THE COURT TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 4894, 7 November 1878, Page 2

THE COURT TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

(Before J, Bathgate, Fsq'..- K M,) E. Smethurst v. It. K. Murray W*® *OR.— Claim, LC 7s 9d, for butter supplied. appeared for the plamtiff, and Mr Denniston . r the defendant. —The p’aiutiff alleged that the butter was tested by defendant’s son, and sold for cash.—The defendant, on the other hand, averred that *he sale was conditional on the butter being of good quality, which it was not, and that plaintiff had misrepresented it otherwise.—Plaintiff was nonsuited.

Franz friedeberg v. George Dunn.—Claim, LlO, damages sustained through the defendant’s brother, fcimpson Dnnn, an apprentice of the plaintiff’s, on November 3, 1877, and on other divers dates since, absenting himself from work, contrary to an agreement entered into with the defendant. Mr A. Bathgate appeared for the plaintiff, Mr Denniston for defendant. —Judgment for L 4 10s and costs.

Dunn v. Siedehevg was a cross-action for L2 14s 6d.—Judgment was given for L2 9s (Id and costs. CIT7 POLICE COURT. (Before Q. F. Eliott, Esq , J.P., and C. S. Beeves, Esq., J.P.) Drunkenness, —Mary Mahoney was convicted and discharged. Maintenance. —Edward Poole, husband of Margaret Poole, of Blueskin, was charged on warrant with Wilfully neglecting to provide his wife and four children with adequate means of support.—Defendant said that he did not refuse to suporfc his family, but being unable to find employment in town he had been obliged to go up-country.—The charge was remanded until to-morrow.

Destitute Children.— Mrs Hendley asked that three of her children be committed to the Industrial School. —inspector Mallard said that Handler had been repeatedly before the Court for neglecting to support his family. He was in gaol now, and Mrs HentUey wished to be relieved of three of her four children in order that she might take a situation. —Mr Reeves: I understand that the Industrial School is quite full.—lnspector Mallard : Thar is not so. There have been a number of additions lately. The only question which presents itself is : Does this case come within the terms off the Act?— The children were committed to the Industrial School for twelve months.

Assault, —Andrew Guthrie was cha.’ged with assaulting and beating .L-mes Galvin on the Ist imt. Mr Gallan a ipcar'd for the defriud.Au — Complainant deposed that a dog chased his cows, whereupon defendant picked up the dag, and placed it in Ids cart. Witness threw a stone at the dog, and defendant thereupon jumped out of his cart and accusing witness of striking him with a stone, knocked him down. .Evidence for the defence Was given to the effect that complainant struck defendant first, and that the latter only acted in self-defence.—The case was dismissed with costs. Complainant left the Court muttering something about justice being fooled away by men ignorant of the law.