R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 16 July 1884, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

GREYTOWtf-TUESDAY. (Before H, S, Wardkll, R,M, and B. Boys, Esq., J.P.) . Constable R. Darby v. Carl Johnston. —Assault upon Peter Noilseii. The medical evidence in this case showed that the complainant had been severely handled, and the man was now in the Wairarapa Hospital, The prisoner was remanded to Grey town in order' that the man Neilsen might give his evidence in the presence of the prisoner in the event of serious consequences ensuing. On tho arrival of the Justice at the Hospital it was found that the man was not so ill as supposed, and the prisoner was then remanded to Featherston for 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning,

CARTERTON.-TUESDAY, There ffere only three civil cases heard at Carterton, one being G, A Fairbrother v J, Ridgway,—Commission on sale of property, L 9, Mr Beard for plaintiff, Mr Bunny for defendant, and which resulted in a judgment for paintiff. Another was J, Burrowß v G. Bowstead.—Claim LlB Is, Mr Beard for plaintiff Mr Bunny for defendant, From the evidence it would seem that defendant was in the employ of plaintiff, and plaintiff lent him a horse to race at tho Island Bay races, and told him that as payment for the use of the horße defendant was to take two tickets in the totalisator, Defendant won with the horße, and pocketed L1616s dividend, which he failed to hand over to .plaintiff. This amount and 25s for a hive of honey made the claim as brought, Defendant's oase was that Plaintiff asked him to take the horse and " run it dark," so as to cheat the Island Bay Race Committee, He did so aud won, but the fraud was disi covered. The horse was a trained one entered to run in a hack race under a false namo, and the Stewards declined to pay over the stakes. The Court, however, appearing to disbelieve the defendants story, gave judgment for the plaintiff for amount and coats. There wore several cases settled out of Court.