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Press, Volume L, Issue 8491, 24 May 1893, Page 2

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Monday, May 22. (Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M.) Crvn. Cases.—St. Albans Borough __*_ oil v Hutton, claim 10s lid for rates } fad ment was for ulaintiff. Judgment went r plaintiff by dofault, with costs, in Ami brook and Co. v Nisbett, £579 18s. p tto JJ*; Ashton was adjourned till June 12th _\___ v Hodges till June 6bh. ' ■**

(Before H. J. Hall and W. W. Tw__, M.H.R., Esq*., J.P.'s.)

Drunkenness.—For first offences ttt 1 men were fined 6s or forty-eighb hours'!». m prisonment. Honora Setter, alias Hyr*. B was sentenced to one month's imprUontnea. 6 Assault on a Policeman.—John Qju m was charged with drunkenness and -ss*„t, SI ing Constable Swain and with damsgh). B Henry Stewart's cab to the extent oflrjJ B After hearing the evidence, the Bs*j<* ■ fined accused 5s for drunkenness, 20s faß assault, Is for damaging the cab, *&•)» ordered him to pay 10s, the amount of tL if damage ; or to receive fourteen days' _*, m prisonment. W ROBBK-V FROM THE P-RSON.—John P«tq M Evans (alios John Peter Eveliu), Jgj_.if Geo. Gibbon and David MoAulUTt chargod with having, on May 16th, |*H the Zetland Arms, robbed ono Robtfj if Kay of a silver watch, value £3 15s, If 15s in silver. McAulilfe pleaded " Gallty" I and bhe obher two " Not guilty." Sergey I Major Mason asked the Court to discus*., § the accused Gibbon, who, though ho hjj I pawned the watch in question, was, frog* | inquiries which had been instituted, 4 £■ viobim of the other two. The | Gibbon was then discharged. It I that the prosecutor visited tho h(M 1 lay down on a sofa in a side-room Qfi went to sleep. The two accused wen 1 seen together to cuter the hotel, and t«s B days following they met Gibbon in ths if street, and MoAulilte asked him to if the watch, which Gibbon did. MoA-jfl. m admibbed takiug tho watch, hut denied ts_. if ing the money. Evauß was in the room whs. fl the robbery occurred, and was olo»* 1 to the proseoutor. McAulifie could not uj 8 that Evans took tho 15s. The Bench satf §| there was a doubt about Evans' guilt, kcA 1 discharged him. McAuliffe was sentenced i to fourteen days' imprisonment. g

Ttjesday, May 23. (Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M.)

Civil Cases.—Haydon v Lincoln Road Board, claim £20. Mr Haydon appeared on his own behalf, Mr Fisher for tho defen< dant Board. Plaintiff alleged that water* courses known as Dawson's creek and I branch of same, both being vested in the Board, whose duty it is to keep their clean, had during last year become so fou) as to Bend backwater into plaintiffs drain-*, and so overflow his land, whereby aome of his crops, consisting of wheat, potatoes cabbages, and mangolds, was damaged, iu4 for which he now sought to recover tht amount as above. Win. Gi,lmour, Evaa Price, J. Goring, farmers, and G. Haydon, plaintiff, were called in support of m estimate of the damage, aud state! that tho Road Board hsd for mtty years cleaned out the water-eoonu, The defence was that Dawson's Creek, which was vested in tho Board, had alwuvi been kept reasonably clean, and its »Ute had never injured plaintiff's land ; thattU branch creek being the property of ih plaintiff, the Board was not responsible lot its condition, although they had for bom years kept it olean; and that it was ira. possible from tbe naturo of the plaintiff'! land to raise a good crop on it. - Nino wife nesses were called for the defence, after which his Worship said he found thatw appreciable damage had been done by ovtf. flow of Dawson's Greek, and that ifet Board had no responsibility as to tin branch creek, which was not unfa their control. Judgment was fa the defendant Board, with cent* Judgments went for plaintiffs by default, with costs, in Patton v Webster, £3 14sj McClatchie and Co. v Torry, £1 18. 64 j same r Brooks, 14s 6d ; and City Council V O'Brien, £3 13s 2d. White v Hutohhu m adjourned till May 25th, Russell v Kinshasa and Hibbert till June Ist, and MoClataUsv Boot till June 13th. (Before S. D. Barker, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness. —A man who had not beta previously convicted was fined 6s, or t. def&ult twenty-four hours' impri»on_o*_A