RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 303, 14 September 1860, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, September 12, 1860. ' [Before J. Poyhteb, Esq., .Resident Magistrate.] John Lewthwaite, of the Wakatu Hotel, was summoned by a constable for allowing his cow to stray. Adjourned for a week, defendant beiDg out of town. . N. T. Lockhart (by his Attorney, Mr. Thompson), v. W. R. Cator for £5 2s. 9d. Judgment for the amount with costs. T. C. Batchelor. v,W. R. Cator for j£lo 2s. 6d, Judgment for the amount with 9s. costs. Martin v. Blackborough for £LS 15s. Adjourned for a week. T. Askew v.G. Ridings for £12125. 4d. Judgment for the amount with costs. To be paid in two instalments of one month, and two months: Same v. James Drew, for *15 18s. 3d. Judgment with 9s. costs for the amount. John Hume v. Peter Franks for an overdue acceptance for £6. Plaintiff in this case said if his Worship would allow it to stand over for a week in order to give the defendant an opportunity of settling it, he would take £4 10s., as he did not wish to press the case. Defendant did not appear. Samuel Strong y. Patching for £3 10s! for injury done to a fence and garden^belonging to plaintiff. ' It appeared the defendants and others were employed by Mr. Lewthwaite. to make a road leading to his property at the back of the plaintiff's garden, in forming which, damage had been done to the amount claimed through the rolling down of several large boulders, &c, thereby knocking down the fence, and otherwise destroying the garden. The wrong man had been summoned, and plaintiff was non-suited. G. h\ Bush v. E. Laney for £4 6s. 6d. for medical attendance. Nonsuited. Mr. Kingdon appeared for the defendant. Same v. Doherty for £2 10s. for medical attendance. Judgment for the amount with costs. Same v. Westrop for £3 ss. Judgment byconsent for the amount with costs. Several other summonses issued by the plaintiff were allowed to stand over for one month. Hooper and Co v. James Lunn for £4195. 6d., for an overdue acceptance, due 9th March last. Adjourned for a week. Christopher Lange was summoned by Christian Dencker for assault, and using abusive language, and putting him in bodily fear. Christian Dencker sworn: Made an agreement with defendant that he was to let plaintiff have two rooms in defendant's house for his family. Lange carted the goods to the house and they had lived there three months. He (plaintiff) went over went over to see his family on Saturday night the Ist instant, and stopped there until Monday the 3rd. Went back on the Thursday night following. Lange was chopping wood, and when he saw witness he, defendant^ went in. On going |up to the house defendant came out and told, witI ness not to come near; and when asked his reason said he did not know witness. Witness then passed defendant, and went in to the house; Lange said he would fetch people to put him out. About quarter past 11 in the evening heard a knock at the door, and asked who was there. The door was then forced open, and the rope cut with which it was fastened. - Lange said he wanted him out, but witness told him he should not do so at that hour, but would see in the morning. Defendant then took his knife and tried to get into the other apartment occupied by witness. Defendant threatened him that if he came out he would show him what he would do; and he believed that had he not left, that night with his family his life would have been in danger. He,-had to walk with his family that night seven miles. Lange, in defence, said that he took Mr. Dencker's family home to his house in consequence of plaintiff being in gaol for debt. He denied the assault complained of, . His worship said defendant was to give up' the I goods he had in his possession, and ordered him to find sureties, himself in i>3o, and two sureties in £5 each, for six months towards Dencker and all her Majesty's subjects.'