R.M. COURT, ALEXANDRA. (Saturday. — Before Captain Jackson, R.M.)

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1469, 1 December 1881, Page 2

R.M. COURT, ALEXANDRA. (Saturday. — Before Captain Jackson, R.M.)

Abusive Language. Matilda. Morgan v. Asmuss, charge of using abusive language, was first called on, but was of no importance, the one party noi considering the other better than he should be, and the other side also being of opinion the plaintiff was not acting 1 as a lady. Mrs Morgan charged Asmuss with taking aotne sticks from the bush which were her property, and this was denied by the defendant, hence the altercation. The case was dismissed, the Court being of opinion that it was a trival affair which should not have been brought into Court. M. Asmuss v. M. Morgan. This was a cross action between the same parties. Each party having heard one was going to summons the other, had ruahed to the law. The evidence was the same as in the previous case. Also dismissed, each party to pay own coats.

Claim for a Bullock. Matilda Morgan v. M. Asmuss. Claim £10, value of a bullock killed, as alleged, by the ill-treatment of the defendant. This case occupied the Court the whole day, the plaintiff having six and the defendant four witnesses, principally half castes and Maoris. , The evidence was far too voluminous for publication. It appeared that the defendant had taken the bullock off the run to break in as a worker as a mate for one of his own, to be afterwards worked with the defendant's bullock for the mutual benefit of both parties. On yoking the bullock up, the defendant Asmuss went to the bush and brought in a load of wood on a sledge, the plaintiff's bullock being very much exhausted on returning with the load. The bullock was then turned out by defendant, and some days afterwards was found dead on the run, poisoned, it was said, by the tutu plant, which was very plentiful in the ■locality when the dead bullock was found. Defendant and his witnesses endearoured to prove that he was in no way to blame, that he had used the bullock with the full consent of the plaintiff, and that the bullock had been seen some days afterwards alive and well. The plaintiff, Mra Morgan, denied totally that she had ever given permission for the j defendant to break in the bullook, and j i alleged that it was the neglect and illusage the animal received that caused its i death, this being somewhat substantiated by her numerous witnesses, judgment was giren for £8 and costs, £5 10s. — Mr Greshfcm conducted plaintiff's case, '-while , defendant appeared in person. " - - »'