R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1172, 7 September 1882, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

j: .''t [Before H. P. Wabdell,' R.M., and W.< 1 -K .'.'.V.'■ J.P f !; i. t Laimbeer v Watts.—Withdrawn; 10a 1 costs allowed to defendant ;;; Sherijq*—Withdrawn 1 on 'payment 'of cogfs!'defendants under--1 taking to .register dogs, 1 ' , .Sams,v t 'Buclfpridge; ij ;Same l William Q, King, : stationmaster "at; t, eartertonj brought cases against E. Giles, J.' Barlow, and L' Armstrong for suffering cattle to stray upon the railway line. Mr Beard for informant said the fact of cattle straying on the line was a great . ;dangerj ibut as these 1 were the first oases that ha'd been brought he-'would not ask the Court to inflict a . heavy penalty. Mr Sandilands, who appeared for defendants, admitted the charges. His Worship said'defendants were liable to a penalty of £2O, but a fine of 20s and expenses would be inflioted.iu , each case. ' ' G. Dollar v W. Burke.—Debt, £1215« Id. Verdiot was given for plaintiff. The Registrar of Electors applied to the Resident Magistrate to strike off a number of names from the Electoral Roll ; for Wairarapa- Sonth. About thirty ' names were ordered to be struok off. . MASTERTON—THIS DAY. Before H,S. WiRDBLi, Esq.,'R,M^ Ingram vO. Dixon.—Breach of borough ' by-laws, Allowing four oows to stray. I Pined 20s and costs. i : Same v P. Cookery.—Allowing horse to 1 Btroy, Fined Bs and costs, i G, Morris v J. C. Bland, for i the complainant Mr Beard for defendant, i Mr Bunny stated that the complaint i

Wa| laid by wjather of Susan Morris for tlie'roinsi jjSSb'jStoa'n".illegitimate child, •. i f .Sußan Mortf?, baa a ehiids|Jul|flf£B} of which John Ovaries Blana|wa&|he jfather. Witness ] made ttm! of defendant at 1 subsequently at 1 the| birth of the ohild he "■'agreed lo maintain it. •He ! promised this both t» witness and to hw mother."HFalgo in a position to do so to marry witness, TKTWMSll)fth'Abi^d'^ilh'(iefeii'dSDta ; Braneepeth, Had never charged other man' witb bein?'the \ii*e ohild. The ohild was born on the Qfltfi: ofpuiy. (id.'/.{ >, -r$ : ; . 'ToiMrßuhnV : believed sbe-mbi : defendant at Branohpeth after the election, but waa not certain. / • —-f—----to htr house'difd- proV vision, l\e,would /octhe-ohildr t He promised • ,to aupporx iti and £tany child's mother after the shearing leasimJ A- day was fixed for the marriage, but the defendant did np.t ftppearto fulfil, hiai engagement. ; - \ G6or4&Monj's, brother bliSam Morris sjSblie'td Blanfrbefore twoliild was born; Bland said he waa not in apposition to*: marry his sister, bufhat he'liad'promised' ,to j do I whathe.cnuld, he was aDl'e." Suhsoquanit G, Blandimade an itbWs at Taueto op the same businea? v#opointmefit Bland,did not keep, • m*-*.' «<; «y To Mr Beard: His sister waagt Branoo,peth over twelve months. He had never with ( any other, man .excepting Bland. *" ' ' . " Dr Beard gave evidence to the effect that the infant born on the 26th: of July was a nine months' child, Mr Beard aeked the oase to' be.dismissed on the ground nf medical evidence being conclusive, but ilje court declining to do.this, tbe'.caeolwas adjourned, toen*, able-tye,defence,,lo obtain tjie evidence, witness, residing at a distance,. '