TEMUKA R.M. COURT

Temuka Leader, Issue 256, 20 May 1880, Page 2

TEMUKA R.M. COURT

WediNESjay, Ma*' 19th. Before F. Guinness, Esq , K. ii. Tho Court sat at 12'30. For being drunk and disorderly,Wm Smith was fined LI Lucas was also fine! LI for being dnrk and causing a disturbance in a public thoroughfare John Mclntyre, who failed to answer to his name, caarged with being drunk, was also relieved of LI

Jas Millar was charged with tho larceny of a horse valued at Ll 5, the property of James Kuddiek Inspector Pender prosecuted, and Mr Eeid defended the prisoner James Kaddiuk, carrier, Temuka, deposed— I know the prisoner ; about 10th Feb, I lent him a filly to ride The latter end of March I saw the filly in his possession, and I told him I wanted her back 11 j said that he had left his swag where he was working, and wanted her for a day or two longer ; 1 consented to allow him to have her till the Tuesday evening IJe did not return her ; about three weeks after a man named Stack had her at the Levels I instructed the police to take possession of her ; the filly is a black one, no brands, and 2| years old I lent a saddle and bridle to accused's father in February I never authorised the sale of either the saddle and bridle or the filly ; the saddle and bridle are worth LI, and the filly Ll 5 Accused's fath „t o-rg'it to have returned the saddle and bridle

John William Stack deposed Tam a contracto in the Mackenzie Countr.v I've seen the mare and saddle and bridle outside the Court I bought them from the prisoner in Tirnaru on 30th. March last for the sum of £8 10s I got the receipt produced, marked A, fr >m the prisoner I paid him cash Thos Di-iscoll was present Prisoner offered her for sale in the public street in Tiuiaru Prisoner was quite sober at the timo I called Mr Wildie to value the horse, and he fixed the value at £8 10s The receipt was signed by prisoner in Drisoll's publiehouso YVe had one drink over the transaction I was sober at the time I bought the mare James Millar, blacksmith, residing at Southbrook, near Rangiora, deposed—l h>ve seen the sadd.e and bridle outside I got a saddle and bridie and a mare from Mr Roddick to go from Waitohi to Temuka The saddle and bridl? were left at a tent that 1 was living in I never authorised any one to sell the saddle and bridle The accused is my son

By Mr Reid—l know the (illy outside I do not know anything of the terms in which the (illy was handed to my son The police stated that the rrisoner was arrested at Oaraaru, and the evidence fakon before the Presiding Magistrate, E W Parker, was here handed in This was the case for the prosecution His Worship committed him to stan 1 his trial at the next sitting of the Supremo Court, Timaru, hail to be accepted in .»i uself for L2OO, and two sureties of LlOOcacu His Worship read tho usual caution, in answer to which the prisoner said lie had nothing to say, and reserved his d 'fence Michael Quitm was charged with having on May 16 sold one glass of beer to one Lccas, contrary to law, t'. e said Luca:< nut being a bona tide traveller

Accused admitted the offsncc, but slated tlvt it was through the ignorance of a servant newly employed, and that the sanio was supplied without his knowledge § Sergeant Carlyon stated that this ven* (lie first charge against accused, and that he kept his house respectable . n . His Worship said lie was bound to millet a fine From what ho knew personally, and what lie heard, he had every reason to believe that the house was well conducted, lie wo "id inlliot a nominal fine of 5s

CIVIL CASES Judgment was given in the following casefe for the full amount and costs tHollowav v Martin, L 5 10s '" T y'.or v Bolton, L 5 15 2 W Storey v Simpson, L 5 17s 0d Murray Eros v Ward, Ll2 3s 8d Smith'v Buss, L 9 Is lid Wilson and Sons v Buchanan, L2 4s 6d White v Brown —Adjourned for a fortnight J W White v Mullarchy—Claim, L 3 16s amount of an lOU Verdict for plaintiff, with cost s

Jones v Malarchy—This was an action for damage done to a gateway belonging to one Gam mack through defendant's neglect, while in plaintiff's employ, and to which defendant pleaded infancy Considerable discussion took place between the counsel for defendant and plaintiff His Wo .-ship reserved judgment till next Court day Mary Washington v Eden—The arguments by counsel for plaintiff :nd defendant being heard, His Worship reserved his decision for 1-1- days , Gimpsftn and Binskin v Wadsworth—-CJrtim L 7 15s 9d LG was paid into Court, and a set off (which was not allowed) for Gs Judgment for LI 15s 9d, not including amount paid in and costs Brown v Eagleston—Claim LI 18s Defendant objected to a bag of sharps, which he denied having Judgment for amount claimed and costs