MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4196, 8 January 1879, Page 5 (Supplement)

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

chbißtchfboh. Fsidat, Dkckmbbe 27. ' rß*fere &. h. Mellith, Esq., BiL3 Ctm CAsae.— J. O. Sheppird t Harry ,-B A as.eimm £3111» 10i f judgment bydeftalt for amount claimed, and coste 26«. B. yf&fmith t B. Aymet, claim £1 4» 4d; for defendant, eo»ti 2ls. Maieon £dCc. r E. Ererall, claim £6 12. 93 j judgmfct by default for amount claimed, and eat* 18*»" W. Wilson t J. Woodi, tea., dfcim £9"* 17s 6d; judgment by default far diieied, and co*U llfc J- FliatT P. JEiasd, n-l-iwt £4 fis ; judgment for plaintiff fit£&'ll*i ***& costs IQ** Twentyman and ■vCoana t M. M. Wy*tt, O. W. Tompsini, claim £1019 i j plaintiff non-fuited, costs 31». Ji'JiAa&a'j S. Grovtßiky, claini £15s5d;, ~ jjaJ«maot by default for amount claimed, trad *~ «*t«ll». B- BinsUad v claim £1 • jedgnjent for plaintiff for 10s, and costs 9»Jjcst* tie be p«d by pkiatii. B. Binetcad claim £3"; judgment bf de%ult" " v J&?mmouiit claimed, and eostefls. W. ■WSU^β, -"'Vi. C%t*,«l»im £519« ; Jadgment bydeOult and costs 13a. _, .-.vTraeoAT, Dscaasz 31.»* v - -- - fßifore GK h< Mellisb, Esq., B.H.} ' Citib Casbi.—A. Thoraon t- M. Qainy, Si 3»i judgment fey deftTnlt for amount -_£&ttd, JUJothetT aiSobdsau, ,d»inif£3 6|j,iudgjin|nt by defaul|^OT daimed^ 1 t43d-epft«.lCH».-Aveii : B6ad Board r Heyward, «J&iin£2 isM; judgment by default for amount claimed, and cjsts 9s W. ohn»ts»n t J." Batcfcelor, £5 1-is 10d} .iudonenfe by ?djlaoU for amount eliimed, wd «»t* ®*Vr "W. Bourke t J. Hoinue, claim £26 I 3« 4i; judgment-_by - d»fa«lt ior amousi daisied, end coeta 27*; tolicitor's fee £1 Iβ. Mr J. Holmes for plaintiff. T. B Whitfttld tH. W. "rTheeler, <hdm £1 11» 4d; jodgment by default for * arnoon* claimed,'and. eo«u'9*. J. Clarke and - Boa claim {£S 17b j judgment* by default fox amount,*\aimed, apd coeU 255. Prißt and Srmes V'A. Faithful, claim 7*"k -jsdgroenfr by default for emount «l*iin*d, feed coete 14*. Lincoln Baad Board T J. Brojrti, «slaim 7* 6d; judgment "by default for amount claimed, and cotte 18a. Hobday vadt Co, v J. McDonald, claim £2 17s €d } jadgment bydefault for amount claimed and cotts, 10«. H. Fuhrmann v A Dnnnett, claim £16 10*: judgment by default for ckitned and costt, 20*. Jas. Torrene T B. little, clsita £± 14s: judgment by default for amount claimed and costs, 19s. 8. l>. Nathan t A. Henderson, ckim. £5 18i j iodemeot by default for £4, 13e and costs, " 12; B. Binstead vT, 3. Byan, claim £4 3s; judgment for plabtrifi for i» and oo»t», 14e. T. Tornw t Ai J. Winer, claim £44«, tendered 4HIDB t jedgtnent for plaintiff fpr£2 1.3s and „ «c#, 9* i eoifes to be divided. *Mr Holme* for plaintiff, Mr.Grreison. for defendants. J. "Varum v E. Stronf, claim £5 5s 7d j plaintiff non-«2feed 5 cost* 18s. Same v H.Medey. dsim 15s; judgment by default far taaount"tif""clßim end cost*,9s. 1 Samev W. „ D*Jcomb*, claim 17» 6d} judgment,by default' for amount claimed arid costs,: 9*. .. BarnesM,Snath,eM»£li&t9dijudejiient^ - Jesvplaxntrff, costs 3«- Same v J. 1c..04i jodgment by default for amcunt claimed and costs, 9s. £pmp*horne tmLiWtoiaer r T. Boyle, claim £S I2s 5d ; j yi&gmeHL by default for amount olaitnediiid tatU<lM.' T. H.'Oreen v F. Peiper, claim , •25 ttjrvd-f judgment by default for amount j J-t&jipet md cb'stt, 13e. T. 3. Malingand Cp. j ilSuJCkaran, claim ££ 61; .judgment bjr.deiaulfcftßrMßaaat claimed and cost*, 9s. -Mrs' ~' SLiiit&eltw.A. Perkins, claim£ls 2» 10d ; judgment by default for amount claimed and -coat*, 19». TSLTmSViX, XuftTABT 2. • ißefowGk I*. MelHeh; Esq., S;M] Cim. Cabm.