MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10114, 23 October 1917, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TUESDAY. (Before Mr W: (»• K- Konrick, S.M.), DRUNKENNESS. - A "first offending i'onmlo itieliriate was fined ss, in default 48 hours' irnpri.vonment; .' • Patrick Hearicy, cliarg-ed with being' found drunk on tlio Knirnngq. road, was fined 5s and ordered to pay £1 'As fid l medical oxpon/?es. A prohibition outer, to operate for one vear, fras issued. ASSAULT ON MILITARY POLICE. Joint Joseph Saunders was charged with assaulting Henry Montague Bezzant, it plain clothes military pof'cenian, i u tho Post Office Hotel, on October 22. ,■ Sergeant Henry said that while twp of the plain clothes military police, vtrc attempting to arrest a man in the. Post Office, accused struck the-'plain tilt' llrz-/-ant on the back of the head. Accused stated afterwards that he- did not know They were military police, as they v.'e-ro jin plain clothes, and as ho thought they were attacking the man, went to his assistance. , William Sherman, plain elothe-i military policeman*, said he went to tlio Post Office. Hotel at 4 p.m. yesterday aid asked a man for his registration card. Tho man gayov a satisfactory explanation, but.when they were leaving the hotel became most abusive and n.sed obscoiH- liiilguage. Witness and ht-z----?.an tat tempted to arn'ist 'hint, tpd accused, struck Bezzant. with the result that the man they wore- trying to arrest. (j;ot away. Accused said afterwards that he did not know they were military -police, or he would not have, incoriored, Hehry 'Bezzant corroborated the above evidence, but stated that accused had no' provocation for .'the.assault.. Accused, in cloi'ericOj said that.he only went to assist the boy. and" did ijot know they wor( v military police or he would not" have interfered: A' fine of 40s, in default 7 days' imprisonment, was inflicted. CIVIL CASES. . Judgment'for plaintiff by dcdafiltwas given in the following .undefended ca-se.s:—Lauehlan and Co. (Mr Harris) v. C. Gardman, chiiin I'll Ms (kl, costs £1 10s Gd; eiim'6 v. H. Marlelli, claim 17s Gd, costs ss; J. il. Nivcn and Co. (Mr Innes) v. Isaac Hurring, claim ijl7 As ia.-costs 11 Us 7d; P. E. Watson •(Mr limes) v. H. F. Bellingtoii, claim £5 16s 6d, costs 12s (>d ; Palmerston 'NoiTh-Kairanga River Board (Mr Cooper) v. William Lambert., claim £2 los fid, costs 10s; same v. Albert Torstonsonj claim £2 Os lid, costs 10s; same v. L.. G. West, claim £1 19s 3d, costs os ; .same v. Neil Paulsen, claim 13s Id, costs ss; same v. Ethel .Murphy, claim IBsßd, costs ss; Henry B. Free (Mr Inder) v. Uave Moore, claim £27 LGs 3d, costs £2 Ms; Wackrill and Stewart (Mr limes) v. L. Whiting, claim l'-l 16s sd, costs 10s; J. T. Faulkner limes) v. J. W. Ilildreth, claim l".!o, costs £2 19s. RESERVED DECISIONS.

E. S. Pees v. A. J. Peachy, claim to recover from defendant the return of one 7 hi p. motor cycle, or the value €6O. Judgment was given for plaintiff for' £SO and costs. E. 11. Crabb v. J. '?. Williams, claim for return of two bullocks or their value £3O. Judgment was given lor the return of one steer or its value £15., to plaintiff, 1 with costs, £2 15s.