RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1887, 9 August 1884, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Yksi'fkdyy.— (Bifoie Mr H. W. Nmfchcroft, R.M., ,\\\<\ Capt. Corbett, J.P. HIDING ON THE FOOTPATH. E H. Filling, Thomas Hoy and W. Rom>, \u*i c charged, mi the information of Constable, liieunaii, with ndrng on a footp.itli m Victoiia stieet on the 31st inst. The accused pleaded that the roads being bad in the i)aiticul,ir locality where they had infringed the bve-Uw under which they were chargul, they were obliged to lide on tlio footpath. His WoiMnp inflicted a fine of Is, and 11s each costs. He hoped this would be a warning to tho accused, and teach them tint the footpaths weie made for foot-pas-sengers, and not foi hcnse». Ab-^ULI'ING A CAT. Daniel Dillon and John Harris were cbaiged, on tho infoimatton of the police, m itli assaulting one Ellen Ed \\ aids at Cambridge on the '22i\d July. Constable Brennan explained the facts of the ca-^e. These boy-, weie agi eat nuisance to the lady named m the infoimacion, and weio peipetually annoying hei with their lanikin pianlcs. Ellen Edwards was called, and testified to the abuse she leceived at the hands of the accused. She had been standing at a tub washing, when a bottle flew past her head, audstiuck the tub beside. She comp.aed the assault to what might be expected front a Dublin mob politically agitated. They " tacked ' her on two occasions. She saw one of the boys picking up another bottle, andietued, concluding that it was the intention of accused to cut short her moital existence. The bottles thrown were the same as those produced m couit. Horace Stewart was called aud deposed to being in the company of accused on the day m question, when they (the accused) thiew two bottles at a cat in Mrs Edwards yard. Thomas Mynott and Henry Mynott also gave evidence. The bottles were thrown at the cat and not at Mrs Edwauls. His Worship dischaiged tho accused. In doing so he cautioned them against such behavioui in futuie. Capt. Coibjtt called the accused back to the bar and administeied a little sound advice. He had to tell them that he uudei stood a bill would be introduced to Paihament duimg the present session to enable the authorities to flog foi such offences. He told them this for their own good, that they might be better boys in futuie. CIML CV.SCS. H. Asher v. Hote Thompson, claim £IG (judgment summons). Mr Keesing for plaintiff. Adjourned for three months. J. W. Menick v. Arika Te Hura, claim £1(5 19& Id (judgment summons). Adjoin ned for thiee months. C E. Smith v. J. Gallagher, claim £4 10s, for work done. Mir Dyer for plaintiff. The amount was paid into court. Judgment was given for costs, £1 (h (sd. A. Isaacs v. Hon Neri, claim £5 10s Od. Mr Kee-ing for plaintiff. Defendant was willing that an order to pay within a month should be made. Older made, with costs. Asher v. same, claim £29. Mr Kee«ing for plaintiff. A similar order was made in this case, with costs 23s Gd. J. Arnold \. T. Hoy, claim £1 Gs (judgment summons). Mr Dyer for plaintiff. Ordered to pay £1 a month, and 5s costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment.— rThere weie two other oases of Arnold v. Hoy. amounting to £8 fls Gd (judgment summonses), in which the defendant was ordeied to pay £1 a month in each case, with coats, 6'a and 8s respectively. R. McVeagh v. Mary French, claim £2 12s 9d. Mr Dyer for plaintiff. £2 had been paid into court. Judgment for 12s 9d, and £1 12s (id costs. Lewis and Simpson v. W. Downing, claim £G 4s fid. Mr Keesing for plaintiffs. Judgment for amount and costs, £1 l(>s. McVeagh v. M'Cutcheon, claim £2 4s lOd. Mr Dyer for plaintiff. Defendant had paid 21s into court, with costs. Judgment for amount with costs, £2 5s Gd. [BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN BEPORTER.I Cambridge, Friday Night. An affiliation case, Ellen Ash against Fiederick Bowman, was heard at the R.M. Couit to-day. The defendant, who cleared out and is at present at Napier, was not represented by counsel. Hp was ordered to pay 7s per week for fourteen years, with the costs of confinement and suit, and to find two sureties of £50 each, in default six months' imprisonment.