RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 52, 29 September 1864, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tuesday, 27th Sbptembeb, 1864. (Before H. M'Culloch, Esq., E.M.) JJT^TSK AITD T?lSOTiWSVX.— lhwrnas 3Fox, for tibio offence, was fined 20s. HOE3B BTJSAIIKff. Lawrence Brown waß brought up on remand, on the above charge. ■ James Gall, manager on the Oteramika Station, deposed : — The mareoutsidethe court is mine. It iB a brown mare. I callit a brown mare. I did not give prisoner permission to take her. I saw her last at Mr. Douglas's station, on the Mataura plains. James Baker, stock-keeper to Messrs. Douglas, Alderson & Go., on the, Mataura plairisj deposed to thf^jnare as being the property of last witness. Witnesv took delivery of the mare at the station. Missed her last about hitter end of June. Did not suspect she was stolen, as I had: missed her several times before.; I looked 'for her andcould not find her. .: .-:..- "■.■'■■■ ' : i . A. Eobertson, shepherd in the employment of* Mr. Matthew Holmes, at Seaward Downs, deposed' I know the mare in' : question* On 7th June, I was requested. to bringra.amob of ' Horses.. When I brought them in, the prisoner was at the stockyard. The mare^ required y was ,nofc amongst this mob. I went for Wother mob. ' The prisoner said L bad-got the i mare this^ time. He had a bridle with ,hjm, caught the, mare yinv in v the , stockyard, and took her away;' c I -saw -the' mare about three weeks ,-agor'at the: Molyneux Police court,. The.marejDutside^^&e^me,.anm^U_.P^oner. assigned no "reason why he"tooFher away. _ , - J Mr. Meikfe '; ifacOuUum,' bversiaer -at- .SeaWard;

j The evidence! of Mr. Mailer, of Molyneux Ferry, being considered necessary, the case was remanded for a week. - - Cfra jDas.es. '* " "■'";■'; SIHFfIOIT BBOS. V. CTJMSIIKG AND ANOTHEB. . The magistrate gave judgment in this case, and found the second agreement between the parties sufficient to annulnbhe^briginal^one: ; \ v '] Verdict for defendants, with costs.- ;• -^ /•-.■;•;- --■WOBTHINGTON V. OHEYNB. Claim for- 188.' No'defehce. Judgmbnt'in : default. .:■■■■.:,■:■,■: .-'-( :■;'; >;v:j:v-- +>:;_■:;■. 1 The Court then rose..- - . ■ - .iWbdnesd at, '28th Septestbeb, ,1864. : . Ship Desebtion. — Four seamen belonging to the sliipArima, "now lying at" Bluff Harbor, were brought .-up' on the above, charge by' Detective Thompson, ona warrant fronuCampbelltown. They were remanded to Campbelltown. The Court then ro3o. T -"