RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 89, 11 September 1863, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before M. Price, Esq., J. P.,* and Captain Ellis, J.P.) Thursday, 10th Sept., 1863. TVillian* Carroll, charged with being drunk, was fined 53. Taylor v. Michel and Michel v. Taylor. — Assault — Adjourned. STEALING A HORSE. Francis Pillet was charged with stealing a horse on the 19th July, 1863. Mr. Macdonald appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Harvey for the defence. James Surman examined by Mr. Macdonald said he was a merchant in Riverton. Knew the prisoner by the name of Francis Pillet. The accused here, interrogated by the Court, said his name was Francis Reynolds Pillet. On the 18th Apiil the prisoner was in my office ; on that occasion purchased a mare from him. Witness read a bill of sale given by the prisoner ; he saw the tna-e this morning outside the Court ; he undertook to resell the mnre to prisoner provided he met certain bills ; after that sale, upon the sauie day, he allowed him to use the mare ; he agreed to let prisoner have the use of the mare about town till cci tain bills fell due ; after that, saw the mare repeatedly about town ; the mare was not in his (the witness') possession on the 18th April ; she was always in the possession of Pillet; she was continually worked about town till Pillet disappeared with her ; saw the mare again at Riverton on the 4th September; Pillet was riding her and he was in charge of a constable. Cross-examined by Mr. Harvey— l last saw the mare a little way out of Riverton about the 16th or 18th July ; I swear that I saw the maie'in .Riverton after the 19th June; it was about a raile from Riverton : the object of the bill of sale was to secure advances ; that was the sole object ; I laid the information on the 24th day of July; the last bill was due on the 19th August ; the mare was never in my possession ; never asked Pillet to give me up the mare. Sergeant Chapman knew the prisoner. He was given into his charge on the 2nd Sept. Tbe mare outside the Court wnsvith. him. His Worship agreed with Mr Harvey that there was not a shadow of a case ; and so the prisoner was liberated. Stkalino Cattle. — \llen v M'lntosh. — Owing to the absence of a material witness the case was remanded to to-morrow, and the witnesses bound to appear. CIVIL CASKS. Casselley v Abraham. — No appearance of either party. Harvt y y Hayes. — Withdrawn. Seyler and Rosenthal v Moffatt. — Summons not served. Robertson and Co. v Shaw and Culnane. — Settled out of Court. ■ Yule and Co. v Colin N. Campbell. -No appearance. Guthiel v Martin. — No appearance o! defendant. Judgment by default. Adams and Rutherford v Brown. — Mi Harvey appeared for the plaintiff. He said that the plaintiff's books were detained by the defendant. Case adjourned to to-morrow, in order that defendant might give up the books, or be mulcted in £29. LICENSING. Upon the recommend,! tisn of the Superintendent of Police, a license was granted to Mr J. S. Morrison, f®r the Royal Hotel, Riverton.