RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1404, 13 October 1885, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Geraldine—Monday, Oct. 12th, 1885,

[Before H. C. S. Baddeley, Esq., R.M., and Dr Fish and Rev. Geo. Barclay, J.P’s.] BREACHES OF TOWN BY-LAWS. The following persons were each fined {fe, find costs 7s, for allowing one horse each to wander on the street in the township : —Cha*. Hammond, Wm. Maloney, J. Heney, F. Newman, G. Maister, and A. Shevratt. For allowing three hones to wander, Geo. Helem was fined (second offmce) 10s per head and costs. For allowing two cows to wander, A. D. Macdonald was fined 5s per head and costs, USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Adam Edgar charged Kobert Kelly with using threatening and abusive language towards him, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. Dr Foster appeared for the plaintiff. A. Edgar, sworn, stated : I was at the Geraldine Races on the Ist of October. I saw Kelly there, and he called ont to me “ You 1 will do for yon.” I told him I would inform the police if he didn't go away. He only laughed at me and followed me, using abusive language, and once he came up to ma and pulled my whiskers. I was unable to defend myself ae one of my arms bae been broken. Be has struck and annoyed me on previous occasions. I have reason to fear ha will continue his conduct. To the defendant : What do you mean by saying I blackguarded you all over the Rangitata. To the Bench : I hare spoken to Kelly’s employer about his having assaulted me. 1 might have passed remarks about his conduct to me. To the defendant: I told your employer you were always assaulting me. I did not threaten you first. One night you were riding fast along the road, and i called out and asked if you were frying to ride over people. You assaulted roe that night. I did not kick up a row at the school that night, nor have I used abusive language about you for the last five years. To the Bench : I am not aware that I annoyed Kelly first on the racecourse. I never spoke to him. ft was about March last that Kelly was riding furiously along the road. The Magistrate: Oh dear 1 I don’t want to hear and more about that. J.. 8. Strince*, sworn, said : 1 was at the Geraldine Racea on Oct. Ist, I saw Kelly follow Edgar about all the afternoon, and I saw him pull Edgars whiskers, 1 cannot say what language was used. Kobert Kelly, sworo, stated ; Adam Edgar was had a down on me for the last five years, and lie aggravates me to break the peace. He has been to ray employer and asked him several times to dismiss me. Constable Willoughby gave evidence to the effect that both men were apparently the worse for drink at the races, and each was provoking the other, de did not hear the language used that was complained of. This closed the case. The Magistrate, addressing Kelly, said he was evidently a quarrelsome man, as he had several times been committed before him on charges of the same nature. He would bo bound over to keep the peace for one month, and must find sureties ; himself in £2O and two sureties of £lO each. Solicitor’s fee, one guinea,|was allowed. THE SHEEP TRESPASS OASES. The civil cases Bailey v. Guildford, Guildford v. Bailay, were further adfl journed on counsels’ application till nexfl Court day. S The Court then rose. V