RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 809, 23 August 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hamilton, Wednesday, August 22 Before W N Searancke, Esq., R M. CRIMINAL CASUS. Edward Keighley, a l_,d about twelve years of age, was charged with stealing from the house of Mr George Harper near Alexandra, a sum of lOvclotbe., aud' other articles. Also with entering a house at Hamilton West belonging to William Guird and steal therefrom certain articles and 7s 4d in money on Tuesday last. Also with having en ered the house of Mr George Smith of Hamilton East, on Tuesday last, and stolen therefrom money and food. Aiso, with having on the same day entered the house of Mr Dent, Hamilton West, and stolen therefrom money and suudry articles. j Prisoner pleaded guilty to all four charges. The Court thought it a pity the boy should be sent to gaol at so early an aw, and considering the way in which ho hud been illused and neglected by his parents, sentenced him to three year. i 0 the Aucklanl Naval Training .School. CIVIL SIDE Blater v. J T Johns: claim, £9, value of a horse. Mr O'Neill for p:aiutiff John Slater, ofTeAwainu u, deposed : He sold a mire to defWlaut, for £9* Defendant was to have a mo .th s triai of the mare. Plaintiff had received neither the £9 nor the mare back. Mr Johns offered to settle the matter by arbitration. I agreed to do so, and appointed Mr Knox arbitrator. It fell hrough. I was quite willing to let the mutter °go to arbitration. To defendant: On the 30 oh June Isold you a brown mare on the conditions s:.ated. There was DothLig eke pas ►■d between us. Tne grey mar* and fo,i\X lefi, ouyour place was not under off-Vita sale. She was not put up to aucti->n>-.You gave me notice to com. and take the mare away. I called at Johnston's farm, where you said she was. If I hid found her there in health I would have taken her over. She, however, was not at Johnston's farm. I consider you responsible, for her. When I got home 1 sent you a writeeu notica she was not there. I searched for six hours on the farm. It was not impossible but she might be there. It was for you to find her, not me. To Mr O'Neill Mr Johnston is not my agent. I never authorised defendant to lea/e the horse at Johnson's. J f Johns, the defender, sworn, said : On the 30th June I saw Mr Slater in his trap leaving Hamilton for Te Awamutu, he said he could not sell the mare at auction. I gave him peruii-sion to leave her at my place solely for his own convenience to save him the trouble of taking her to Te Awamutu. He said he would be in Hamilton in a week or two and endeavour to find a customer for her, He gave me full permission to use her if I required. As he was going he asked me to send a boy to take her from Gwynne's stable to my pla'je to save him time. As Boon as I saw the horse I said her heels were puffed and she was unlit to travel. I wrote in a few days to plaintiff, telling him to take her away as quick as possible. <,As there was no feed at my place, and there was plenty at Johnson's farm, 1 sent ber there to graze. Plaintiff came down to get her a few days after. I told him she was on Johnson's farm. He made no objection to her being there, but went there expressly to take her home. I never heard from him till nine or teu days afterwards and naturally supposed the horse was safe at home. Nothing was said that could be construed into a sale, or leaving her ou trial for sale. Twelvemonths previously some such arrangement was made, and I iben tried her and refused to take her Nino days after plaintiff called at Jonnscn's farm for the imare. I received a Jetttr from him construing the conversion into a salo. The matter was sub_tquenily agreed to be referred to arbitration, bui the m_etihg of arbiirutors fell thivm-h. Mr Knox informing me that he bad fecsived instructions to place the matter in a solicitors hands* TrMr O'l>oili : There waa no mention made of a sale. There waa mention wade of £9, there was none ol a month's trial 1 wont swear I did not ask him what he he would take for the horse. I sweur I m ao intern-on of buying her, Slater bm4

' A^miemmimH^m^ he y.<^'WssSMt* i herA . I. ia fluHe ' likely I went into iSwynne's stable to look '• at 1 the inard. I dict'go in arid 'see*. & gave a oasual gV> no , J at ', ler on 'y,* t'should h'av'eWai-i.hedlier 3 had t 'Why^nteijtion of buying. My boy receiv.d Ler from me. l in»ehdil ! leaVl_lg^e#'2-alanrljat r that time, I offered to settle the matter by arbitration^beca'ase T wanted to! get. rid of the oase, -being about to leav^the' Colony.! ..,„;,. ... :,., 1^: r .i_._a.^ I U Defendant addressed the Court, stating ' that p aiitiff Wai. ih ;i tihW l _iabit of Waving; his horsas for hl« own 'Cbnvenieuce in defendant's paddobk. „v x --'-''• Terdictfe. foi : pjjai^jfprl t$\ r |inoun olaimed Witk cost.. " '■' ' '■'" *' ,;