RESIDENT MAGISTRATE S COURT, HAMILTON Thursday.—(Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.)

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2000, 2 May 1885, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRA TE S COURT, HAMILTON Thursday.— (Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.)

DIiOHI)HIL\ C'ONDl'tT. P\tkick Smith was charged with being diunk and disorderly in Victmia-street, H unilton, tho previous evening, and resisting tho police. Sergt. -Major Mc(iovern deposed that the prisoner was veiy diunk, and was creating a distui bance. Witfie.sa advised him to go home, but ho only got worse, and wjtiiess then arrested him. Ho became ■»> violent tiut the assistance of several bystandms had to be invoked before he could be got to the lock up. Mi McUoveru's evidence was corroborated by another witness. Prisoner s.ud he was drunk and could not reinumbei anything about the matter. His Worship fined the piwoner 20s, and costs, for each offence ; in default, 14 days' linpiisonuuut. James Fitzpatrick was charged with assaulting one of the persons who assisted Mi McCiovein to arrest the prisoner Smith. Prisoner said he was drunk and did not know the law. The other offender was his chum, and he did not want to see him locked up. His Worship administered a severe caution to the piisoner, and fined bun 20s, and costs ; m default, seven days' imprisonment.

THE HOUSE CASK. P. LeQuosno v. C. Bealo. Claim €30, value of a horse injuiod by defendant, and medical attendance.. Mr Ha.y for plaintiff, Mi O'Neill foi defendant. TV, hearing of this case was tesumed. In cioss examination, Winter Le<2ue*ne said his futher had warned him sevei.il times not to lend tlio hoise, but he could not ice ill to mind any occasion. Had lout the hoise seveial tunes without his father's knowledge. The hoise was quiet and docile, i.ithei lively, had a middling mouth, the right side being balder than the left. The hoise had bolted once with witness on tho Ist January, just before he lent him to defendant, but he was frightened by dog> The CTsiost way to manage tho horse w.is to pull on tho left lein. Had told people this, but had not stated that only he and his brother could ride the horse. Would i. wear distinctly that he had warned defendant to be careful, as the horse might run away. Chailes LeQuoHiie gave evidence similar in most resuects. The R"v. H. S. Davies deposed that he had dnven a tfiey hoise belonging to plaintiff several tunes hi a buggy, but ho could not Nny w hcthei that home was identic il with thu one in dispute. M»~)s Meathem sind <J. Fiench de.posed that they -,u\ tho bolt and considered that the defendant w,is negligent. Mr Fiendi s.nv les-, than Mi Meachcin and the lattei in cioss-exaiuiuation admitted that, assuming the hoi so to have had ahaid mouth and the ndei to have been in ignoi.mce of the fact he could not Imj considered guilty of neglect Mi Sl.ule gave evidence as to tho medical tteatment the horse had lecoived. He did not think the hoi so could have locoven-d fi oin tho hist, but ho did not toll plamtitf that. This vvas the case for the plaintiff. For the defence, Mi () Xeill oiled Chailes Boale. the defendant, whode,» isod that Wmtei Lefjuusuc in lending him the hoi si; g.ivo him no warning, and that ho die his best, not knowing tho horse's peculiarities, to prcvunt an accident. The noise stumbled in a rut and Ml, tin owing witness hp.ivily to the gtound, and the iinim ii then foil over the- bank Mr Seddon's allotment near the bridge. Thorn is B-ale, bi other of the defendant, deposed that he witnessed the bolt, and ctuisideied that his limtli'-r, who vvas a fan ndci, did all in his powei to pull the hoiso up. The hor-i> had ab id mouth and a tendency t'llmlt. Hadudc'o ltheanim.ilhiitiself, and hid s en him bolt. :i je.ir ago last Now Vi ai s D.iv with Winter Lo Qni'siie nt the s.uldio. Tho lioiso w.is appateuUy anxious to g( t home at tho tune of the accident, and in tinning the comer of the load at tlie budge ippio ich, stumbled m a Luge lilt vvoili bv the watei. At this stage, the heiiin-.'of theeise was fuitlni adjoin ned until Tup'-diy next.