Magistrates' Court. (Before Major Keddell, S.M.) TRESPASS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 36, 19 August 1899, Page 2

Magistrates' Court. (Before Major Keddell , S.M.) TRESPASS.

Mr StucTbohne v. Maud Ardley, off a charge of being unlawfully on prern--ises on the Waimate estate on Wednesday, August 16. Mr Hamilton appeared for plaintiff. He stated that accused had gone over to the Waimate estate on Wednesday evening, and after knocking at th& door had pushed her way into the house. She had refused to go when told to- do so', even when threatened with the police. Constable Parker was sent for, and when he came he arrested her. Accused had been iv town for some months past and was continually annojing some member of the family, very often asking for money. ,Slig had been twice fined for the same offence. He would ask for a good fine, not vindictively but to end a nuisance. Paul Studholme, called, deposed to the above statements and added that accused claimed a moral right to be on the estate but said she would go if she got JGGO and her good' name back. Geoffrey Studholme gave corroboratory evidence. 1 Constable Parlser deposed to going 1 to Waimate estate and arresting the accused. Maud Ardley, called, admitted thetrespass. She was very excited' and detailed a number of incidents whichhad no bearing on the present case, but which, she said, gave her a moral right to be on the estate. His Worship iv summing up, said' that at fil'st he seriously , considered whether he would have her examined to see if she: were sane or not. However he y^ould not. but considered jshff was ve^:y foolish to aot as she had' done* « ■Shahewdfliad caused" the stories' toy, * hoi'ciwulafed -""' wncewpdjag- > herit-Hef 1 * .> f ,', ' if x -^rr\ ivY , I'i* \> *^, ,V *,- v """-V," "" - '''' J

■would flue her 40s or 14 days imprisonment. In the case of; Mann v» ,'Fotheringham, in which Fotheringhanj was unable to pay. but had money' 'osri'ng to rum by a judgment given in^his faA'our iv Oaraavu, 1 Mr Hamilton appaavea for plai-itiff. was granted * LXroaa the mjaej, to ba -paid fo Mani\,

Three old age pensions weregianted and one claim held oTer. His Worship again withheld his ' decision in the case of ■ Simpson v. Grant.

" You were always a. fault-finder," ' growled tfis wjfe. "Yes, deW," re- ■ spo'ided the husband meekly ; " I ■found you."