RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 830, 3 January 1866, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS X>AY. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M.) FIGHTING. George Crowhurst and Charles Macaulay, charged with creating a breach of the peace by fighting in Great King-street yesterday, were each fined 10s and costs. LARCENY. Gustavus Lancaster was charged with stealing in November last a saddle valued at 15s. Mr W. W. Wilson defended the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty. George Wey Langley, road manager for Messrs H. Hoyt and Co., coach proprietors, sworn—ln November last the prisoner was in Kessrs Hoyt and Co. ’s employ at Waitahuna as groom. On the 25th of last month he left them. When settling with him on the 27th, the witness enquired whether he had handed over all the property of the firm in his possession to the man who took his place; and was informed that a list of everything had been given. From information received the witness learned that the saddle had not been included in the list, but had been sold by the prisoner to a man named Kitchen. When in town he met the prisoner and asked him what he did with the saddle. He replied that he had sold it for 8s to Kitchen, and also said that he took the saddle in lieu of some money owing him by the firm. Mr Dempsey who watched the case for Messrs Hoyt and Co., applied for a remand for 7 days, so as to procure the attendance of Kitchen, who resides in the country. Mr Wilson opposed the application. The Magistrate considered Kitchen’s evidence necessary, and granted a remand until Saturday. Bail being allowed in one surety of £2O. CIVIL CASES. Richard Patton v. Wm. Hall, claim of £l9 19s lid, the price of a horse which was sold at auction to plaintiff by the defendant, and which was subsequently taken from the plaintiff by the rightful owner. This horse was the subject of a trial in which the present plaintiff was defendant, and in which the plaintiff sued for and recovered a like sum for the loss of the horse under the same circumstances. The present plaintiff now sought to recover the amount from the defendant as co-partner of Crawford, who was the vendor of the horse to him. From the evidence it appeared that Hall had only purchased the horse for Crawford, and that Crawford was the sole vendor. Case dismissed. The case of Hardy v. Hooper was adjourned till Monday, as the plaintiff had not furnished a proper bill of particulars. In the cases of Hardy v. Hall, claim of £7 ss, amount of two dishonored acceptances, and Fling v. Webster, claim of £1 6s for rent, judgment by default was given for the amount claimed and costs.