R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1736, 15 July 1884, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

M ASTERTON-MON D AY, (Before H. S, Wakdeu Esq. R.M.) Rapp & Hare v Williams.—Claim £IG 14s Id. Tho question was wither goods delivered in August had or had not been mid for, also an amount of 15) as to •whe'her or not they were deliveredhis Worship said defendant nnght-to have obtained a receipt when paying for the goods, and lie would give jiviumen' fur the plaintiffs for £l9 2s including coatß.

William Siiu'h, alius Barry was charged ivi'h stealing a watch from Joseph M Burgess of Branceueib, Accused pleaded not uuilty. Thofl, Mnckay said he saw accused on June 13 in the afternoon hawking a watch for sale to a workman on the line, could not swear lo the watch (produoed), Knew it to he a double cased watch, and said a man offered M 15s for it.

Defendant: Where did you 3ee me ? WiiHess; On the Opaki at the railway works.

Defendant: Will you produce the man that you say I offered the watch to? Witness: I can I believe, if there i? time 1

Defendant said ho was guilty of having ihe watch in his possession and wished 'he Court to settle up wi'li him ai once, He waa not on the Opaki at all, die not know the place. Thos. Mackay's evidence waa then wi'hdrawn as there was possibly a mistake in the identity. Defendant said he bought the watch off a man named Clark for £1 fa, but had lost the receipt. Ig was written at the side of the road in pencil-and stamped. The Hergeant gave the man a bad character.

His Worship said the faoi of the prisoner having been lately discharged fr»m gaol rendered it impossible to deal with the ease at once, and be would be .mmmitted fur trial at the next sitting of the Supremo Court,