RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Thursday,-(Before Mr Northcroft, R.M. and Mr Thos. Wells, J.P.)

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1632, 19 December 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Thursday, -(Before Mr North croft, R.M. and Mr Thos. Wells, J.P.)

A Drop too Much. A man named James Rankin was charged by Constable Brennau for having been found drunk in Victoria-street on the previous night. — The Constable, $&■• posed to having found prisoner, lying in the street in an incapable condition. He was a stranger iti the place. Prisoner pleaded, fcaWng had a little drop too nciuoh," and not knowing his way about the'*town lay down in the street. ' 'Fined. ss. with costs 7s, or in default 48 hows.

Civil Cases. Coulthard , BrpB,. v. Madigau. , Judgment 'summons. Ordered' to pay the whole amount, £1 17s, with costs, in oue month, or in default one month's imprisonment.— Evans and Ellis v. Arakatera Te Wera. Claim £43 16s 8d for goods supplied. 1 * Judgment for amount with, costs, £1 15s. Runciman. v, J^eyr.. s Adjourned.—Robert v,' Boyle. ,Claini £Hita§4 fw gwvcU sold and, delive^.* sfasgnAen.fc "for amount with cogfe &1 13s.— Juo. Arnold v. Thomas TttkeV" '(Mm £9 10s Ba. Mr Keesing for plaintiff, and^Mr Dyer for cKendlut; Ordered' #*?§s& £l-a 'month with'co»to £^ .2s. —Mann v, , iVßoyle. Claim £6 1J% fttl^ ( Mif. Dyer for plaintiff. 'Jud^ine^ for amount : with costs £3 iSa.i^-^QMWgtt'e yi Karan'4^>ma' 'otihe^fClaim, i62.'''Mr #««; an^o.Mrwitn'roStsWl^ 6d gainst 8 two hu t? t fTh&oa,%sk Stealins^Oiso.^' j« JornSa'ti6u^o|'\yin.^McMiilan,^for^tet'h«

and take away , from the person of the said Wm. McMillan, a watch valued at £4, and chain valued at 108. ,•• - Mr Dyer appeared for the accused, aiid pleaded guilty. In reply to the Bench, Constable Brennan stated that the watch was out of repair through the abuse which it had sustained. — A fine of four times the value of the watch and chain, viz :— £lB, was inflicted, with costs 17s.

1 Assault Case. Henry Norgrove was charged, ,on th information of W. A. Richardson, for that he did, on the 12th December last, unlawfully assault ~the said j\y. A.' Richardson by kicking him. ft.f t. Mr Keesing appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Dyer appeared for accused, and pleaded not guilty. ' \ » . . W. A. Richardson, the complainant, deposed to having entered the shop of accused on the day in question, and- requested the payment of some account, which was refused. Accused told him if he had as much b y cheek as him he would be a better roan. Witness replied he' had got quite enough. After some other monetary conversation, accused said he wondered why people could not collect their own accounts without sending such b s as he. Witness returned thanks. Accused then asked him if he wanted standing on his sanguinary head on the road, and subsequently kicked him behind. By Mr Dyer : Had been requested to leave the shop several times by accused, but before going, asked to see his contra account. Had never given any provoca- | tion for the assault. , : ,Jbhu Tyson was called by Mr Dyer and deposed to having been in the shop wfien informant came in and asfteii for the amount of an account. The accused was thenputinthebox. Informant on being refused payment, refused to leave the shop when requested. Asked him (witness) had he any money in his clothes, and told him that the pei sou who had employed him to collect the account had not time to loaf about like him (witness). Did not kick him, but merely raised his foot to put him out. Informant on getting outside used abusive language. By Mt* Keesing : Had been charged • odcc before with assault. The Bench considered the assault proved, and fined accused 20s, with cost* £1 18s.