R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1184, 20 September 1882, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

.' '. GREYTOWN-TUESDAY. , -[Before H, P. Wardell, R.M., and |j-'_ ' P. H. Wood J.P.J •""J. Heid-v.U. Gray—Assault upon T. R. Reid. John Oharloa lioydhouse deposed ho saw defendant beating complainant's little boy with a clothes line doubled. Witness did not see the boy throw a stone at defendant nor hear hint'swear at him. Charles"' 6. Ticehuist 'pave'similar evidence. Thomas Moffat, for defence deposed that he saw defendant beat the boy, and considered from tbo boy's behaviour, he witsiiot.',tdo severely/treated.-, Defendant in defence said the boy was constantly interfering with his (defendant's) children, and when' lie spoke to him about it the boy was very impertinent, and after defendant struck him with the rone, the bny threw a stone at him. Fined Is and 13s:cost<j; ■ An application-was made to'the Court by G. Kcapp and }E. Woods to be relieved from their bail as sureties for the appearance of -William. Noakes at'the next sitting of the Supreme Court, on the ground that the accused -was'about, to leave the "colony. Defendant informed the Court that he had' two oilier persons in attendance who were willing to become bail for him; Upon: their aighing the recognizance the prisoner was discharged from custody. Three small debt cases were settled out of Court, On the application of the Registrar of Electors fur Wairarapa South twelve names were struck oil' the electoral roll as being the names of persoiiß not entitled to be retained thereon.