RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 29, 22 July 1867, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Featiiehston, July 16, 1837. (Pefore H. S. Wardell, Esq., R.M.) CIVII. CASES. S. Revans for Smith and Revans v. Peter Hone. —Claim £93 11s. 9d. for cattle sold, settled out of court, coste 50s. Daniel Mclvor v. S Carkeek. —Debt £6 ss. Plaintiff nonsuited with costs. A. W. Renall v. Edward Chew. —Claim £6B, Judgment for £24 with costs. W. E. Chamberlain v. 11. Carter.—Claim £25 Judgment confessed. W. E, Chamberlain v. T. W. Tankersley, Debt £76 12s. 6d. Settled out of court. Riwai Taraati v. Tamiti—Detinue, value £2O. Judgment for plaintiff. Karirua Hape v. Executors of the late R. Barton—Claim £IOO. Plaintiff non-suited. Samuel Vennell v. Joseph Holloway—Debt £5 7s. B>.d. Judgment confessed for amount, with 10s. costs : one month allowed for payment. Wednesday, July, 17. • Bigamy.

Fanny Gibbs, alias Gordon, alias Glover, was charged by John Manning, her brother-in-law, with bigamy in marrying Robert Gibbs, she having a husband at the time living in the Paovince of Cauterinirv.

John Manning, on being sworn, stated : I am a saddler, and reside at Greytown. In or about June, 1861,1 was present at a wedding party, at the hou e of one W. Craythorn, Lincoln Road, near Christchurch, held, as I understood, to commemorate the wedding of the prisoner with William Hawley Glover. From infornation I received from Mr. Boys, Registrar of Marriages for this district, I believe tiie prisoner was, on the 14th day of May last, married by him to one Robert Gibbs, Licensed Victualler, of Greytown, I was not present at either marriage, hut I believe, from the information I received, that the two marriages have taken place. From information I received from Henry Smith, of Greytown, I have reason to believe that William Hawley Glover was living at Lincoln Road, near Christchurch, some time since the 14th of May last.

Mary Ann Manning, sworn, saith : lam the wife of the last witness and sister of the prisoner. I was present at St. Michael's Church, Christchurch, in June, ISC 1 as nearly as I can remember, when my sister, the prisoner, was married to one William Hawley Glover by Archdeacon Matthias. I have in tny possession a copy of the certificate of the marriage which took place at the Registrar's office, Greytown, on the 14th 'of May last, between Robert Gibbs and Fanny Go don. The prisoner was known in this district as Fanny Gordon up to the 14th of May last. I cannot produce the certificate as I have left it at home. Early in March last I asked my sister to leave Robert Gibbs, when he said “ Come into the house, I will he a friend to you, she is no friend because she threatens to expose : you about your husband and that is what I will not do.” [At this stage of the proceedings fixe Magistrate directed Constable "Butler to take Robert Gibbs, who was present, into custody, which was accordingly done.] Since the 14th of May last, the prisoners have lived together as man and wife. The prisoners were remanded for further evidence until. Wednesday next, bail being found in both cases for their appearance.

Greytown, Thursday, July 18th, 1867. (Before H. S. Wardell, Esq., R.M.) Several cases of drunkenness were disposed of after which the following cases were called. Dempsey v. Mitchell—This was a claim for wages. Plaintiff believing that he had been engaged for £l- a week, and defendant said that after “working” the sheep the wages were to he 15s. pier week, having, as defendant stated, offered himself for that sum. Judgment was given for defendant. J. Vile v. Grant—Debt 9s. 6d., for butter delivered on the Bth July, 1866. Plaintiff stated that he had delivered the butter he served personally, hut there being no change in the house when he had tendered the account he could not obtain it. The defendant stated, in defence, that pilaintifl had use of his “ hog pig" for which he had received no remuneration. But the Magistrate, not seeing what a “ hog pig and honey ” had to do with the question, gave judgment for plaintiff with 19s. costs.

Vile v. Grant—Claim £4 25., for erecting a bridge, defendant having failed so to do, after it having been agreed to by mutual consent at the termination of a case heard before the Court at a previous sitting. Robert Edwards, on being sworn, stated that defendant had agreed, on the last occasion before the Court, to erect a bridge in three days from that date, but Mr. Udy, one of the arbitrators in the case, considering the time too short, had agreed to give him six days. The plaintiff, on the other hand, was to pay all court expenses arising from the last hearing of the case. In cross-examination, the witness stated that he did not hear the defendant asking the plaintiff to pay half towards the expenses of the last case, and would scorn the idea of bearing false witness in Court.

Mr. Udy, senr., on being sworn, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, hilt farther stated he, in his position as arbitrator, had suggested the propriety of the defendant paying half of the costs on the previous occasion. ;

The defendant stated that he would have earned out the promise that he had previously made, were it not that he could pot obtain at that time the'requisite labor.'' That the plairi•tiff.had .requested him to pay half the expense of the court at the' last hearing and that it was making but an- unueighbourly action'when he brought this case before the Court The plaintiff then produced a written notice on a board, which was ruled out of court Judgment for plaintiff, deducting time, and half.casts.