ASHBURTON.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9005, 18 January 1895, Page 3

ASHBURTON.

Thubsdat, I&sv&bx 17. (Before C. A. Wray, Eaq., S.M.) , ' Bbbacbes off By-ulws.—Win, Bryant; waa fined Is and co3ts for allowing a hone to be ac A case against H. Zander, for exposing binder twine for sale on the' footpath, * waa dismissed. A case against I Wm. Brown, for leaving a hone and cart \ unattended, waa dismissed. tJeo. Nicholas, an old man and a helpless cripple, was ! charged with riding a trieycte on the public iootpath, and a fine of Iβ was imposed. Cbas. Reid was charged with allowing eleven geese to wander ia the public street. De> fendant denied ownership of the gesse, but said they were the property of his wife. The information was allowed to be witadrawa. 'J. Bladder waa fined Iβ and coats for allowing & cow" to - graze on the footpath, Robert Smyths, for whom Mr Cnchbertsoa appeared, was fined Iβ and costs for allowing eignfr- geese to wonder at large. ,- A ease against A. Laorie for allowing two horses to wander was dismissed. Mrs Crowe was fined Iβ and costs ior allowing cows to graze on the public roads. A caie against 8. Graham was dismissed. ' -> • ' ■ * ~ Civil Gases.—Friedlander Bros, v N. Fitzgerald, claim £9 7s 10d ; judgment for plaintifia. -■ H. Zander 7 Chas. Hill, junr., claim £25 8a; Mr Purneit for pUiatiff. Judgment for plaintiff. Tboa, L&tty v W. Gray, claim £3 15s on a judgment eummons. Ordered to pay 2s 6d per weak, ia default fourteen days , inpruonmen^. ; * J. Doak v Hugh Kelly, claun £4 19* on a judgment summon*, - Amount, to be paid forthwith, in default fourteen, day*' imprisonment. ' ; * A*,T.q«sn LAKCBSy OF A TUBESmKO Flaht.—Albert Betts and yaleotiue Joyce Were charged, on the information of Willuim Hoory Role, with the larceny of * traction engine, combine *n4 eleftfcoit, valoe £250,

the property of informant. Mr Pnw««U "ap-_ peared for Rule, Mr Wilding for r.ett \ and Mr Cuthbertson for Joyce. Mr Fufneil said that Betts had purchased tSo engine and tho rest of the plant, borrowing £300 from the Ashburton Finance Company, Rule endorsing Betta' promissory note for the amount. The bill matured in May. 1893. Betts could not meet it, and Rule had to pay the amount, taking a transfer of the security, and leaving the plant in Betts , charge. At Rale's request, the plant was subsequently taken to Rule's farm at Pendarves *by Betts himself. Betts cut some chaff for Rule, and was afterwards allowed the use of the engine to out chaff for others, paying £5 for the use of the engine. In December last Sale instructed Betts to bring in the engine, and it was advertised to be sold on the 29bh. The engine was brought in by Betts, and placed on an open section in Ashburton, from which it was taken during the night. Rule tracked the engine to a section occupied by Joyce, Bdtts* brother-in-law. Joyce refused to give up the machine, saying he was acting under legal advice. Evidence for the prosecution was given by several witnesses. Mr Wilding, for the defence, said it was evident that Betts had no felonious intent whatever.. The informations were diamUsed. and no order was m&do m to the return of the property. -