RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1235, 4 September 1884, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Temuka—Wbdkbsdat, Sept. 3, 1884. [Before H. Robinson Esq., K,M., and D. Inwood, Esq., J.P.] ISSUING VALUELESS CHEQUES. James Johnstone was charged with » having obtained £1 10s from Peter Coira, Hotelkeeper, Temuka, by means of a valueless cheque. The prisoner pleaded guilty, but said he was suffering from drink at the time. Michael Quinn : I am a hotelkeeper in Temuka. The prisoner came to my house on Sunday, 27th July last, quite sober, and asked me for a blank cheque. I gave him the cheque. The number on the cheque produced corresponds with the number on the block in my book. I saw him write on the cheque, but do not know what he wrote. Robert White : I am barman for Peter Coira, at the Royal Hotel. I know accused. In June he came to my place, and said he was working for Sandy Rose and was getting money next day, and that be would come and pay me 7s which he owed me for liquors. On the 27th of July I was in the street when he came up and said “l am going to pay you the few shillings I owe you,” We walked into the Hotel and he gave me the cheque (produced) for £1 10s. 1 kept the 7s and gave him £1 3s. He appeared perfectly sober. He then went away. Peter Coira : I am licensee of the Royal Hotel. I gave the last witness change for the cheque. When I presented it at ' ithe bank it was marked “ no account.” I have received no value for that cheque H. A. Rout : I am teller in the Bank of New Zealand, Temuka. The prisoner has no account in the bank. No person of that name has an account there. The accused said, although not drunk at the tim , he was suffering from the effects of drink. He hoped His Worship would take into- consideration that he had already been a month in gaol. He hoped to have means shortly, and he would pay every man he had defrauded. He intended to do so. In reply to the Court, the constable said accused was a very respectable man, hut after he left Sandy Rose’s place he went .on the spree in Winchester. The prisoner said he expected a large sum of money from Home, to come through Mr Cunningham, of Geraldine. He was not sure that it was not there when he wrote the cheque, and when it did arrive he should make good every farthing. The prisoner was sentenced to cne month’s imprisonment in the limaru gaol. CIVIL CASES, A, Wv Surridge v. J. Hclnness—Claim defendant admitted he owed jOs The niaintiff stated that on the -14th November ho was summoned to give evidence in a c*ue between J. Cooper, and the defendent, The case was withdrawn, and heard again on the sth of r December, when witness gave evidence., The amount was due on account of ser- ' vices thus rendered. In reply to defendant, witness denied that the.promised lo give evidence in the case for nothing he desired to expose Mr Cooper He did not say Mr Cooper was a fraud, but he might have said be was no paintei. .Judgment was given for IP® and costs. McCormick v, Boston— Claim £5 4s. Mr Aspinall appeared for the defendant.

■ —This was a case arising out of a case heard some weeks ago. It appeared then that McCormick had neglected to charge Boston fur one half-year’s rent, and he brought the action to recover this. In making out his bill of particulars, however, lie made out that the amount was due for time within the dates in his previous account, for which he had received judgment. Mr AspinaU pointed out this, and applied for a nonsuit, which was granted with costs. Kirkpatrick, Glendinning and Dobio v, Wood. Mr Aspinall appeared for the plaintiffs. This was a Dunedin case, in which evidence was taken here. It appeared that Wood supplied the plaintiffs with boots, which Mr Dobie sold to people in Temnka, and that the_ boots were not such as represented, Evidence of C. Oliver, A. Clinch, W. Binley, W. Whitehead, and D. Henry, was taken, and it was to the effect that they bought gum boots fpr fishing from Mr Dobie, at 28s 6d per pair, that the boots were no good, as they leaked the h ' s ‘ f imo they wree worn, and that Mr Dumo allowed 8s 6d per pair ofl the pii-.o of them. —The evidence was taken for transmission to Dunedin. The Court then adjourned.