MAGISTRATE'S COURT, WAIPAWA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 960, 14 July 1868, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT, WAIPAWA.

Before H. S. Tiffen, Esq.. J. D. Canning, Esq., H. E. Russell, Esq., Purvis Russell, Esq. J.f.'s. | "Wednesday, July 8, 1868. Jambs Wiles, df Waipawa, was fined 20s. for being drunk and unable to take care of himself. Richard Phillips, carpenter, Waipawa, charged by A. J. Halpin with being drunk in the parlor of the Abbotsford Hotel, Waipawa, and with using abusive and obscene language to Mrs. Halpin, was fined 10s. and. costs — having admitted his state of intoxication and expressed regret. - John Rose, 'of Waipawa, charged with two violent and aggravated assaults on Mrs. Halpin, on 11th ult., was, after a long hearing (during which ten witnesses were examined for the prosecution and defence,) sentenced to four months imprisonment with hard labor in N.apier Gaol. A Cross summons, at the instance of Rose, against Mr. A.- J< Halpin, for an alleged assault arising out of the same disturbance, was dismissed, as the policeman's evidence clearly shewed that no such assault had been committed. , . Maroney v. Dowd, £4i. This was an action to recover from defendant the above amount paid under protest to the poundkeeper at Waipawa, for damages, alleged to be done by. plaintiffs' pigs. , It. was proved that plaintiff had some twelve or thirteen pigs running at large in the town, and they had • committed serious damage at different times to defendants' garden. Case dismissed with costs, 11s. Maroney v. Baldwin, £5 Bs., for board and lodging, &c, and liquors supplied to defendant, who did not appear. The Bench required production of plaintiffs' books, and struck off all the items for liquors, amounting to 16s. 6cl. Judgment for £4 11s. 6d., with costs 13s. Maroney v. Hoffer, £11 17s. This was a claim similar to the above, and was treated in the same way. The sum of 15s. 6d. for liquors was struck off, and judgment given for £11 Is. 6d., with costs 17s. Ellingham v. .Livingstone, £2 2s. 6d., for goods and liquors supplied. Plaintiff did not appear. Notice of a set off of £2 ss. was duly lodged. Case dismissed, with 15s. costs, and 10s.. allowance to defendant for loss of time. McGreevy v. Clarke, £5, for suit of clothes. JNo appearanoe for defendant. The Bench required production of plaintiffs' books, and gave judgment for amount claimed, with £1 Gs. costs. Dixon v. Bridges, 18s. Poundage dues paid under protest. As plaintiff did not appear, case was dismissed, and order made for Bridges to receive the money. Harding v. P. Russell, 10s. This case was similar to the above. The Bench did not consider the charge excessive, and ordered the amount to be paid over to Russell, with ss. allowed for witness's expenses.