R.M. COURT, HAMILTON.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3136, 20 August 1892, Page 2

R.M. COURT, HAMILTON.

Yestebday.— Before Capt. Jackson, R.M. Waikato Cocntt Council v. A. Grant.— Claim for rates. This case; was, heard last Court day, and judgment reserved. A summons had been issued against defendant for. the recovery'of rates due by, him, but as be could not be found the Bummone was retunred and a new one issued. this the amount due hadbeen paid, but the County Council claimed to reover costs incurred before the rates were paid and alio the hearing fees. .The R.M. considered that payment of the |debt after the plaint had been laid did not ;do away with the claim for the costs and judgment was given for plaintiff forcoat3 incurred 12s. The Magistrate etated that he had consulted Mr E. Hesketh on this matter and had received from him an opinion coinciding with his own.

Failino to Skhd a Child to School.— Mra Edwards was charged with not having , sent her son to the Hamilton West School and not having received an exemption certificate for the child. Mrs Edwards said she had sent the boy to school, and he had gone for eight days, but he then refused to go buck and she could not make him. - The Magistrate made an order that the child be sent to school, and he said that unless the order were complied with, she might find that the police would bring another charge against him under the Industrial School Act, and he would perhaps be sent to some other place. Fbodsham v. Hoghes.— Judgment summons. Claim £40 7s Cd. Mr Dyer appeared for the judgment creditor. An order was made by consent for the debtor to pay 15a per month while in his present circumstances, and should bis circum-i-fcinres improve it was understood that the order be varied. Gosts, £3. in.

Horse Stealing.—Albert John Middleti)n was charged on the information of Detective Kirby, that on or about 28th June last, ho stole a raare value ahout £10, blie property of Mr W, F. Bell, of Hamilton. "Constable Murray who conducted the prosecution explained that about the date mentioned Mr Bell iniased the mare, and not being able to find her, he advertised for her in The Waikato Timks. Hβ received information,that u mare answering the' description had been 3een in accused's posseaeion, and he put the matter in the hands of the police, with the result that accused had been arrested by Detective Kirby at Ponsonby. Previous to his arrest he had sold the mare in Auckland, but it had been recovered.— \V. F. Bell, baker, of Hamilton, proved the ownership of the horse, which he missed from Hamilton Bast about June 28th, where she had .beeu .running with Six other of his horses', 1 all of which he found with the exception of the mare. Not finding her, he advertised for her recovery in. Tkk Wai?. katoTimks; After the second insertion he received information from Rangiriri, about » mare answering the description, and ha then put, the matter in the bands of the police. He recogmsed the mare outside the Coiirt as, tits property arid the one he missed from the run. He never authorised accused or anyone else to take the mare away or to dispose of her in any way, and she is still his property.— William Peter McNair, of Dairy Flat, deposed having purchased a mare from accused on Friday, 12th inst., in Hunter and Nolan's saleyards in Durham-street, Auckland, for £310s. He got a receipt for the money from one of the clerks in the office. Hβ recognised the mare outside the Court-house as the one he purchased from accused.— | Chief Detective Kirby, of Auckland, deposed aP to having arrested accused, in consequence of information received from the Hamilton police, on anspicion of stealing a mare at Hamilton about the 28th June, the property of Mr W. F. Bell. On the way to the station accused made a voluntary statement to the effect tbiifc on Saturday, the 25th June, he went to the Hamilton run and took a horse from about ten running there. He put it in a paddock opposite Mr Tristram's, where he was staying. He did not know who was the owner of the horse. On the following Monday morning he rode the horse to Papakura, where he made arrangements with the blacksmith to graze it. It mu there for a month, when he took it into Ponsonby, where it was until the morning of the 12th inst. Hβ then took it to Hunter and Nolan's saleyard, and entered it for sale, but he sold it privately to a strange young man for £3, 10s. —The accused, who did not cross-eH amine any of the witnesses, or make a statement, was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court.