RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Tauranga Record and Bay of Plenty Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 4, 27 July 1867, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

H. T.

Glarke,

Satuhday, July 20.

(Before

Eso. , B.M.)

James Duflus jileadi d guillv to the charge of exposing liis person in a public place, and was flned £1 and costs. Monday, July 22 V . I. Doncliaisse was charged on tbe inforniation of Ahraham Warbrick, with felonionsly stealing a quantitv of tvpe the property of Captain Etaser. Plaintiff de posed tliat on the 19th. June lie assisted in

; reraoviug from buildtng in C.e MiJitja ; a portioa of tlie jdunt oi ilie Ilecord j r '.spaper. As ali the type could not be put i n the cart. some was left byhind. Comi plainant subsequentlv went to reriiove j the remainder wben lic found it had | been taken away. Defei.dant 'had in the j interval means of access to the building. j I his testimony was cortoborated bv ano.ther witness, who stated tliat !;e had on | the first occasion referred to been cantipned by the defeudanl not to enter the building. ri he Magistratc considered tliat there was I no evic'ence of the alleged tlieft by defen- | dan t, nor was it proved tliat lie was in | ]ies; tession of the mfssing properly. Tlie I pro per ci ur.-e was to apply for a search i wai rant, and thus endoavor (o ircure proofs | of uuilt. j Complainant said he thonght that (he autihorities would have issued a oearch war rant. j jfhe Magistrate replied tliat the searqh ! war rant should be applied for by the coini piai nant. j Ilischarged. Tuesday, July 23. TUI'l qUICKN V. HILL. ' I'idwai Swanston Hill, was chirged 011 ihe i 11 formation of t be police.with a breaeh of ; Liwnsing Aet, by solling a botile of brandv witliout a license. Ile pleaded guiltv. and was flned £30 and cosls. 73he same defendant was charged, not on inforniation,. with a breach of the Spirit Ord inanee by suppiying natives with drink. I iis was Ihe same ease as the former under another Act. Tbe. defendant pleaded guiltv and wasfifced £10 without costs. Wedymsday, July 24. XOKP.lS V. HOOPEIi. (.'laiiri for £5 5s 4d. J udgmcnt for plaintiff. s^nTii v. hill. llaim,for £8 13s. J ndgmeut for plaintiff. f n defenuant- asking for time the Ccurt allowed hiin a ferfnight.

DONCHATSSK V. WAUBRICIC. Claim ior £14 18s. Adjoumed haaring. Thl swns for money alleged to le due for ad v erl i.-ing and printing, and also for wages to -J une 22, a p.ulion of wliich was for over tim e. J 1 Viond.inf stafed fhat Ihe acvertisomlnts were counl iinnnded before the time charged for, fiiiil l intt tlie printing had been done for nnokhei j.cr.-e.n, tliat be never becanie resp qnsib.Ie for paynu nt of it, otui tliat the plaintiff had been pnid for all Ihe time he w6i .,■(!. Ako that he defetulant had written seve ral articles ior tiie new.spaper wl Gi be had been nol paid for. lie culled Henry Ball, printer, forn.erly in p lainfiff's emplov, who deposed tliat some oi' iche advertiserocnts hau been counterman ded as stated l>y the defendant, and they were conjinued to be inserted for (he eoni-eiiiCRce of tlie newsp'aper. He ako stati d tliat when he asked to whotn tlie priqting was to le oliaiguy ]lai: :i(l re; lied lo ajitnin Fraser. Efefendants' hcoks were prodnced nrd shoi.ed the paymn:! oi £3 to p! liutill. It was ako svorn that the nceount books of the plaijatifJ" had not been li.st in tlie oflice as he had stated. Ai eh eviderco was taken,, and a verdiet ' ultiiaiately given ibr £8 o.