R.M.COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4412, 6 May 1893, Page 3

R.M.COURT.

N'.^[ASTERTON-FRIDAY.. \ e; ■'■■'. i".:.j: : .-v.-:::'.—— . ■■ ■ t R.M.) \ r.-: ; ,,y,:,i---..;;FqRCinLE ENTRY/ ■' j Q :;r;''Qn'resuming after tho luncheon, I j, adjournment'; Peter ■': Christiansen. sworh, ; rslated..he; romembered the t: f disturbanco^Jnt'Brookes' lime kiln, n j..-He;iwb'ht^up. : 4b,!the'.quarry about six ti g p'clpcjun,tbp-mbrning.. Thero were r "' |liree,Vmen::;pn;tho road, and after, o '•g wardsyii'eylc'anie down to tho quarry s J Brench'loy:': came :'■; shortly afterwards -. andAfiick : ;handles... The c j: ;witho3g' ; ,cpr';oborated;.the.evi(lenco of tl j. tho f6rmer.:vyiinpss nsjtoHliqinslruo- ut .'• u ;use;:the:'handles v " ;;;;^"f•.<;: '."'s£-: : ',' I i; ■ ■■:.By;Mr : :Po)vnidr;vßrenchloy's.uicn. ti , Teft'abput.twpp'clocki-v/vßw tl $ ;tebk;.:them ; '( ; aclrVfln(ler;Hhe'a'rm.anil 1 ''l Jed';them^()'tlie-ipain- : road;:i'?Brench- si •, ley's; rrii;n ; : ; ppt;-.an 'h'our-lplertvelhe tl £ quarry/, and; I hoy; were;: wi |lt ng. to: go ii B ; iwhtnHhe'.fe d \, tools; fore ! npt.-at':tjie';qufti'ry;: : when. ;i; got there; about'six;.p'clock;!:': j- : H'e- know-that : Bren;cmey'e;:iben;; : had;:; r'';not';tafen.. a load..ofi'itbnp;'.from'tho. -,: j quarry ttmt mbrmng'. : ;He:ibad' : l)eeh' h ail ,nig^;ahil:Hhat ; I', J :were;iigbbd ; raiiny-.pn;Erbpkc;s'::sido;;qf fl: the.quarry, but only six .wlien: Brehn Jj -•phioy camd-'witii,raxp: 'j; I' otlierSbampJsppii,after.; -Thei-whisky j v ,'; wa'a; r 3ifltfibutea : aftcr/thp'' disturbance' A j-' ;wa'3:;:all;'pyerv l>id'- npt;;bea't:;',that : ft [ ;y ( j'-. ni'ss : did vnot'■■expect'-tp; gbt-anything j c li'oxtra;. ; . '■ '/\ ■;, : .'..\:*v-.--iv« j ■ ■■(■;,:Av'Maspn,;sworh,;B)atecl'that;he \\ , .■ ;was 'ay.Contractor' .and. ';was,; : ;ati|;the i,, ■';:Mauriqev;ille;lime ; hilns;yyhehythe;dis- s ,: furbaric!i%BV'gbing'-,pn;: );' j" D i ; interjfor;ec! : . : yfitb by :Br.opkcs':, : :meii n| j, : kn'ock.ttepi; ; dpwn yvith; '.jheiriinoji-; tj p handles,;; .One;bf the menistatedthat' '}<■ '.■ if anyori6■ piit:a han'd oil:liirri bbavdu|d y f Tliis:nian;'..'ha;d;.'.;a:'« f 'black : {m6usjache. ;With;ess''tbld :: )be pi ■.: : men4ha.t:''tbey -{BrppkeV-party);did; D 'f ! .not wish-to come into .conflict-"'wuhf t|, ! ! . : -fe:-:' V ' : . ■'.'■v'd( 3;., : By.;Mr'P6wriall:-..Tbore-. werb...-.not j H 3 ; Bix:;mbn%Brpokc3Vßide::when'..;wit ;; n 'i )■ nea3 : ;ariiyed;';.::ft;; ; was-n;ot,;ithe-;firßt' ft i' :.ti Di.et.'.tliat" the !'settlers A ba'4; tjn jpomhine ■ f o ' \ agamat. Brenctiiey r j, f rteerie'd. to assist; ; [' .me'r;and;tiipfbt.hefa;iYcr.eyqluntep'rs so g £ \ far as;.witnessihow,.; Did-'noi threaten \\ ',' Q ,■ i!id:ndt;challerjge.aby.pf.tbb;,raenr.to ;' ( fights ;He;had:;Bsed: i :languagp';.-tp w i : Breachleyjhat'; p] ; into'affireat./'-It was ..witness who had c i ;; giyen;tEe ; ( tfe.' 'quarry;:" Brenchley'a men; .told w i '; -at tlire aip|clock ia thb''morning.;-V-,. 'A j] j:;;jpredei'icki'^Kumnier^rejiiding-;;at h. ( [ ;Ma'uriceyiile;'gave'similar.evide'ncb.; : :'-' ffl . :,;By:'^ir;Pbwhiili;;; ; w I tbq ■ iritphtipn; qf; preydntjiig,Brenobley w i fj , attempted ■to;.:d.o. pi ': hayolaid;t;hat:if?ahything : ';waß/-'donp j, ;.; .Brenchley;ingip htj.find:.; : .binisei f' .in'.the |„ -■« v ,:^his : occure^afier;;;they:: ; had m ■ teen; 's6mb ;, eI : wokecwitnessupbuthe a | ; :wh'o3it;wßs.: p :Livedabput i a mile and m : \[ \ thelsettlers.carrie.agooddistancetand ii■ i jwere there at Bin ihe'miirninKyVDid bi ■ not challenge any pne.tb .figlitand did g : 3 Bl :. him; : -:-Brenchley'B..menfdidiiptvpre- g i;yent;Brookeß';men':;wprkingKjOhebf a , ei the:men;tphl;witriessJibat;Bi;enchley H a bad;;;instruqted,;'.tbem2tp;; : ;prevent a | ; : j r ;'whenth'eyß;a : w..'they ; werebutnumbe' l , j i they.;abandp;ned:'tte idea,> ; No;;actiyo [ ( V attemptwasJma'dotbpreventißrookes' e . i.; ; men:;taking;tbelime;.-\;.;;: :^';rt:.;;.t ; ! * ;] I;'; ' 0 ' o; j t p : 'qu'arry;';;Heard'Brenchley;say'tq'the 6 | \ jj :; ; and*axe;;handles, : ;!!lf;anyone:inter- x \i feres,\defend yourselves."-yOofi:.man y replied that.if be could not ; do;;it;with |, o hiß;handß^hb^buld : nbt:;dojti'at;alh .' Thdnian jkept the a : tl and'::from:;!tlieir : '' : i'p'poW j,, :i Bhbuld;B;ay'4hby;jnjended::Ußirig;thp c .- ;ffeapbnsiifjheyi|vere interfered; ; with, g b About ;, it qu'arr'y;a|i;:thißtim'e/i^;-?.;-.-;::';.';f; : :h:''':%' c 'j- ■'■ ■-.Walter ; Seatreo,Hb'e:nexfc; i t ] II 'called, : gave',Bimi|ar;evideuce'.'.:-.;He'ard ir Brehc.bley say,';''.lf they interfere with j, ,s youi : ypu v know;what::tp''do.S;i;'?:;:;j;; ir h cbrrobbrated'tho of other c i, witnesses. ;Brenchley told; the men if r y j it solves,;.v;:;':: ; iH:; : ;^Sl; : r ;- j ,o formant,'(the last witness called) also 2 i' corroborated the foregoing evidencb,;; B ;;: : KMr^Beard: ; Baid ;S this.waß: ; all;tlie 0 )f evidence;;ho;;proposed;to ; {.call, : a i- Bhouldy.boweyer, iask tore-call the in a 11 formant to, prove < that the lease was t y yalid:;at;;;lhe^timej : the;;isntry: was „ d : ms^rf}S^C: : '.^ : j [i ; -viD; on'batb, stated; B il I was in lawful possession of the pro- r if p'erty on the. 25th of April, I had if duly paid my rent, and observed all , y the covenants of my lease, The kiln c y referred to in the evidenco of my son j t- Bangor, waß ereoted prior to my tak- j ), ng possession over three years ago. t r- I had a little difference with Mr j g O'Connor some time ago, and about a a year and a half back ho claimed that 1 It there had been breaches of the agreoh ment,' I then paid the sum of £5 in ' g satisfaction cT all claims for any breab is or alleged breach which might have { n ocourred. The receipt produced was ■ ," the one received, If the kiln got into : ," a state of dis-repair it was so then and n is the eamo now, The lessors bave j 19 been on the property and seen the re kiln from tince to time, i- By Mr Pownall: Since the Ist of , of January, 1892, had not repaired the | rs kiln, A spring of water running in through rendered it useless. The bricks removed were taken two and a half years ago, Sid not replace sk the bricks, Had removed gravel ( is from tho leased property to my wife' ( al property, Possibly 150 loads had' ( al been removed. By gravel meant ar limestone refuse. Bad sold it at bo ! jo much a load, The complaint on the ( at previous occasion was for cutting ar more timber than he was entitled to, ur or something to that effect. This was :e the only matter under dispute when ie (he receipt was given, as far as he iy knew, •

