HOKITIKA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 21 July 1923, Page 8

HOKITIKA NOTES.

COURT NEWS. XOur Own Correspondent.) At last sitting of the Warden’s Court, there was a case David Diedrich (Mr Wells) v. Mrs E. E. Smith (Mr Joyce), claim £lOO on dishonoured promissory note. Plaintiff, giving evidence, said the p.n. on which he was suing, was signed by Mrs Smith on account of a debt duo by her husband in connection with the horse Counter Attack. The evidence of Mrs Smith (taken at Greymouth) stated that the p.n was signed for the bill to be discounted fbr her. That was the reason for signing the bill. She did not receive any consideration for the bill. It was done to enable her to raise some money for her husband. Henry 11. Smith deposed he was husband of defendant. He saw his wife sign the p.n. The condition was that Diedrich was to send up the money in a few days, less discount. The money never came, lie was then a bankrupt and owed Diedrich £ll7. llis wife shortly after arranged for the money required from another source. When witness had bought Counter Attack for £lOO for his wife, he offered Diedrich a half share for £lOO, but but he did not come in. Diedrich and witness exchanged p.n.’s for £lOO. Diedrich met his, but witness did not meet his.

To Mr Wells —He put Diedrich’s name in his list of liabilities because he owed him the money. The p.n. was not signed to pay for the liability owed by witness to Diedrich. To the Bench —Saw Diedrich a few

days after the p.n. was signed, and ho said he was going to keep it for what witness owed him. Tie did not think the bill would ever be presented. Il is Worship held there was not sufficient evidence to disprove the contention of defendant of no consideration being given. The plaintiff would be non-suited with costs £9 15/-.

The police charged an offender with being found unlawfully on licensed premises (Commercial Hotel) after hours. Convicted and ordered to pay costs 7/-. A prohibition order was granted against a resident of Maori Pah, on the application of his mother. Elizabeth Kelly was charged with assaulting Frederick Howard by striking him on •the face, on two occasions, and pleaded guilty to one charge. Mr Wells appeared for defendant. His Worship said it seemed to him that on both occasions the defendant was the aggressor, and on two sions struck Howard. He held there was an assault in each case. There appeared to be bad blood between the two, due to the change in the caretakership of the golf links. On the first charge she would be fined 5/and on the second charge 20/-, and costs 30/-. Walter Hutchison and Arthur C. Ellis pleaded guilty to using threatening language liable to cause a breach of the peace. Sergeant Fryer stated there was an argument and they came to blows. Fined 5/- with costs 4/6-each. A new arrival in the district, charged with being found drunk in- Weld Street pleaded guilty and waff convicted and discharged.