RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1189, 10 June 1884, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tekuka—Monday, June 9, 1884,

[Before J. Beswick, Esq., R.M.] INDECENT LANGUAGE.

George Ramsay was charged with having made use of indecent languase. The defendant, in extenuaiioa of the charge, said he was first charged with •tealing a coat, and was next knocked down, and he then came out with a dirty word.

A. W. Surridge stated that on (henirjht of the 7th tccuaed cxme to his place lor Borne oysters. He got aome, and when he would not give accused any more he made use of bad language.

Tha accused denied that he used the language. He was fined 40s, or in default a week's impriionment. STRAY Ci.7'.:18. Edwin Forward wsi charged with having allowed 2 horses belonging to him to wander on the eaiiway, and was fined 20s. CIVIL CASES. J. Brown v. John Carrie—Claim £24. Judgment by default for the amount claimed and cos!*. H. Clinch v, D. McLeod—ol*,im £5 ss. Mr Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff. Judgment by default for amount claimed and cosis. W. Bird t. B. Thomson and another— Claim £SO. £2l was pa'd inv.o Court. Mr Foskr appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Aspinall for defendant. This was a case in which Walter Bird, a dog trainer, cued Boyd Thomson and his aon, Alexander Thomson, for £SO for wages alleged to b* due to him. The evidence of Alexander Thomson waa taken in Oamaru, and was to the effect that ha was never in partnership with his father, and that he never knew anything about the claim made upon him by Bird. It appeared that in consequence of some lettais which passed batwxen plaintiff and defendant in 1883, defendant camo to Teoiuka in April of that year and remained at the kernels with the man who was in charge of the dogs tiil about the 10th of May of the same year. At that time he was given chargo of the konnels and remained in that portion until April last. Ha claimed £1 per week for ihe first four weaks and £1 103 per week afterward*. Defendant disputed the account on tha ground that duriDg the first four weeks he was to get no wages and that he was only getting £1 per week afterwards. Sevnal witnesses ware examined, but nothing having been elicited as regarded the agreement between the parties, His Worship gave judgment for £3 10s in addition to the £2l 83 4d paid into Courl, and costs. W. Bird v. Thomas Thomson—Claim £5. The value of a gun. This case was edjojvned for a fortnight. The Court then rose.