THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 9472, 17 August 1894, Page 2

THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

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

John Edmond! v, James Stringer (Geraldine).—Claim, £2 9s fid, for goods supplied. —Judgment was given by default for £2 5s 3d, and costs (6s). Judgment was given by default, with costp, ih the following cases, in which Mr .Wilkinson appeared tor plaintiff:—G. H. jStktham v. Charles Green, claim, £22 Is 8d (coats, £3 7a); same v. Catherine Greig (Queenstown), claim, £3 11s 2d (costs, 13s).

Judgment was given by default, with costs, in the following undefended cases : D.I.C. (for whom Mr James appeared) v. J. Mooney, claim, £4 11s 9d (costs, 19s); same v. John Hazeldean (Westport), claim, £4 12s 6d (costs, 11s)same v. K. M‘Leod (Tapanui), claim, £5 5s 4d (costs, 25s 6d); same v. R. T. Davis (Timaru), claim, £1 16s 5d (costs, 6s); same v. James Moffit (Waikaia), claim, £0 4s Id (costs, £1 8s). , Henry Carnie v. Lane and Co.—Claim, 10s 6d, for cartage of a dead horse. Mr Wilkinson appeared for defendants.—Judgment for plaintiff' for 5s and costs (6s)- , Craig and Smith v. John Greenfield.— Claim, £3 10s, for a suit of clothes.—Judgment was given for plaintiffs (for whom Mr Wilkinson appeared) for £3, with costs (6s). Alexander King .v. Catherine Prosser (Dunedin). —Claim, £3l 5s fid, on dishonored promissory notes and interest. Mr A. S. Adams appeared tor the plaintiff, and the defendant was represented by Mr F. 0. Platts. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £2B 14s Id and costs (£3 Is).

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs R. Wilson and W. Wright, J.P.s.) Unregistered Dogs.—A charge against James Mackay of having an unregistered dog in his possession was dismissed, and a similar charge against Reynolds Driver was adjourned for a week to allow of the dog being registered. By-law Case.— David Creighton p’eaded guilty to a charge of having on the 10th inst. driven a cart over a footpath in Stafford street.—lnspector Barron having mentioned that he found the defendant in the act of crossing the footpath with his cart, a further charge of driving a cart without having the name of the owner painted legibly upon it was preferred. To this charge defendant also pleaded guilty. For the second offence defendant was fined 2s 6d, the first charge being dismissed. Assault.— George Child was charged with assaulting Charles Mervin in the Union Hotel. Mr Thornton appeared for complainant, and Mr Hanlon for defendant.— Mr Thornton said that the complainant was a laborer, who sometimes got work from Mr Baxter, licensee of the hotel. On Tuesday evening, about seven o’clock, he was in the bar, and was standing there quietly when the defendant and a man named France came in. Drink was refused to the defendant, who thereupon turned to complainant, struck him on the head, and knocked him over against a cask, with the result that complainant’s forehead was cut. The wound was dressed at the hospital. Counsel asked that a substantial penalty should be imposed, and that defendant should bo bound over to keep the peace. Evidence was given by the complainant, Robert Baxter, and DrM'Adam. — Mr Hanlon, for the defence, submitted that the assault was apparently just an ordinary public-house row. Evidently all that happened was that the complainant interfered with defendant’s affaire, and defendant drew off and hit him. If a man chose to interfere in another man’s business and got a cut on the head be must put up with it. It was not a blow from the defendant that inflicted the wound. Defendant in falling hit his head on something, and the cut was caused in that way.—Evidence was given by defendant, after which he was lined 20s, without costs, in default seven days’ imprisonment. He was allowed a week in which to pay the fine.