RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 64, 27 October 1864, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TtTESD at, 25th October, 1864 (Before H. M'CiMoch; Esq., KM.) . Assault. — Wm. Cavanagh ■ was brought up for this offence, on the person of. H. Smith, the sexton of the Cemetery, on the Dunedin Road, on the evening of Saturday last. H. Smith,. the prosecutor, gave evidence as to the nature of the assault. ;. — Dr. Young then gave ; evidence respecting .the nature of the injuries inflicted. . The case was then adjourned for another day to allow the prisoner to be defended. ,•; The Court then rose. ■ .

.Wednesday, 26th Octobee, 1864. (Before H. M ( Culloch, 4 Esq., E.M.) .. Assault.— W. Cavanagh was again brought up on the charge of assaulfcing.il. Smith, the sexton of the Cemetery, on the Dunedin Road, and on this occasion was defendedby Mr. C. E. Buti t° n - - „ ~- ■- The depositions of the prosecutor and the niedi- : cal man being read-over; •'--- -■- - |- k Mr. B,utton said ? he would advise Ms client to j plead " guilty." There could tie no doubt that an assault had been committed,, but being much in liquor at the tune the prisoner mistook the prosecutor for ebmc v orie else to whom he owed a grudge. , J . ],".':. .• J • ' The prisoner pleaded " guilty." • ■ Mr. N. Chalmers then : gave evidenca of the hitherto steady and respectable character of the "prisoner, who had- been— in». his ewn and his brother's employment for a, period of six years. The Magistrate said the assault * had been a most stupid, brutal, and unprovoked one; but he would attach some' weight io the evidence of Mr. 1 Chalmers, and he accordingly sentenced; tlie prij soner to Jail for one" ealander month,* with hard I labor ; administering a wholesome caution to him | against ever belh'g brought up again on a similar •charge. ■' •' *:•.*. s; ..-i \- .. ; ; , i CitiljCases. "VTHITE ~Y. . SILBEEBEEO. .. Claim for £6 for delivering a letter at the Hokpnuis. . :. ■;.- := - .; r • - v - r The sum of £3 was paid into Coiirfc ds in full payment of thedemarid. '. ( I. .•' . r) After some very, conflicting evidence, as to the nature 6t the work to heperfbrmedi '•'-■ • ' 7 A verdict was given for plaintiff, ivifch costs. SILBERBERG-Cr. EITTTXEE AJTD, HALI.EK3TEIK. Mr. South appeared for the defendants. This was an action to recover the sum of £19 10s., the amount of three cheques for £10, £6, and £3 10s., given to Mr. Hallenstein at the Lake for collection in Ihvereargill. : • : \,. t .;. .• . rj The defendants pleaded "never indebted," and "non-liability. - - ! ( -: :MK; ißuttner.and. ! MT'.;;Silvcrberg gave their -= evidence, which went to show that one Issac Hallenstein was the' "'person-- who should have beon sued; ho having been -the -Mr.- HaUenbtein who [haii/been'Jinixiistedf rfi^h- the , collection -of : s th» cheques. „.' „,.', .,'' _. '"7 ' ' '"'' ""' ' ' The magistrate awnrdeS- judgment in favor of defendants.; ;.»,,..;■,- : <r^,., : . » The Court then rose. " '