R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 995, 9 February 1882, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

CARTERTON-WEDNESDAY. Before H, S. Warder Esq,,R.M. William Booth was charged by Constable Bennett with allowing a bullock—hia property—to be at large on tiio publio street on the 31st January. Mr Gray for defendant pleaded guilty, but said Mr Booth did not know where the bullock was though ho had been searched for' Fined Is and costs. J.J.Freethv R. Greeks.—Defendant was charged with failing to' obey an order of maintenance of his sister, Ordered to pay arrears L2 or 7 days or to be imprisoned for 14 days. E. H. Elliott v E. Cunningham.—Debt L 3 2a. MtGray for plaintiff. Judgment for L2los and costs, ; A. R. Bunny v A, Armstrong,-Debt L2 2s Judgment for amnunt and costs. E. V.. Dixon vC. H. Zabell,—Claim 10s Gd, Judgment for amount and costs Bs. There were several <■ other civil oases which were settled out of Court, MASTERTON-THURSDAY. (Before H. S, Wardem, R.M. and A. Bisn, J.P.) Worth v Patch,—Debt. 1/1 4s 9d... No appearance of defendant. Judgment for amount and costs,'. . ; i . M.'Ciiselberg & Co, v John S, Carrol,— Debt, £ll3s Oil, Judgment fur arrjaunt and costs. ; Sivine v Slater.—Debt, £3 9s 9d. jmoment for amount and costs. Same v Frederick Sovloskey. Debt, 46 lis Od, Judgment for amount and costs,

I C, Ingam v S Hounalow. a horse and cart unattended, The defendant having becn- CQKvicfed 0! a simifar offence on a previous pcpaßiqn was lined twenty shillings und seven sljilljngß costs. Same v John Edward Thpinpspn.-r Allowing caitle to stray. No appearance of defendant. Fined 7s, and costs 7s. Same v \V. Phillips.—Allowing cattle to candor at large in gouth-st,, l[uripuni. In answer to the defendant the prqsecutor said thq.t he could not. toll the brands of the was of a brindie color The defendant ''no it is of a stravberry color," Prosecutor said he was ceFtain that tho cows belonged to the defendant, Defendant stated that at the time named the cows wore in his own paddoak, The Court" Is it worth your whilo to go any further," defendant " I suppose your Worship I must go to the wall," Defendant was Sued throa shillings and costs, . ..

Samo v 0. MoKillop.—Allowing oattle to stray. Charge; withdraw!) on applies-, tion of prosecutor:' Constable Fleming . v John Burlce. Adjourned charge of indecent assault on a little girl named Mary Eayner. J. Vile deposed: that the ohild Mary Eayner was his neico, hp believed that she was eight years of nge in September last. ' aoc||Be(! was sked If ho desired to put any questions fo thq he knew nothing'of the ease, the ))in;m'an a); the Club Hotel couiil 'prove that He was drinking there all Jay. The Court having interrogated the little girl gzpregsad an opiqioi) that slie had had sufficient rpljtjinijg iiigti'iiptiqi) 'fo tab :U) oath.' '

Mary Rayner deposed that §he yas living with her uncle, Mr-Vile, at ! Pe Ore Qre, S|)e was at school'on Tuesday in Masterton n[)d wijs goini! hgiiio alone in the afternoon.' When flppositp Mr Jfqqrp'g resilience, the accosted her and took her into a nadJqck npijr therp saying he would see hep homo through that road; Hh tool; her ifitf) a gully wfjerß ho committed the i)ssai))t c.qnipliiiqef) qf. .'Witness was certain that the uinn wl]o coifliqittpd the qssault wq» the acpuged. The did not pqt any question •to the witness, denying that he had ever Been her, Caleb Ewington, a boy about nine yearn of age was nest called, IJo stated that ho did not say any prayera «r go lit ohurch.buthe knew that bii untruth was an offence against Oud, After bfiing aworn-tho witness deposed tVat ori Tuesday afternoon he. went to the paddock qpposite Mr Mooro's house for some cows. Witness sun the accused coming across, the paddock towards Manterton. ..He a aw'. Mary Bayner and Mr Vila's boy Herbert on tho'Micj. f j}hpy were going in an opposite' direction". fyßfld tjie i\yo' cHUdran" hovf much ''money Mary Rayner had, and Herbert Vile aiisweied "two sijcpepces" .The paddock out of which wilngss fetcjjeq the coys'contained one hundred acreg, anfl as |)§ fas cofping out of it he saw the accused, Vyheq he first saw Herbert Vile he was alone, afterwards the girl was with him. Witness had to go up to Mr Moore's house, and when he returned from it he saw the girl with Iho boy, Witness was with Herbert Vile when Mary Bayner calne out of the paddock,

