RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 374, 24 May 1861, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, May 22. [Before J. Poynter, Resident Magistrate, J. B. Wkmyss, and R. K. Newcohe,. Esqs.]. , . ; Elizabeth- Seymour v Thomas Crook .for £2 ss. for rent of house in Bridge-street. A set-off for painting and paperfoanging was put in by the defendant, but not admitted by plaintiff. Verdict given for plaintiff for £2 ss. and costs. - >

T. C. Batchelor v Wm. Stevens -.for £15 Us. 6d. An acknowledgment of the debt was proved by the plaintiff producing two letters: which he had received from defendant. Verdict .for £13 17s. 6d., with interest to date; to be paid in two months.

Thomas ■ Newton was fined 8s , and 6s. 6d. costs for allowing his horse to wander at large.

Westrop o Lewthwaite for-rtn.tfibour.t of freight for fetching coals from Pakawau to Nelson, was postponed to June.sfch for further evidence; : ; '

John Kichon was summoned for allowing five head of cattle to wander in the "town. It Jiaying been proved tliat Mr.Wrey had driven them from trie hills into the town, and defendant having paid the poundage, the c?.ae was dismissed. ' .;,.,.: " Charge of Horse Stealing. ■

• Henry Ingham and Henry Mien was "again brought up on the above charge, when the following depositions, taken at Coilingwood were read:.— ■ ■ ..':• Henry Har-greaves deposed: That one Henry Ingham and one Henry Allen did feloniously steal, take, and drive away one mare, of the price of £40 of the goods and chattels of one William Richardson; Jones, contrary to the statute in that case made and provided. Henry Hargreaves sw:>rn: I am a butcher residing at Nelson. Mr, Jones bought a mare from a-person named Andrews, belonging to the Lord Woreley. I saw the mare at the time Jones bought her; the s«cond lime I saw'ber was when my son took charge of her to lake her to the run. She was at the Run culled Thompson's Hun. My son .missed her whilst I was in Sydney. Ingham one day a*id to my son that he had sold her, and would pay Mr. Jones the money in two pr three clays. Air. Jones went to Mr. Poynrer and lie told me to get.the warrant.lrom. Mr. Poynter. I came over with the search warrant directed to the Resident Magistrate, Oollingwood. I Lave se;ii the mare which has been taken up under this search warrant : it is the mare which belongs to Mn Jones (the mare was here produced). I swear that the mare now produced is the mare which belongs to Mr. Jones, and which he bough>, from Andrews. 1 know her by her appearance and by the brand T on the near shoulder. I know nothing further relative to her. I returned from Sydney last Christmas eve ; the mare was missing at that time; I came over here after her because my eon was wnwell. 1 do «ok know the

exact time when the niare was first missed from the run.

Thomas Stewart sworn : I atn Sergeant of Police. I received a search warrant on the 14th May, direct" ing me to search the premises of John Hornby of SLite River for a grey mare branded Ton the near shoulder, supposed to have beon stolen from a run known as Thompson's Linn. I reached S ate River yesterday at, 12 o'clock. 1 could not sue the marc upon Mr. Hornby's property; the constable stationed at .Slate River told me that she was running on the opposite side of the river; went across and secured her, and came to Hornby's house. He not being at home I told •his wife and read the warrant to her; she said she •wa3 very sorry thatthe mare' happened to be in their hands. I came away with the mare and produce thj same at the Court House ; have seen the mare before at different times; have seen her in John James' possion, and also in that of Mr. Hornby. lam not certain that I did not see her at the port 'previous'to seeing her in James'possession; cannot say exactly the date when I first saw her; it is about six months ago as near as I can rec llect; have never seen her in Henry Allen's possession. Allen told me Jast night that she was bought for £20 from a man going to the Wairau ; have seeu lnglum here at different times. About six months ago heard of Inghafn and Allen arriving here with a lot of cattle and horses; do not know the exact date. Gilson, the constable, said the mare was running between Collingwood and Tafcaka, and that Ingham was to bring her up. John' James sworn : I am a farmer residing in the Aorere Valley. I know the mare I have just seen; saw her first in July, iB6O, at Collingwood. Henry Allen was riding her along the road near to Berry's house. Ingham had previous to this offered her to me, but I had not seen her, I then saw her for the first timej'and as I liked the looks of her I thought I would buy her. Bought her that night from Ingham. Allen was there when I bought her, but I bought her from Ingham, not from Allen. I gave two bills for her, one for £15 to be paid in three months, and one for £15 to be paid in six-months. Gave the three months bill, to ingham ; Mr. .Ihghain wrote out the bill, but as thoy were not drawn out correctly they would not pass at the bank. John Walker of the Supply brought over the bill now produced, which I Bigned; I asked Walker where the original bill was, and lie'said it was torn up. Sent the money to Nelson to meet the bill when it became duo, but it got theie too late, and Walker said he had to pay 2s. (id. more or something for it. Gave the. bill at six months to Henry Alien. I have not taken it up, Allen has it now. hold Allen a bullock for £14, to ineet ( the bill; I owe- him the balance. Recollect Ingham and Allen bringing some horses and cattle her in July last ; did not take notice of any of the horses besides the one I bought. A few questions from Allen and the Bench'concluded the evidence of this witness.

John James, Wm. Richardson Jones, Wm Hargreaves, and W. M. Stanton were also examined at the Kesiuent Magistrate's Court, Nelson, and the prisoners, after receiving a caution from the bench, were committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court. Bail refused. [In our report of the case of Win. Scott, in our last issue, the verdict should have been a fine of £5 for each pig, and not £5 for sheep-kiliing,]

Warning.-—'A correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press says:—A rather singular and dangerous instance of disease frpin contact with an unhealthy sheep, took place in the town last week. A shepherd skinned a sheep that had died in the flock; in doing so he inflicted a small puncture in the middle finger of the left hand; about twenty minutes after the hand began to swell very much, which continued till the whole of the left arm up to the shoulder was inflamed. The man fell sick, and a heavy langour came over him; he then applied to Dr. Flockton, who, perceiving the imminent danger of the man, immediately gave him medicine. The injured finger was then scarified and mercurial washings were applied. About eight hours after the accident the hand and arm had attained a frightful appearance, mortification had evidently set in, the hand and arm being quite black, and the patient suffering extremely from lethargy and difficulty of breathing. The poison of the animal had seemingly been absorbed by the system, and the man felt weak ; wine was administered to support the system, and the mercurial washings were continued; when after some hours of intense suffering the man began to revive. He is still under the doctor's hands, but is doing well.