R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1747, 28 July 1884, Page 3

R.M. COURT.

MABTERTON-MONDAY. (BeforoH. S, Wauuf.lt, Esq. E,M.) Annie Andersen, a Scandinavian girl nineteen years of age, evidently in delicate health, appeared in the box to answer to a chargo of murder of a male child. _ Mr Beard appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Bunny for the defendant. At the request of Mr Bunny the case was adjourned till this afternoon. W. Francis v A. Dreyer.-Debt .£4 10s lor a dishonored order drawn on Mr. Rushbrook. Judgment for amount and costs, Rapp and Hare v G, Hedger,—Debt .£l3 8s 7(1. Judgment for amount and costs, F. Von Redin v. Soren Chistholm. —Claim for ,£3O on a promissory note f given for a horse sold to defendant. ' Mr Bunny for plaintiff, Mr Beard for ' defendant. Mr Beard explained that there was i a cross-summons for £3O as damages, i as the horse was net as guaranteed by ' plaintiff, ' i The case of Chisholm v. Von ! Bedin was then proceeded with. , S. Chisholm deposed as follows: ] |b About March lo I saw Yon Bedin at ( W JSketnhuna, who asked me if I wanted i a horse, I said " yes" and saw it there, J The horse was stated to be staunch, \ and would pull two tons. I gave the ' promissory note, and a man named 1 McLennan was witness. About three ] (lays after I put the horse to a light ] log but the animal would not put his i neck to the collar; I tried him for two { hours. After that I tried lo ride him, ■ and when on him the horse reared and ! fell on his back. Afterwards I gave ' him to some men working for me to put him with other horses working together, but it would not go. I tried « him in three different teams, but he r would not touch his collar. Before putting him [in tho team I wrote to Von Redin telling him the horse was not of any use to me. I received no reply to my letter, but wrote again, and then received an answer. I went lo see Von Bedin, who wished to put ( him in the market and to divide the ! loss, but I would not ngrep to it. I 1 . consider the horse value about i 3, but ' I would not give it for him. ' To Mr Bunny : I thought the horse I was worth the money so far as his ' looks went, and according to Von • Bedin's word the horse had been work ' ingin Sliute & Jones' team for some ' time, and doing the work well. Von ' Bedin did not say that he did not j know the manner in which the horse j worked. Mr McLennan did not say ' he had seen the horse working, and ' that it worked well, and ho did not l say it was the horse lo suit me. The ' horse was about 4or 5 years old. I ' put him to a log to pull along the ' ground. Mr Von Redin told me that ' Wr he had taken it from Shute & Jones, ! but said nothing about working the \ horse himself. I wrote to Von Bedin J on March 26th, and ofiered him £o to take the horse back rather than loso time in trying to make him work. I don't know if he is light in the mouth, i On the 28th March 1 again offered Von ' Redin £5 to take the horse back, but Von Redin refused it. I did not agree to put him in the sale, because I knew the risk was tdo large, To Mr Beard: I gave the horse an honest trial, Mr McLenan said nothing whatever as lo whether the horse - was fit for working. , Jno. McLennan, called, said he knew ] the plaintiff and defendant. Chisholm ■ saw Vcn Bedin at Eketahuna, who offered the horse for £3O. Chisholm < agreed to take the horse if he was | staunch, and he was witness to the | promissory note. About two or three ] « months after he heard Von Bedin propose to put the horse in the sale. Did , not notice it working in Shute and ] Jones' team. To Mr Bunny : He knew nothing about the horse, He said nothing to Mr Chisholm as to infer that it was . just the horse to suit him, but heard Von Redin say the horse would pull two tons, Ho did not endorse the • bill, but simply signed it as witness. j J, J. Chapman said he was ferryman at Manawatu rtVer. Chisholm brought the horse to him, but it would not work and constantly reared on the ' horse in front of him. He tried him j about two hours, but could get no work from him. He saw Chisholm on his back, but the horse reared and fell . on its own back. The horse was worth nothing except for its hide and fat. F. Von Redin, defendant, said that ' he had ridden the horse previously to selling liim to Chisholm, and Jones said the horse worked well, Mr McLennan also stated that the horse ' worked well. He told Chisholm it had only been worked in double harness by Jones, also that Jones had been in the habit of putting two or thiee tons en b» his dray. The last time he saw the horse at work was in Sliute and Jones' '< dray; he pulled well then. He always • received satisfactory answers about the horse from Shute and Joics. Cross-examined by Mr Beard : He told Chisholm it had been worked by Shute and Jones, also that he had ridden the horse previous to letting the carriers have it,

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