RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1750, 14 June 1888, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Geiuldine—Wednesday/ Jtjnk 13,188». [Bsfore Captain Wr«y. 8.i1., and H. W, Moore, Bw., J;?. J CITIL CASES... t . W;: Clark! v. Ji £2 B*._ This was a/, n-hearing granted last Court 7 day, plaintiff having obtained judgment against defendant on Maj3Qth. Mr Wilson .Smith afniarei for ths defendant :! V*>, ■ f 7 1 W. Clark, iirbrn, J uid the account had been running The parties had had no settlement sinee Ootobsr, 1888. A number of ace junta were put in whieh had ■ been rendsrsd by CUfke to defendant Mrs Clarke kept thi books of the buiineif, and We accountsi were) rendered by the authority of the: plaintiff. ■.•■. ■ , :« Mrs Maodonald said she hid received goods from plaintiff from timei to time, but the aocounti had been settled by oash and other goods supplied to plaintiff. •'■■ The Bench, in looking over the accounts, ■aid it would appear thati plaintiff had been -overpaid,....: " 1 j Mrs .Clarke contended that,all the aocounti rendered had not been put in by defendant. Mr Smith'said he could'olaim a nonsuit, but be would waive that privilege. ; The Bench decided to adjourn the ease for a fortnight to allow of plaintiff prodnoing his books. '■'' •■! /;;';-•] E H. Faarpoint Tiney Claim <£3 4s. Judgment summons.: >; Plaintiff said that;,sinoe tbs judgment summons had been obtained the defendant had heen an constant. work. , He had paid the £3 4i into Court, but the 09Bti had not been paid.',,' . ,'',"'. .'"., ".^'/fj" Ordered to pay within seven dayiria default, three days' imprisonment; Same v. H. McMester--Oiaim £7 17s lid. Judgment summons. ' • ' ;: Defendant was ordered to pay £2 per month, or in default to go to prison for one month, assault, E: Johns v. J. Dean. % > Mr Smith for itformant. • H Mr Smith nf opening the oase stated that on May 29 th the defendant o*me to informant'! home, and . groMjly } abused her, calling her, names and thrusting hia flits close to her face and threatening to strike her. , Mrs Johns, wife, of plaintiff, said on May 26th she came baok from Ohnstohuroh, and Mr Gr. Stokes met her and said that her boy and your a; Dean had been to his (Stokes') house and stolen some things. Witness, after her return, inquired into it On the date of the alleged assault; defendant came to her home and asked what yarn it was she had been reporting about his brother... Witnees said she did not spread ywnij and,dsfendant then caUed her low nardes, and putfhia fists up as if about to strike her. She believed he would have struck her bad she not moved back from the door, as he was quite close enough to strike her. Witness told him she would send him a bit of paper if he did not go away, and he replied that a bit of paper was what she wanted, fie then went away, but kept insulting her si he went dowa the road. Nobody was present 1 but the ehildreri. Alfred Smith, a Taoj of 13, sworn, said ho was present when the assault was committed. and the language used. Jr Defendant, sworn, said he went to plain.tiff's houif, and told her if he heard any more about her soandalising his brother he would pull,her nose, g His brother was about ten years of age. The .flench, told defendant that it wis not a very, .brave or mshly action to goto the hou-.e of a woman who was alone, and abuse her as he had done. However, as the assault had been such a trivial one, they would die* * mies the ease. VHXIOINSBP TIHIOIE. G. Fox, who since last Court day had taken out a license for his vehicle, was ordered to pay the bests of Court.

r. j AILMKD TBACMJIiIHX 3UCKBIIPTOT. ■ " R. sgiiin ippMred to sniwer the ehergeof not delivering np to the Deputy OlßciM 'Aaiighee the .mm of £126, /which he bed in his poiseißion. ff | . ■lnip'eetor Thompson, who appeared tb ,; proaecute, laid the aotion waa taken under . inb.iection 1, aection 163 of the Bankruptcy ' Act "He then detiile'd what had been dose in the metier, end proceeded to eay that the police"were not-deeided as to whether the Srowcution waif a private or publio one. !hey?were inclined ito look uponVit aa a private proiecutioß, nnder whioh oiroum■toneee they did« not feel justified in appearf ,h>| ai.the itoßeoutori. \ He asked for a remand for eeyen daye that the matter might toloikedinto. ' ' ' ''■ ' The application wbb granted. .„ JThe Court then rose... t ;,. ~,, ;