THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 8771, 11 March 1892, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

SUPREME COURT—IN CHAMBERS.

(Boforo His Honor Mr Justice Williams.)

Hall v. Fiizgibbon.— Summons for leave to administer interrogatories (Mr W. A. Stout). First eight interrogatories ad' mitted; costs, costs in cause ;to be answered within twenty-one days. Re Thomas Bout, deoeased. —Motion for commission to executors and trustees (Mr W. D. Stewart).—Referred to Registrar to report. Re Thomas Burns, deceased.—Petition for appointment of new trustees (Mr J. Maogregor) —Order in terms of prayer. Mills and others v. Isaac and others. —Summons to add defendants (Mr Fraser). —Accordingly ; costs reserved. Same v. Same.—Petition for appointment of guardian ad litem (Mr Fraser).—Acj cordially. Re Kincaid, M'Queen, and Co.—Summons for leave to compromise actions (Mr W. D. Stawart).—Accordingly. Letters of Administration were granted re Lo Ah Mun, commonly known as Ah Mun (Mr J. Macgregor), and re John Potter Chapman (Mr Hanlon). Probate.—Motions were granted re Adam Johnston (Mr J. Maogregor), Wm. Welsh (Mr Sim), and John Hastings (Mr D. Stewart). SUPREME COURT-IN BANCO. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Williams.) The Liquidators or Bruce's Milling Company v. Guild. - C»se on appeal from District Court at Tima.ru. Mr W. D. Stewart and Mr Woodhouse for appellants, and Mr Sim and Mr Hay (of Timaru) for respondent.—Judgment reserved. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT,

(Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.)

Find lay and Murdock v. George Dunn (Kaitangata) —Claim, LI 11a 6d, for timber supplied. Mr Macgregor appeared for plaintiff*, for whom judgment was given by default.

Higginson Brothers v. William Gawne.— Claim, L 4 13a 3d, for meat supplied. Mr Hanlon appeared for plaintiffs.—Defendant paid L2 4a 9d into Court, and put in a set-off for L2 9i Gd for sauoe supplied. After evidence, His Worship disallowed the set-off and gave judgment for plaintiff for L 4 lis 3d and costs (lOa Gd), lesa the amount paid into Court. CITY POLICE COURT. (Before Messrs R. Chisholm and J. P. Jones, J.P.s.) Drunkenness.—A first offender was convicted and discharged, and Mary Cooper, who had not been before the Court for eight years, was similarly dealt with. A Dangerous Practice.— William Bambery waa charged with, on the 3rd inst., driving a vehicle across the Kensington railway crossing when an engine and carriages were approaching on the railway within a quarter of a mile from the crossing. Mr Gallaway appeared for the defendant.— Sergeant-major Bevin said that about six o'clock on the evening of the day in question defendant was on his road to St. Kilda. When he was approaching the crossing Mr Thomson, who was in charge, raised his ftaj?, but the defendant took no notice of it, and whipped his horses across the line. — Wiliiam Thomson, crossing-keeper, said the train was within twenty yards of the crossing when- defendant crossed ic—Constable Dale also gave evidence.— For tho defence, Mr Gallaway called John Rosenbroek, who wa3 in the cart at the time. The witness stated that before coming to the line he saw no train, and it was not till tho cart reached the Arcade that the train came along. When the cart was appro iching the line witness looked to sec if a train was coming, but ho could see none. It was when the cart was half a dcz?n yards from the crossing that Thomson came out on to tho road with his flag, but the defendant could not then ctop hia horse before crossing the lioe.—Evidence was also given by W. C. Haynes, Francis Gawne, and the defendant.—After consultation, the Benoh said the highest penalty for an offence of this kind was LSO. They considered that the defendant had showed carelessness, and he had no right to assume that the waving of the flag was an indication to go on. It was not necessary in this case to inflict a heavy fine, but at the same time they wished to mark their sense of the justice of the case, seeiDg that crossing-keepers in responsible positions should be supported. Defendant would be flned 10s and coats (9a). Leaving Houses Unattended.— George Elliott, for leaving his horses unattended in front of the Racecourse Hotel, St. Kilda, on the 4th inst., was fiaed 5a and costs (70.