INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1805, 20 October 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Mrs Barnes, a passenger to Auckland from Kaip ira by the train, alighted from a carriage whhtit was in motion, when she was caught by her d'ess and dragged linger the ..car. Both of her ligs were crushed and had to be amputated. H.M.S, Diamond sailed from Auckl-.nd for Portsmouth. A lad of eight years, named Hemy McLaren wns /iccidentsll/ d'ow.nert from a punt in Kailma creek, Dargavilb, on Monday 1 ist. At the Supreme Court, Wellington, on Wednesday C. S. Wedge was sentenced to two years’ hard labor for larceny. Thomas Hen wood was sentenced to one year for a similar offeree. Reference was unde in tl e Banco Court at Wellington on Wednesday io the case of Cullen and Baoby, argued some time ago, invlving a question of the responsibility of pel ce offic rs for payment of costs upon conviction in the Resident Magistrate’s! 'ourt having been quashed on appeal. Mr Justice Richmond, in answer to Mr B 11, said that in considering their decision neither be nor the Chief Justice had been 1 able to find any authority to guide them as to practice. They were not yet prepared to give judgment. Mr Bell suggested that as the amount at stake was not 1 , there would be no harm is delaying a decision- until the statement as to English practice cotili bs obtained from the so iditors to the treasury,: His Honor said the Judges felt flow to by down a principle that costs bo given against a public: prosecuting authority. The question would, however, hare to stand over for-the present. The Rbyal Humane Society’s medal was presented at Dunedin on Tuesday night to James Cannon, who rescued Miss Jeffreys at Ocean Beach, after the young man John M'Jutcheon had been drowned in the attempt.' The presentation was made by Mr fish, M.H.R. A boy named Augustine Murphy, years of age, was killed on Wednesday evening at the railway siding near Mount Eden gaol, Auckland. The unfortunate little fellow, was'with his two brothers and other boys playing with an empty truck, dashing it backwards and forwards along the line. Deceased fell in front of the wheels of the truck and it passed over him, horribly mangling him. Death was instantaneous.

At the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on Thursday, before Mr Justice Ward, the casa of Jones v. Spence came to a close. Jones travelled as groom with entire horses belonging to Spence, and had done so from (he season of 1883 to that of 1885. In 1888 Spence caused Jones to be arrested on acba f ge of arresting certain fees. Jonss was brought before a Magistrate and imprisoned. Ultimately he was committed for trial for ernbezzbmeat on three separate charges. When the Supreme Court came on Jonea was acqniit°d on one charge and a noth prosequi was entered on the other two. On the' pl-ia (hat the; charges were f«l e and malicious, and that the imprisonment was wrongful, plaintiff ■ought to recover the damages of £IOOO. j The defence throughout was a plea ofj reason ble justification for the whole pro-' cednre, and (he assertion that in certain specified cases plaintiff had actually! received fees for horse services and had not accounted foi them. Ic the coarse of the evidence it came out that several leaves were missing from the book kept by Jones, but by whom these leaves were extracted did not very clearly appear. It was also shown that Jones at Rangiora show had been guilty of exhibiting a foal as the progeny of the horse OhancaHor, which was not by that horse. Jones had received no money prizp in this competition, otherwise said the Judge, he would have been liable to indictment for obta ninf money under falie pretences. After a lengthened hearing, and a full hone’s address by Mr Bowman, judgment was given for plaintiff on all the counts with £7O damages. Mr Holmes gave notice, in defendant’s interest, to move for a new trial.