MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXX, Issue 8623, 26 October 1888, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday, Oct. 25. (Before R. Beetham, Esq., E.M.) Assault. —S. H. Richards admitted having assaulted William Murray, and as he had previously been convicted of a breach of the peace he was fined 40s and costs. Drunkenness. Elizabeth Casey was charged with drunkenness and using obscene language at tho Christchurch Railway Station at six o’clock on the previous evening. The evidence of Railway Constable Kelly and William Laney, a porter at the station, showed that accused was drunk, and when requested to leave the place she made use of bad language. They arrested her, and she then became very violent, and in her struggles attempted to bite their hands. She was fined 20s for the drunkenness, and sent to gaol for forty-eight hours for the obscene language. Maintenance Case. —Henry Francis Wilmob was charged with failing to obey an order of the Court to pay 10s a week towards the support of each of four children. Mr Joynt appeared for Emily Wilmot, the informant, and wife of the defendant. Mr Joynt said that defendant was an insurance agent, and was travelling through Otago, canvassing. From letters that had passed between the parties he learned that Wilmot was working for a salary o.° £3 per week, and that ho had stated this was little enough to travel, paying his expenses and that of a horse. He also contemplated leaving for Australia, where ho expected some connections to help him. Informant had tried to maintain herself by teaching music. She asked that defendant be made to find'sureties for tho payment of tho arrears on tho order, which amounted to .£6O. The Bench ordered defendant to find two sureties of .£SO each to comply with the order, or in default six months’ imprisonment. Civil Cases. M'Knight v. Haskins, claim Jll 14s. The Bench was of opinion that poundage could not be claimed, but that plaintiff was entitled to bailiff’s expenses, 16s, and gave judgment for that amount.

ASHBURTON. Thursday, Oct. 25, (Before C. A. Wray, Esq,, E.M.) Civil Cases. —J. A. Gaygill v, B. Druey, claim JS4 4s. Judgment for plaintiff by default, with costs.—W. Campbell v. A. Turner, claim £l4 13s 9d. Mr Wilding for plaintiff, Mr Purnell for defendant. Defendant did not appear, but Mr Purnell asked that execution should be held over till a cross-action pending was heard. Judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs. —Same v. M'Avey, claim -£B 15s 7d. Mr Crisp for defendant. This was a long case, mostly of accounts, and judgment was for plaintiff for £ls lla and costs.—B. M. Cuthbertson v. E. Monson, claim 10s 6d. Mr Crisp for plaintiff, Mr Wilding for defendant. The claim was a reduced charge for preparing an agreement, and plaintiff had been nonsuited on the previous Court day, on tho ground that tho charge should be paid by the vendor of the property. Evidence was now given that the charge was in practice paid by the buyer, unless otherwise agreed. Judgment was given for plaintiff, but on Mr Wilding stating that he had been under tho impression that his Worship was with him on a nonsuit point, judgment was withdrawn, and an adjournment for a month granted for the point to be argued and additional evidence taken on commission.