Magistrate's Court.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 166, 18 July 1904, Page 4

Magistrate's Court.

FRIDAY, JULY 15. (Before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M.) George Coyle, alias Saley, was charged with having been drunk in Devon-street on July 14th, and further with refusing to leave the licensed premises of Daniel O'Brien, at the Criterion Hotel. Sergeant Haddrell stated that the accused was in the Criterion Hotel on Thursday, half drunk. Mrs O'Brien had refused to serve him with liquor, and the accused then became a nuisance to all in the house, and threatened Mrs O'Brien's life if she would not supply him with drink. A fine of 5s and costs on the first charge, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed ; on the second charge accused was fined 10s and costs, in default forty-eight hours. Coyle was further ch a rged with having caused actual bodily harm to Constable George Russell by assaulting him on the body. On the application on Sergeant Haddrell the hearing was adjourned for a week. CIVIL BUSINESS. H. Weston (Mr Claude Weston) v. T. Glynn. Claim £2 10s. Judgment by default for amount claimed and costs 10s. Lister v. W. Smith.—Judgment by default for £2 lis and 5s costs.

W. Morey and Son v. W. Stanley.— Judgment by default for 16s and 5s costs.

Christiansen v. G. Tickner.—Judgment summons. Claim £1 6s lOd for tobacco supplied. Defendant said he had offered to pay six shillings of the amount and to pay at the rate of 2s 6d a week, but' the creditor had refused to accept that. He was a wharf lumper, with a family of eight, and earned about thirty shillings per week. Only three of the children were dependent on him, the others living there but earning their own living. He paid his wife twenty shillings per week, and kept things about the house. His wife kept boarders. Order made for the payment of 5s weekly, in default of uny instalment 24 hours' imprisonment .

Aro a Hros. v. Sudfeldt.—Judgment summons for £3 6s lOd. Mr Wilson (Roy and Wilson) for judgment creditor. The debtor said he was a labourer on the railway and had earned seven shillings a day for four months past in ■the guarry at Sentry Hill. Wet weather interfered with his work. In May ho got £7 for the month's work, in June £fi Ills, and this month there would be less. He lived at Fitzroy, where the house was in his wife's name. He paid his wife all his wages. He was paying ■his way now, but had nothing over to pay off old debts. He had n$

boasted that if taken to court he could not be made to pay. He had offered to do something for the creditor if he could iget in a. lull month's regular work. A payment of £1 14s 7d per month had to be made to the Building Society. The case was adjourned for a week in order to allow the parties to make an arrangement Mrs Ford (Mr Kerr) v. J. N. Kingsley.—Claim £l7. Judgment by default for this amount and £1 10s lid costs. Several other cases were confessed, struck out, or adjourned. W. Nichols v. Geo. Halo.—Claim 7s 6d. Al, witnesses were ordered to Joave the court. la this case the