MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10704, 10 July 1900, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTOHUECH. Mondat, J ply 9.

(Before F. Hobbs and E. Jones, Esqs.,

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DRtrxKEkNKSS.—A. TToinan who had not been before'the Court since 1885 was convicted, and discharged on the understanding j that she went back to the Samaritan Home. —Two tir.st olFenders, for drunkenness, irere fined 5a and costs. —Patrick Sheehan was tiuetl ss, ami Theodore Hacker, who had been befoi-e the Court recentLy, lOf. Damaging a Window. —Janw« Leeson, fen , drunkeimees, was filled ss, and for damaging a window, valued 7s ; tite i>roperty of Mrs Weetectnan , , was to pay the copt of the damage done. iMPOßTtrsiNO.—Kate Browtt,, fo* importuning piiflsei's-by in Manchester .Mfiteet, avus fined £1, or iv default fourteeH* ikxy* imprisonment. —Jaire Newman was charged with a Kimttar olfe?K?e. Mr Donnelly appeared for the defendant, ami when tlie evidence had been heard be claimed that the police had only proved the woman spoke to a man In the street, which was not an offence. The Bench said, however much they might suspect defendant, ihe «case had net been conclusively proved, and the charge would be dismissed. {Before R. Beetbam, Esq., &M.) Clviii Case*. —In the following oases th* defetidantH did not appear, and judgment was given against them by defanlt with costs:—D. H. Roberta (Mv Johnston) v JMward and Alice Kipplewhite, £9 9s 9d; "Lyt-telton Times" Company v A. .t. Baxter, £3; same vW. Iverach, £6; ssrne vW. J. Ledgeiwood, £5 2s 6d : same v C. T . McMaster, £4 Qα 6d; same v W. -UeVkmie, £2 ss; s»me vO'SuUivan, £1 lls; same v W. Warn, £1 8s; John Deaaner (Mr FraiK-is) v Louis Cregner, £9 7s; F. C. Raphael <Mr Raphael) v Edward Domiftllv, £5 10s; Hantmh Colem4n v David B. l»ope. £3 6s. Defended cases:—Agnes A. Chislett (Mr Cassidy) v Kva E. liattray, a married woman, claim £3 16% on a judgment summons. No order was made. Thomas E. Duffy v Martha and Frank White, claim £3 15s; adjourned to 23rd Jidy. New Zealand Provision and Produce Company v Patrick McHujjh, claim £1 13s; adjourned to 16th July. John Phillips y William Boag, claim £92 damages for breach of covenant conta-ined in a lestse existing between k Mr Boag and the person from whom Mr Phillips bought- the land, concerning which the alleged breadi of coren;«>t had taken place. "Mr Russell, with him Mr Meares, appearetl f«»r the plaintiff, a.Jid Mr Weston, with him Mr ►Stringer, appeared for the defendant. Mr Boag had afreed not to allow the spread of gorse or noxious weeds on the hind, and it was now alleged by the plaintiff tliafc tho paddock of 13£ acres l*ad become covered with wild tares, another paddock of 8 acres had become smothered with Scotch thistle, and there -was a clump of Califoraian tliistle covering three acres. Plaintiff claimed £12 3s on the acre paddock, £40 on the 8 acre padxloek. and also £5 for the depreciation of .a clover crop. "Evidence on bebalf of the plaintiff was given by Messrs William Phillips. A. Appleby, C. Dudley. J. W. Comer. S. Burrows, R. Belcher, C. Ilent, Dan Kelly, and Robert Geildis. The ea3c was then 'adjourned till Wednesday Ttext. at 2 p.m. Casks Awjocrskd.—The following rases were adjourned till Thursday twxt: —Richf«td Purchase v James Donaldson, claim £36 7s 9d; Amelia Rose Woolley v William Wooliev, claim £75.

JrofiMRNT uy Dkfattlt. —lii the ease if. V. Harris (Mr Malley) v J. Dobbs. claim £38 6s. j\t'di»menfc for" amount claimed with costs was given for plaintiff by default. AwLtrATioN'To T.vKK EviD>;\'CK. —In the CARte J. Taylor v William Johnston, claim i&10 10s, an a{mlication for leave to take evidence in Oamaru was made. The application iras granted.