R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 9 February 1883, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

: MABTBRTON-THUIISD ! AVi ; ■'*; ifßrfori H. 8.; • Waedbil, R.M.]«; . .CIVIL OASKB^ ; ; • James Cannon Oamp v J. Htnokeyi—;piaim £9O for wages m parjagrafimentlf' P)ajn.ti|,itftted ;that pleted his. part ilia agrp'e[jjen^. J but this was owing to defendant: burping'.hiiiiUut Thi fo/ twelve on tK| at ss>!?• poundi. :; > He ;.coramenced aerrice' Aftftiigust 1, and mil oriereitojlMMin. Ha liad nenvedijus .passage, •njoney from defendant,, ibuti tjothing iin. a'oeopi pf jyjgej. -ft' 14 'ivii-'n-x'-!;. |sTheQourt>t(heregi|eßUft^ fi laimiff Here otflefed "the (Jflott, ' J? ' Stnokey=;W(|en (Wyo^coipeiiM Catup4-0 a XugdVt tlta'U&i willow* i that/ .. When did I disohnrgo yon?' ' ' The seventh uf a Thursday 'tporning, , i ,/ H ' L [, r -i You worked ' 11 worked'to the menth'ofSeptember J Did I speak aboat yoaV leaving/before i then'?; ) "" n ", . ' ' , I Not your •'service, fiYoa Uold:mieulo : clear'ont o( ; the whare.afeir days before. .<DoT yoiij remembdi| Ti ha - first went 'rabbiting by yourself 1. '' -' ' * No. You went with me. Ds you remember lpiinjj a ferret ?

fil . i'«; Ji„ v. M wfo il long time; after/; When it Jnji» delude. K4 £& \ | 'Np{ to j|fe } v ., Hew. dtojLjflayft .was ltlberoVe /the vj#'/ What matten about work. What did l say. that evening? Did I agree to meet you at a certain place 1 .;: , t . Yes,, didn't knowwhere it was. It was a flajjataff. - T Did we go rabbitting that day ?• -1 can't say. It was wet, and you gave me bad povrder. : Did yon offer to shoot with me for fifty pound). ■ The Court-Are yoq going to put-that lura in-for a set off ?.(A laugh.) ' Did you miss ! anv^rabbits • that day ? No 6ne| could help missing amongst the aorub 1 ;

How many rabbits did; you shoot ; that day] 1 .[' wiij eUUv ;;I:shot jfour, and you two. miss eight shots one after another; -'aild' thought t|aVwfiipfetty hWI :• ."What aid I say to you when you went home; did I aek you to come to my house in the mbrnirig?' . '

I oah'tjaay! Did I tell you that you,were not capable of doing' rabbitting ?. - ■', ■ > You would have told a lie if you had 1 K . 'Did.;l-' (ell.you.to'go and get another place! ;;7:7;'7; ; :!';7; : '777 No 1. You didn't ; 1 ; you said yon were going to Bend another man out I _ Did I eyer ask you what your travel.' ljng expenses were? Yes l You .askedj me if five pounds would satisfy me I; 1 |-);S rVJ i ' Did you throw a oheque on the ground and say you wouldn't have it 1;. 1 dpn llremepber I \' (J- < f ; Jasl dtiickey sworn 'admitted the oonJ tEaot raade on his behalf by Mr Brydonej ■ When Oainp first, came, he . went, with another ;man, The first day he went by himself aiid-lost the ferret. Witness found him pushin? wire into a'biirrbw to .fetch the ferret out. ' .wehtion rabbiting, plaintiff did not attempt to shoot anylrunning ,• Ntotimorning he asked yhy KeSdid.not meet" him hceordmKjto instructions, and he replied ,that t he found a rabbit and was trying to kill it.They went this, wd' Camp missedivery.iasyishotsv. requested to come to the house the following taorning, and then told him that he was not satisfied with his capacity for either shooting .'or hunting- with dogs*land 1 advUed him to get another place,' i Camp replied that' he would- g-v' at-once;-'-iHo' then asked him wliat his iVavelliti'g' ox- ; penses were; but.could nilt got ai straiifht; reply- Witness'got items'nut 'of . him amountinij to'^2'l2s; and drew"out a' oheque for that.sum and the amount of his wages, n When he 'had i drawn the, cheque out he found Camp was gone from the house. Re did not see any more of him for several'days, After that Camp did no more work, but continued walking abnut the place for «ome : time; ' ' The Court—What became' of the icheque? ; ' ;7 ;, 7 7' Mr StUokey—About a Week or'so after. I told him to. come oyer to the \ house and gave him the. cheque. : He • threw it ' on the ground,ibut afterwards took-ift,.- .. Camp—Didjou aayj. yards away from the rabbit!aimed at,- ciin you. see shot] > Wi'iieasJ—l can tell where it hits, The Court said the position is this, yo'ii Mr Stuokey; have got a inan who Appears to have been inefficient, .but you are bound to giverhim' a nionthV notice'in'a' twelve month's agreement. . The character of the work done by' him is such.thiit I hold y.qu 'were quite jn dismissing hira, but only on notice/ No 1 douht ynulhavp had a very bargajn. Mi; Stuokey-rl was willing (a give ; hirn, a niQnth's|notice, but ho ; preferred to jeave atpiioe, f . ..7, ~ Judgment was given foWft loi in favOr 'nfplaintiffi boing one month's wages;and costs£2l3a, ■■ • "/U' FRIDAY. : Arthur George Pink appeared on the remanded oharae for jarcency.' 7 ' ; 7 : . i The Court asked if, the boy had any thing to say. with respect to his oon* duot. . . 7 77,, '. 7'77.'.' Pinfe said, be was very, sorry for, what hn had done, and that he had disgraced, hit parents . i ,vv.; t The Court said it wished to know, a little we pf the circumstanceß of the 'casei' ■'■■■ ■: :■■■ Pink said that he saw the window broken .and th'ouglit'that' they, had left the . house; for good.;; Oii the second occasion 'the' door was.unlocked, He did not break the window, ;|" " ; " ; i The police reported that the boy bore a good character from his employer. ;/,The Court pointed out the sorious nature, of'tho 'offence, and expressed iis. surprise at. tW.,(Jo6lness of,throulprit,l Jt .intebdeijj till Wednesday at Carterton, whon (je would be with.' At presoiit'llie apoufied did riat appear to realize tli'e gravity of his offence,;! i • 'T. Jamep v H Lauchlaii,—Debt IS 16s r retit. t ' ; Judgmont for amount and costs,