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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7075, 22 February 1893, Page 3

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TIMAEU —Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. j (Before 0. A. Wray, Esq., R.M.) | POLICE CASES. B. White, for drunkenness was fined 5a A first offender “ come in from the harvest Your Worship ” was dismissed with a caution. His mate, also up for the first time, was similarly dealt with. VI in Henry Derrick was charged (1) with being drunk at Washdyke the previous day ; (2) with using obscene language 5 and (3) with assaulting R. Drysdale. aorgt.-Mapir Macdonald stated the man made himself a nuisance ; took charge of the place. R. W. Hood, licensee of the Doncaster Hotel, stated accused went to Washdyke by the mid-day train, went to the hotel, and asked for a drink. Refused to give him any as he was drunk already, and ho then became very abusive, using the vilest language out on the road. He struck Mr Drysdale, who was at tne hotel on business. Witness, and others,, j then tied the man’s hands, and shut him up in a loose box, and sent for the police. Two hours elapsed and he thought the police were net coming, and fearing the man might hurt himself ho let him go, aud he went away. Accused had a mate with him who was also drunk and abusive ; ho cleared out when 1 accused was tied up. A-oused was very violent, and there was nothing else to be done but to tie him up. R. Drysdale gave corroborative evidence. Was struck twice by accused but not hurt. Constable Crawford stated that he went to Washdyke and followed accused to Tomuka and arrested him there. He had not time to look for the other man. Accused had nothing to say for himself, and was fined 5s or 24 hours’ imprisonment for drunkenness, and sentenced co 14 days with hard labour, each of the other charges, the sentences to ba cumulative, OXTIL CASES. Judgment by default was given in M. Salek v. Black, claim £2 7s fid, rent. In McCulloch (Buckeye Harvest Co) v. P. O’Mara, claim £25, on a p.n. part payment for a Buckeye binder, a Dunedin case, the evidence of/A. W. Gaze was taken for transmission, to Dunedin, Mr 0. Perry ior plaintiff. Mr Gaze as sub-agent for the Buckeye Company at Temuka the machine to O’Mara in January 1892, and his evidence was to prove that u bailment had been executed. The document was produced by witness