Ormondville R.M. Court.

Bush Advocate, Issue 353, 14 August 1890, Page 2

Ormondville R.M. Court.

Wednesday, August 13. (Before H. S. Wardell, Esq., .R.M.) POLICE OASES. George Prescott was charged on the information of James Windell, with allowing < a horae to. trespass on the railway line at Takapau. Fined five shillings, witkout costs. Johanna Wegner was charged on the information of Margaret Wainks with obtaining money under false pretences. Margaret Wzinks, being sworn, deposed that sho resided at Makotuku.' Knew the prisoner. Remembered seeing her on July » last, when the prisoner brought her a letter purporting to. oom,e from Mrs Friberg, asking for the loan, of ten shilliugs > or if not ten, sevan. shillings, Had no [change, and wrapped a sovereign in the letter and gave it to the prisoner, who, as she was going, said that her mother would return it to morrow. Never saw the accused before, autf thought she was one of Mrs Friberg's /jirls. After waiting three weejcs wrote to Mrs Friberg about iife» and then discovered tha,t M»'s Friberg had not received the money. Mr Lough nan as the request of Jus Worship took up the case, $0$ a,ccused. Margaret Wjnn)^ examined by Mr Loughnan, said that no attempt had been wade to produce the 'letter, and'

no/ notice had been served by the police with that object. Cecilia Friberg, being swern, deposed that she resided at Makotuku, and had known the prisoner since "childhood, about 10 years. Had stayed with her some time. Oh the 7th or Bth of July was staying at Mr Ebel's. Never wrote a letter authorisingjier to receive^ m.oney from Mrs WzibkV Hie priSsoner left Makotuku by the evening' train for Pabiatua Had never received the money. Mr Loughnan submitted that there was no evidence; of false pretences. In answer to His Worsnip, the prisoner said that she had. spent all her money andLad none to go home. She wrote the letter and signed it. Was just past 14 pears of age. Adjourned till later on. Gurzunski v. H. Brieske. Mr Lee for the plaintiff, Mr Loughnan for defendant. ; This case was adjourned till the 10th of October, to enable defendant to subpoena his witnesses. ' CIVIL OASES. Hans Hans Bolstadt y. W. Bennet. This was a judgment summons. Mr Lee appeared for defendant submitted an arrangement subject to an order of the Court. Agreed to. J, Marsh v. F. C. Shugar, claim £5 3s. Mr Loughnan for plaintiff, Mr Lee for defendant. Joseph Marsh, sworn, deposed that he resided at Papatu on 'section No. 115. Knew Mr Shugar, the dant, who used te own seetipn 116. ■Wpnt to; see defejicj%ns, #11/1,,, asked him if he wefe'willirtg to iencel He said he was. Received a letter from Mr Shugar (letter harided in). Billed Mr Shugar tor the fencing, £6 3s, and asked, for mpney after completing fencing! He said he bad rib money, and after awhile asked him again ; said he had- no, money. He said he would pay when he got it from Westlake. Defendant never denied owing the' money to him until about six weeks ago, when he told me that he had paid ail. that he, was going to pay. Gave notice of his intention to fence by advertising, but gave no other riotide. The fencing was done about Dec, 1888. Westlake told me he had bought the section. Did not ask Westlake for a settlement. Remembered the sale of the land. Did not know why a second , copy of the account was asked for. Did not know it was to give to Westlake. His wife was hot likely to have an account with Westlake. By His Worship: Westlake never paid me any money. Examined by Mr Lee : Mr Shugar said that the land was going to be sold. He read the letter over to me. He aaid he would fence after advertising. Could not remember anything that was said before receipt of letter. By Mr Loughnan : Showed Mr Shugar the advertisement ; that was the time when he told me to erect the fence'/ - ; Chas. Fred. Shugar, being sworn, deposed that, he was the owner of Section 116, and that the fencing was erected whilst he was in actual occupation of the land. Mr Marsh asked him to assist him in putting up a bound&ry fence. \Yas , idle at the time, and said that he (Shugar) would do it. Started work, but was taken ill. Afterwards got work and let the fence alone. Was informed that an advertisement was in the papers, but did not see it. Saw Marsh and informed him that he was negotiating with -Westlake for the sale of the property, and told him not to wait but to go on with the fence, and he would see him paid. Plaintiff asked him to put it in writing, and he then wrote the letter produced. Subsequently, after the completion of sale, told Marsh that Westlake had bought the section, and asked if he was agreeable. Got the account from Marsh then to render to Westlake. Went to see Westlake so as not to keep Marsh out of his money. Heard nothing about it since. His Worship : Where is Westlake 1 Mr Lee : In San Francisco ; he is one of many Hawke's Bay people just now in that city, Your Worship. By Mr Loughnan : Mr Marsh did show me a clipping out of a paper. Did not examine it. It had the appearance of an advertisemeiit. Judgment for plaintiff for i's 3s, with costs £l lls. Johanna Wegner was brought -before the Court. The police reported that the character of the girl was good, but the parents did not bear a very good character. His Worship said that if anyone would take tho girl and take care of her he would let her go and not. send her totli3 industrial School. Mr Brieske spoke as to the girl's I character, and offered to take charge of her. .■■■"•. » His Worship said he had deter- [ tinned to let prisoner out under the Probation Act. She must report herself to the constable at Pahiatua once a month for six months, and she must remember that if she did anything wrong it would go against her. She had dono a very naughty and wrong thing. She would be taken to Pahiataa and there set free, and he hoped! this would be a lesson to her. His Worship ordered that prisoner pay fl back and costs by six monthly instalments of Os.