MANAIA R.M. COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1835, 23 January 1888, Page 2

MANAIA R.M. COURT.

; (fjrojc oue own correspondent.) -The ordinary! fortnightly sittings of the aDovje, courc was held on Thursday 19th January. ' Messrs. W. S. Young and A. W\ Budge, J.P'k presiding. | CREATING A DISTURBANCE. •Walter Young. and William Appleyard were charged with having created a dis--krrbanee -on ■ the Manaia racecourse on Boxing Day.

Young pleaded guilty, and Appleyard not guilty.

Constable Tapp proved the offence, and said that both defendants were to blame as far, as; the fighting was; conperned j but could not say who commenced the row.

Appleyard said that Young struck him because he (Appleyard) had said to Young that he-^couljdn'st " put dpwn ". ( the necessary deposit' on a bet. HHre r didn't return the blow; ••: • [•' '\r ' > . ; ■ The Benoh considered the. offence proved against both defendants, but as it was of a trivial nature a nominal fine of 5s and costs, 4s 6d each would be imposed ' Josepn Alexander was charged on the information of Obarlea Lewis with having stolen a horse.

Charles Lewis said — Accused had a boraejin my stable, for .which be owed me pa'ddocking ; be also owed me for lodging ; took-these ; proce'ediogß under the Licensing Act, 1881, which gives bqtelkeepers a lien on the property ot lodgers; defendant also told me whenever 1 -! wanted the horse and also bis watch for amount due I could have it ; took the horse, and locked it in the stable ; accused came for his horse, which I refused to give to him ; told him that tne horse was mine ; afterwards saw accused on the horse, but when hq saw me he trotted away ; the staple bad been drawn; think accused was in; liquor, or he. would not have taken the horse.

Accused said that he was under the impression that be could take his own horse ; he had tried to Bell it, and con* sidered be could sellhis own horse; bad offered it to complainant twice or three times, but not previously. ■ George Gapper said — Am stablekeeper at Lewis' hotel;, saw accused drawing staple of door; did not prevent him, bat cautioned him ; told complainant of what accused* was doing ; ; accused' told me not to say a word about him taking his horse away; complainant .called to accused when on his horse to stop, but he rode

away. . ; ]< ! Constable Franklin said — I arrested accused 'at Hawera ; accused said be took the horse out of Lewis' stable, but it belonged to himself ; he also said that he owed«oaie'money to !Le'wis. : ' , Mr. Budge read . the -sections giving hotejkeepera power £o seize any of the belongings of lodgers ,lefb on his premises, and asked the accused if he felt disposed to baud back che.hqrse. Accused-r«No4 -• - ' '"• • v * n- |Aipart of- our correspondent's report has gone; astray, but we hear from another source rthat the case :was dismissed.]