THE COURTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 257, 23 October 1908, Page 2

THE COURTS.

IUOTOKIST MNJiD. By Telegraph.- l'ress Association. Cilirislchurcl), i«-.st Night. A case arising out of un accident to n gig caused by the horse shying at a motor ear was heard by Mr. H. YV. Jiishop, S.M., to-day, when Geoffrey Kii- , ward Jv'iyds claimed £34 damages from Thus. Vuille Wordrop, driver of the motor ear. In giving judgment the .Magistrate said he mid no douot the accident Was caused by the negligence of the defendant Wordrop. He was not I going to say everything he thought ' about motor* drivers and their ways in (.'lirislcliiireh. Probably the public Would be forced into the position of doing more to regulate the trallie tilian at present, but the existing conditions of affairs was bad enough. Defendant ii this case had shown <i lack of consideration and disregard for the rights of 1 others. Judgment was given for the plaintill' for JC2B and costs.

Mnsterton, Last Night. ; Detective Cassels arrested at Masterton to-day a young man named John I'. Collins on a charge of assaulting and robbing Charles Stuart at Otaki, stealing from the latter a gold watch and gold chain, valued at XiS. The ,)ioli<v asked that accused lie remanded 'to Wellington, the application being 'granted. Accused will lie brought up at the latter place to-morrow morning, "'rank C. Olsen was committed f»" ,trial on a riiarge of stealing C"i(l from the dwelling of Neat Okane, at Temii. Gisuorne, Thursday. J (Jim Knight, a farmer, has beu.ii committed for trial on a charge of having attempted to burn his six-room-ed house, at Tologa Hay. Christehmeli. J/nst. Night. The judgment of Mr Denniston in tliti flippcal case, Edmund Manchester, appellant, and Jas. Moncrietli Glenie, respondent, was read to the parties bv the Registrar iu the lower Court. The Magistrate had held that the appellant had caused the death of a hors« hived by him from the respondent by neglect to see that it was properly fed for the journey and by driving it after it had refused food and was in an exhausted condition. His Honor dismissed the appeal.