R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4253, 26 October 1892, Page 3

R.M. COURT.

OAETERTON-TUEBDAY. (Before Win Booth and Jas Baylies, J.'sP.) ASSAULT CASE. John Wonrod v Hans U, Smith, Mr Acheson for complainant, The accused was charged that he did on the 10th October, unlawfully boat and illuse the complainant, tending to provoke a breach of the peace, , The complainant not being versed in the English language, Mr LundquisUotedaß interpreter.

After the complainant had given his evidence in answer' to tho ; accused, tho complainant stated that by tho instigation of bia wife [who is mother to the accused) ho went to Fabiatua and asked tho accused to como and livo with him at Clarevillo, but did not offer to give him two cows and livo aoros of land, : George Meikleson deposed that he knew the accused, and on the morning of the assault he saw him at Carterton, He told him that he had had ft row with, the old man ind that he (the accused) hud thrown two or three buckets ol water over him, Dr. Johnston deposed as to tho injuries iho complainant had reoaived through the assault, After hearing the statement of the accused, the Bench considered tliatan assault had beon committed ami the accused was bound over to keep the peace for six mouths, in his own lecognisanceof £lO and to pay half tho cost of the proceedings,

MTHERSTON.-TUESDAY,

(Before Messrs J. Domdd and Cf. W. Reynolds, J.P.'s.) A schoolboy, over 14 years of a>e, pleaded guilty to stealing a parcel containing percussion caps, from the Railway Goods Bh"d, Featherston, recently. Tho boy was reprimanded and as ho had received chastisement, his case was dismissed on condition that the value of the missing caps be paid.

Peter Jnnsen was charged on the information of Oonstablo liowilen, of Maryborough, wiih having stolon from a wharo on the Oiaraia run, several articles valued at £6los, the property of a contractor named Svond Neilson Rot and, and of his male George Ganelos. Robund and Gsni'tia identified tho articles produced in Court, fiohand stated that he left the articles in his whare in lire morning, and on bis return in the evoning missed them. He reported tho affair to Constaldo Bowden and together they traced a swagger through Maryborough to Bidwill's Cutting, where they found the accused, who had tho articles done up in a swag with the exception of a pair of boots, belonging to Roband, and a shirt of Ganetis, which ho was wearing. Jansen pleaded guilty and stated that he had no swag, aud could get no work without thorn, He saw the whare and finding no one about he took the articles, He was committed for trial at the next sitting of tho Supreme Court at Wellington,