By the Benoh : I did not leave the quarry at all on the 25tb, except to got tools. Was present when the party left, They did not come again. This closed the case, Brenchley and Summers again taking their place in the dock for the purpose of being oharged. Mr Powuftll said ho would ask tor a dismissal on tho ground that there was absolutely no proof of forcible entry. Brenchley and his men were really in possession and it was Brookes''men who wished to turn them out. There was no authority to show that a forcible detainer was an indii'table offence, even if thero was evidence of a foroiidt detainer, which he (Mr Pownall) contended there was not. The whole objoct of tho distribution of the axe handles was simply for self defence and to retain possession of tho quarry. Brookes was not kept out of his property a single minute. There was no detainer because when Brencbley's men were given an hour to clear out they went, without force or counter forco. Mr Beard replied at lonulh, maintaining that a distitiot entry bud been made, and the men had been armed to resist interference. If they bad remained in possession for a minute, or an hour, or any longer period it was sufficient, ..:... : His Worship said that he hud decided there was no. forcible entry in the present case,.but there might be unlawful ontry. had ho been called upon to. decide' "that point, Mr Brookes' lease bud not been properly terminated. He was notsatisliedthat there was evidence of forcible detainer. Mr Brookes; wiis actually?:.i 11 possession Iho whole ,timn,.i.and -thero was thi'rt'fore-nb.oirence/disolosid.:'' :The i nformatibii; jwpuki:;; atcordi ngly dismißVed,^i^-^S3»^tfS.; ;^:'fi