' [His Worship then adjourned the ease till a later hour in order to take the licensing business, and up to the timo we i so to press (4 p m.) it has not been called ! on again.] ! • . |an|Qs Farmer y Hfti'ry King.—Assar.lt. Mr Qr&y fpi' inforniaiit, Mr Bnnny for defendant. James Farmer llie (an elderly man), deposed that he was a settlor rofiidinoat Msujiioeville, "The defendant, Harry King (a young man) was a. neighbor of his, ho lived at Mrs Jennings, Witness inserted a'notice in a newspaper warning trespassers off his property.. Tbe defendant met him one day and asked witness what made him" put such a notjefl in tl;e paper, and the witness replied" to' kqop him end l)is horsp ,off wituesee-'s land'.' - flier? satd l.'Jf yotj say thijit agaip I wjll give yon $ snjaek ip the mouth:" 'Further wordß passed, defendant threatnjng to put him in the Kopuaranga and 1 kiok his brains out, Witness walked away into his "own paddook defendant following him through the slip-panek struck him over the'left eye'atid knicked' him down. Witness jumped up and. grappled with the defendant,, who said; " That will doj"- and they parted, The defendant an 4 wjttiesQ were, both Bober, (In answer to Mr BunnyV Defendant and himself had never been on very friendly torms. He had no/spite against him. < He never struck defendant at all. Defendant knocked him down twice; Was not frightened of defendant,- but wheu a' man threatened to knock him down and kick his brains out, it was not oomfoftabjs. ])id not challenge him to com# inaiije the slip-panels. had! been 11} tlje h\b)t,'9f hnt never Ijad any strong prds or assault till this occaii.qnr • Defendant pretty quarrelsome' fit any tinje. He ne.vqr. quarrelled witlr pi-tintiff baforo, but 'on one occasion defendant Baid if lis (oitnesii) did not hold his tongui); he would' break

his head for him. Mrs Horobin was thereHfl Mrr Fttlcher was there also, after . tUfljl row was over, They did not help them. Did not hear Horobin sfcHH "Now's your time to summonshk'HHl you've got witnesses." Mrs and he had some trouble about a bod (il pflHI line, but lie allotted hsr to run of her own that she choose on the ltjr To Mr Gray: The Blip long and heavy.' Did not ®fl 'out one'was. near that he knew of. The'tjfH fendant had he would kiok.sH brains out and^|Fciw : him .in Jhe Eo^Bß R, Horobin; deposed .he Mauriceville. Knew defendant His. wif» told him King was Farmer, and he ran up to Farmer's fflH| Saw King with his vest off standing Mfl Farmer, back oh the'M ground, FajpßE faceVwas- bleeding,jSl having 'two cots on the' forehead. .■HejjH (witness) bad received blows from the 99 very same man, and thought he hit verf iH hard. Did not see King strike farmer. II Had never.Been any quarrelling between in By Mr Bunny: Had defendant for aasault, but. it; had been-m! withdrawn. Thought defendant had no'Bl business in the place as he considered him iHj a very dangerous man. Had not spoken.. H to him for 12 months. King used ver#flfl bad lanuUßge against witness's wife. Mrs Horobin, called, corroborated tbSpH evidence of the previous witness. - y HIH .(Ltft, Sitting.) ;;:JH