— W. B. Smith t JK^erton * "Roni* and <5. IL Wauhire, claim £8 lOt; ; fa3gmeat fai , pkintiff by default v against ji. Ifimili for amount &f claim and costs, 19# ;„ - {«%; £1 lti cae wibn«i»».sß. Hγ ; ■ j«jiOywTM»li f<a plaintiff. ■ ~ \ >. -'< SiToerdT, Jaxvixs 4. ; * fflifore B. Walton and F. E: Wright, Beq.s.j Btxntx Aim Dif otedbblt.—A fint offendiwr was fined s*. Alexander lieckie was fined ■ ' 6f; Win. Cbapmftti and Edward Goldiog wax* flaed 10t reapectively. Michael John ,' O'Connor, «&» Gteorge Ounningham wm reBHoded for wren day * for medical treatment. "As' Ukbtpxobxbp Chaeqb. —- William Henry Izon acd Joteph Hall wae charged - »M ffcealing a retrierer dog, the property bf Cheeks Qeojjreeon. Mr Loughnaa appeared for th* "detewanta.-' The prosecutor, a laborer Kvjng at tiw Hornby Junction, stated that he —|»y« the defeudenU eocommodation for a _i night β-thi* tent, and on the evening of the foUowisg day ie found hit dog missing, aad the defendaebs both gone. Prosecutor valued the SoVat £2. Defeisdante asked him to. sell ~ "QieanimsJiiißti he refused, as it was only in hUxharae. Hβ tubtequeutly took a warrant fes, defendante* arrest on the charge <if. ateeiiog tie dof.; Constable; Baahfordj '"VsWiworai deposed that he arrested the ' oa[e"warrant on Mr Phfllipji' -Colgate. "When arrested, hf said ?- ; warrant aad that his xneieHaH had taken the 'dpg*'] %«£., Sn&xßiiMmm d«pofad U»t-tlie de- j ffi^«^-|fffl' eaßgdM the depot" tfcrpMTioiu - -femttug the- -dor fthe subject of the *-^^rfWi^BMsSsfr feiy-stealing %«• Sog , - Hall cXts with M» ma&p t&: t t3 f3ge ihein t6'-ffie B[oiffi>y fidwayjgaiioQ, acd-tijej bx* to wnertf; ajKooliii&lfixpeditJon." 15iey did not thusfcthafc there was any harp Iβ taking the dog, as the prosecutor had o ofeeisi WUeJI the aajmal, - loetfeeir knife.- When t&y found-Uife^Kilice were EaiSujf eeqairias they at once retumed.itte dof acd gave thftKQMlvee vtp. Mr Lough-<K-IB*ir«ajd the defence w«ls_ snbßtantiall3L,the ■June as given ia the explaustion made by the defendeut HaU f-o Serjeant Monce and defClta&dbythfl swgeant in his evidence. The defendant*-**re both new "awwali in the «o3<w/, afid. were., reepeetable yonng men. They feed ft© 'SishOEest in allowing the ■dog to follow them. They cou»id«ed the tsotetcSiOT b&d mtde it optional with them to pacbise it, and when they f ouad that a war- " «e»t*ie oat them o#y had at once., «an-3d*red themwhw end restored the witseL Ther firil took the dog back tathe "Bsatgtftxa'B tett, but fomd that lince &ey l*dqckt«a i£ it nad been burnt down, and: «H**f!i«et}v the de/eDdant Hall took it to *be sKslibe depot. The Beach Iwlierea the ' &feoc* to be the fruft and that the defen- ■ dacto bad ociy acted impudently without S^l£^n«etintesi3oC,aslatoßC«dieoltarg«d

