, £5 19s 2d, costs £2 17s 6d ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. J. Howe, £35 19s lOd, costs £4 13s 6d ; J. Barnes v. L. H. Hildreth, £lB Is 3d, costs £3; Matamata County Council v. B. Mossop (costs only), £1 15s; Matamata County Council v. IT. McDonald, £3 15s Bd, costs £1 3s 6d; A. E. Barr Brown v. R. C. Parsons, £l9 6s lOd, costs £3 9s; A. H. Dukeson (estate R. E. Brown) v. W. Te Rei, £6 11s lOd, costs £3 0s 6d; A. H. Dukescn (estate R. E. Brown) v. E. Stewart, £l3 17s sd, costs £2 14s; A. H. Dukeson (estate R. E. Brown) v. W. Munro, £3 16s 9d, costs £1 18s 6d; Rose Bros., Ltd. v. M. Crosier, £22 £3 15s; Rose Bros., Ltd. v. .. (Continued in Next Column.)

V. H. Ross, £ls 11s, costs £2 14s; A. E. Barr Brown v. F. Curtis, £6 14 s 7d, costs £2 0s 6d; J. A. Dobson v. Rua Moses, £2 19s ,7d, costs £2 8s 6d; Rose Bros., Ltd. v. E. Jacobsen, £4 9s 9d, costs £1 17s 6d; E. Gibbs v. W. Bowling (costs only), 10s; E. Gibbs v. W. Nightingale, £4 2s 6d, costs £1 3s 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. An order was made in the following case: H. E. Follett v. J. Winnigrey, £5 19s 3d, forthwith, in default I t days’ imprisonment at Rotorua.