RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5384, 17 May 1879, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

'] '■ Friday, MAy 3:6. ■ (Before H. EyreKdrtfty,E<q:,-lUf.) DRUNKENNESS. James Griffith was charged by Constable , fiarv'ey' with drunkenness. - Fined 8s and ©o»ts, or 48 hours' hard lab'af in! default". THE CHARGE OF WIFE JIURDE'SS. Bodericfe Harry M'Bennan was; charged on remand with poisoning his wife, Mr Lascelles appeared for the pri- , soner. w ■ 7 -.lnspector Scully asked for a further -remand until Friday next, when the inquest on Mrs M'Lennan's body is to be "hek^'7-: : 77 r :V-7'; " "Mr ' Lascelles "asked that all private letters of the prisoner's in the possession of the police should be given up, ■" Inspector Scully said he would give up all letters which had no bearing on the charge .against prisoner. .Prisoner was- then remanded for a week. ciyifc oases; . ' Bank of' Australasia v. Son. J. Sheehan.' — Mr Winter, Manager of thp Napier branch of the Bank of Artstralasia, sued the Hon. J; Sheehan for £87 7s #d, principal and interest due on a dishonored promisory note given by defendant. Mr Lascelles appeared for the plaintiff. Judgment given for the amount claimed,-; with costs.- „..-.. .. „',,.' Judgment was gives fW the amount,, claimed,- wifh costs, in>,.the fallowing cases}— W. Kuudict v;7W.- Sharp, £9 14s 6cl; R. Neagle vV :J; Price, £2 7s; E. Bennett v. E.» tfiflctt, 12s.