MOJTDAT, JjUSTAKT 6. [Before O.T. Ick. E?q., J P.] Juxexixx os ihb Pebscises. —Edward Ctaeaaa wm charged with beicg illegally on £Se premises at the Christchurch railway fltauo. Gampbeli, an employe in the B«Mirev Department, prored that he aaw de-_ •iwwtiWTt WffpwtW aider a tarpaulin sear the ' • fwsMiiad at 1 ajn. yesterday morning. Dcv tssdaEfc was not employed-on the railway, and «*&a6 teamess where he was found. ConBouse, the w»tch-hous* keeper, dopbeed *«witn«a»se sober when brought t» the • - but eseaied as though he had been ' I>efendßs4 said he waa the worte - TKL did DOt Ju3OlT w^ere " c was * 2514 Wfisinte eaid a» there wa« some doubt •boa* the dsfendant'e sobriety at the time the r efface ta» comautted, he would consider . SiereyMajejjjnjoal iateat andimp«eftfi4e:

_ SliltCS OF TBS EAUWAT BT-XAWi.-- <*•» S. Moot*, of wm **•» by noUwfally travel- :? *«-W tie -Sr«sr Ze«3&Bd wdlweji, l>etire«m :*£«*fciitli and B*H«»t«D, without» suW • !i ft**Sießtt«l4th of B«enib« Ultimo. *T» iJSif * 4-40 SmiSi twin on the 14th; of ' «esad.a Me e*zrk«e T he had no sjkl, i» fee iuof.fw»Wß:" Wm. B#oP»' Balkiiqp.. jaaiaMdJibaLffl "bn"Sie' day'aiamed, oiftqe uUss&m So the £»otth*t defeadw t. abont h*nM_ lo|t

! Bolleeton to Coalgate. The accused stated that he had taken a ticket at Ohristchurch to Coalgate, but lost it. The Bench considered the charge proved, and fined defendant 10b, and the prjce of the railway^are, 2s 6cL ADJOTJBSsmrr.—In hearing the application of Jane Wilson for the protection of her property end earning*—according to the provirions of the Married Women* Property Protection Act—from . her husband, James Wilson, wae adjourned, by consent, for a 'week, owing to the ebtenoe of the Beeident Magistrate. ; TtrwDAV, JxsviSY 7. [Before 0. Whitefoord, Esq.,Jß.M.] ; Faujso to j— Chasia W. Thompkioe appeared to, Acswer a charge of neglecting to provide his wife and child with ■ proper means of.'eupport. . Mr B. D. Thomas appeared on Dehalf of the wife, and stated. , (bat the «aae, which had already been heard before Mr Mellwh, h*d been postponed, ia order that tome mutual arraugement might be conic to between the parties. In answer to the Bench, Mr Thotnae mid that not only Tiad iso arrangement been arrived at, but the , defendant had in the most positive manner refused " fcer bontiribuW. anything towards" the support of his wife, who wae entirely dependent upon her relatives for their, maiuv t«naaoe.,': IXJaial.ae&ndant said his eoliqitor, Mr D'lTein, was not present, and asked that, he caaar bet poetponed for. a few. minutes, that he might send for him. The " Benchgrsnted Ik few minutes' delay; and on Mr OTJeill'i arrival wu adjourned by mutual consent tor twenty-four hour* -Tijt&tbe/arrivelof "/ . ■