R.M COURT, TE AWAMUTU. Thursday, August 19th. [Before H. W. Northcrofft, Esq., R.M.]

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1271, 21 August 1880, Page 2

R.M COURT, TE AWAMUTU. Thursday, August 19th. [Before H. W. Northcrofft, Esq., R.M.]

Criminal Cases. Joseph Gill was chtrged, on the information of Oc net'ible Gillies, -with riding on the public footpath. The defendant, who did not appear in person, was represented by Mr O'Neill, and pleaded guilty. Fined 03 ; costs, 14s. John Macdonald, charged with a similar offence, stated that he was riding 1 one horse and leading 1 another ; it was the latter animal which was on the footpath. No fine imposed, but cautioned and ordered to pay costa Bs. Daniel Ganey, charged with breach of the Vagrant Act, pleeded guilty, and was fined £1 ; costs, 12s. James Taylor, charged wir.h a like offence, also pleaded guilty. Fined, £1 ; costs, 12s ; and in default of p lyinent was removed to the lock-up. Daniel Ganey was then charged by Hugh Kelly with uttering abusive language, whereby a breach of the peace might have been occisioned. Fined £1 ; costs, 9s. Hugh Kelly was then charged with a like offence, on the information of Daniel Ganey. Kelly wished to call Taylor (then in the lock-up). Taylor when examined deposed that he was not present when the words passed between Kelly and Ganey, and said he knew nothing of the matter whatever. Kelly was then fined £1 ; costs, 17s. Lewis Ballin, of Kihikihi, hotelkeeper, pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing gambling in his hotel. Constable Gillies deposed to the facts. Mr Ballin assured the Bench that the shakes were all but nominal, and that he would not allow any card playing for money to take place in his house again. The defendant was cautioned. At the dose of the criminal cases Mr Gresham made application to the Magistrate, in reference to the ca.se of T. Baker (a oise of cruelty to animals). It appeared that, at the June Couit the Bench had ordered the accused to pay 810 down, £7 15s by the end of June, and £7 11s by the end of J'lly, £10 of this amount wns to go to Mr Walters as compensation for the hor.ie which bad died under de. fendants treatment. MfGrashim, on behalf of Mi- Walters, asked if the amount had been paid. Constable Gillies stated that £lo only had been paid. His Worship directed the constablo to inform Baker that he must pay the balance without further delay. This was all the criminal business.

Civil Side. Tristra-n v. Roclie. This was a claim brought by the plaintiff for work done for the defendant. Mr Ores 1 ! nn aopcared for the plaintiff, and Mr O'Neill for the defend -int. The plaintiff is a t.-iilor atKihikihi, and the defendant was till lately a storekeeper at To Awamutu. Mi- O'Neill took a preliminary objection to the particulars of demand. This objection his Worship decided he would not drfil with till he had heard the evidence. The question in this ease was whether defendant had employed Ttistram to make some caps, oor;.,t r ;., for the band of the Te Awamutu Cavalry, or whether Tristr.im had been engaged by a tailor named Kinueruey. Mr Roche swore that he had made the contract witb Kinucrney, and that if anyone had employed Tristram that Kinnerney alone had done ho. The evidence of both Kinnerney •md of Tristram was to the effect th.it from the time that Tristram undertook to do his portion of the work Roche had agreed to ply Tri^tr im. The contention of the defendant was that he was only to pay Tristram out of any monies that mi^ht be coming to Kinnerney. In giving judgment, His Worship said that the evidence of the plaintiff (Tristram) had been corroborated by tbo evidence of Kinnernoy. He considered that Tristram's version of the affair was trustworthy. Judgment for plaintiff for £o ; costs, £2 12s. Roche v. Tristram. This wag a claim by plaintiff for goods sold and delivered. Mr O'Neill for plaintiff, Mr Gresham for defendant. Claim, £l Os od. Judgment for plaintiff for £1 ; costs, £2 14s. Corboyv. Nunn — Judgment summons. Mr Grresham, for tho judgment creditor, examined the debtor at some length, who formally consented to an order to pay 10s per week. Order accordingly; costs, £2 17s, and in default of compliance with order, imprisonment for one month, Roclie v. John Allan- -Mr O'Neill for plaintiff. Defendant did not appear. Judgment for debt and costs. This concluded the business, which lasted from 11 a.m. to 0.30 p.m.

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