Resident Magistrate's Court.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 1, 9 July 1874, Page 5

Resident Magistrate's Court.

I BALCLUrHA, Ist JULY, 1874. ; "• ( Before J. P. Mauiand, Esq., R./ M ) , Alfred I^eggefßaiclotha, was charged on the information of Alice; Halliday, with u 3 |ng, on /the 29 th June, threatehi pir, abu- * "ye, and insulting^^ la^^age,- calciilated to ereatea breach/ot the peace. '->'•-. V The defendant pleaded not guilty. : i The informant arid '■■ her sister testified tp[he language'%sed,~ but.. which the dek -ienaant; positively, denied. From hisstate- ! ment the affair appeared. to have originated- ; in some slanders need by informant to- ; wards defendant's, wife,: and he had only interfered for tbe vindication of the characi ter of the latter. His Worship , gave the defendant the benefit of a doubt and dismissed the case, at the sametime warning him against get- ( ting into quarrels with the female sex, as he wa9'Bure to get the worst of it. VV.hytock v. George Taylor.— Mc, Reid for plaintiff. /STo appearance for defend- : at-t. There being no proof of the serviceof the summons, the' case was struck out. In the iuformation.against F. Bassett for sly-grog, selling on June 7th, adjourned <rom last Court day for decision; after some remarka by Mr. Tdylor for defendant, His Worship held that the act of defendant was clearly a sale under the Licensing Act, 1865: ft had : not, however, been a serious case of selling, and therefore he would only inflict a small fin#, At the same/time he warned defendant that in case . of a repetition of the offence the full penalty would be inflicted. Fined L 5 with oats. . - Mason v. Dunne.-— This was a claim of L 47, by the plaintiff against the Balclutha Jockey Club for L2O, being* the stakes in the selling race at last meeting, and which had been won by Color Sergeant, the property of plaintiff, together with L 23, the sum for which the horse had been sold by the Stewards. The case was adjourned from last £ ay, when the evidence was led and the arguments of counsel heard. His Worship now gave judgment. He said that from the wording of the programme of the races, and the evidence adduced, he was of opinion that the.plaintiff had entered. his horse for the selling, race, upon the condition of that if he wou the stakes the stewards could be entitled to sell the horse for L2O. By entering him he virtually said t4 l value my horse , at L2O, and will that, price for him." The Stewards had sold him, and were only entitled to pay that amount. Any other conclusion would lead to an absurdity and ■ hold out a premium for dishonesty.' Judgment for plaintiff for . L 39 .without coats. (It was explained tbat this amount had previously been rendered to plaintiff). Air. Xt-id for plaintiff, and Mr. Taykjr for defendant. Cnapman y. Reid — This was an action brought by plaintiff against defendant to recover the gum of L2B damages for the alleged conversion of a horse, saddle and bridle. Mr. Taylor for plaintiff and Mr. Reid for defendant. • The case had previously been several times before the Court when evidence wa<? led. Mr. Taylor now called tbe plaintiff, ; who rebuttirji? erjdencf*. •- Both counsel then addressed the. Court. H s worship gave aT-erdictfor the .de-fe-ndar t uith L 7 14s of costs. . The Com t^then adjoii*""pf*.