BANKRUPTCY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6786, 17 August 1883, Page 3

BANKRUPTCY.

Frederick Richard Alderton.. —A final meeting of creditors was held to-day in this estate, when the debtof applied for the creditors' certificate.—The debtor was described as a builder, of Auckland.^—The trustee reported that the debtor was a con* tractor, and had seven large contracts for building houses; but on each of them he lost heavily, the price being, too low. Since the 15th of July he had been -working for waives. It was in that way that lie got into difficulties. The liabilities were £277 ; assets, nil.—The creditors passed the ordinary resolution recommending the debtor's discharge.

~ i :i R.M. COURT.— Thursday. :■«■ if-* , .* [Before H. 6. Setb Smith, Esq.., K.M.] - The weekly sitting of the Court to hew and determine 'sma'l debt claims was held this morning, and the. following business disposed o£: —■ Undefended Cases (Judgment job PiiAiNiiFFS).--Holland and JTortzer ft, Andrew Nolan, £5 15s 6d, costs £1 11s; Martha Kenny v. John Gage, £12 10s, costs £311s; W. Sloan v. J. Erwin, £4 13s lid, ousts £1 2s 6d; J. Davis, v. C. W. Langstone, £5 10s, costs 16s ; E. Hadrill v. R. F. Gemmellj £7 15s, costs 16s; W. MqArthur and Co. v. M. Kelly, £10 5s 4d. Judgment Debts, —Lewis Moses v. James Mackay, £13 6s Sd. The defendant did not appear, and was ordered to pay the debt on or before the 30th of August, or in default 10 days' imprisonment. Thomas Sl&ter v. W. J. Bandle, £8. Defendant did not appear, and he was ordered to pay by instalments of 5s per week, or in default 10 days' imprisonment. Wm. Donald v. W. (i. McG-. Armstrong, £4. The defendant did not appear, and he was ordered to pay the debt within a week, or 10 days' imprisonment. John Firth v. Robert Hill, £3 0s Id, Defendant 4id not appear, and he was ordered to pay by instalments of 7s 6d weekly, or in default 5. days' imprisonment. JjiiiKi, VVHiTeowis v. Frank Shajler.— £2 ss. The defendant appeared, and was ordered to pay the debt in two instalments of £1 2s 6d, or, in default, five days' imprisonment. F. O. Tiiomas v. Hakry Nelson-—The defendant was Ordered to pay by instalments Of 2s 6d a week, or, : in default, ten days' imprisonment. Holland and Fortzer v. James McQuincey, £2 5s j T, Ajacky. v. A. Marshall, £21 9s; T, W. Heslop v. Fisher and Co., £S ; J. Craig V. J. Dempsey, £28 14s 8d ; Hesketh and Richmond v. J. and S. Sadgrove, £3 4s; Rees Nicholson v. Mercury Bay Timber Co., £40 ; Auckland City Council v. W. L. Both, 13s ; John Wilson v. C. D. Whitcombe, £27 12s 6d.

Brasses v. Tainb — Judgment. — Mr.. Cotter for plaintiff; Mr. S. iiqsketh (for Messrs. kaishley and Jackson) for the defendant. His Worship gave, judgment in this case. The action was brought to recover a solicitor's bill of costs for £11 ISs. The defendant pleaded that no bill had been delivered within a month; that the bill, when delivered, was not signed, nor accoifi* panied by a signed letter. In respect to £S of the claim, it was found that the requisite period within which the bill might be delivered had not expired. The Court would, therefore, enter judgment for £3 11s. Mr. Cotter said the plaintiff would prefer to take a nonsuit, and commence proceedings anew. Nonsuited.

Ai A. ¥ates v. Oliver M. Craig. Claim, £32 Us. The summons was issued from the Resident Magistrate's Court, Tauranga, where the plaintiff gave his evidence:. Mr, S. Hesketh proposed to examine the defendant, who resides in Auckland. The action was brought to recover moneys alleged to bo due to plaintiff, a licensed interpreter, for obtaining signatures of natives, to the " Waimanu deed." The charge was made at the rate of £1 Iβ per signature. The defendant said he agreed with plaintiff to to give 10s 6da siyuature. Advanced the plaintiff £10 for work required to be done on all the blocks—" Waimanu," "Porepore," and "Teherehunga." Certain credits were allowed m rhe account delivered by the plaintiff. Ordered that the evidence be forwarded to the Resident Magistrate's Court at Tauranga. Boston v. Pitt, Graham, and Bennett. —Claim, £100. Mr. H» H; Lusk for the plaintiff. This was a proceeding to take evidence to be forwarded to the Kesident Magistrate's Court, Gisborne, for the purposes of the above action, One Gibbons paid to defendants £100 as deposit upon the purChase of tue steamer Rosina, the balance, £350, to be paid in promissory notes. The defendants, tiowever, refused, to give up the steamer until the balance was paid. they sold her before the bills matured. Gibbons then treated the deposit as a debt due to him from the defendants, and assigned the same to the plaintiff. The plaintiff, therefore, brought, this action. Evidence was taken for the plaintiff, and ordered to be forwarded tj the Kesident Magistrate's. Court at Gis* borne.

POLICE COURT.—Thursday. [Before Messrs. E. G. Cl}iyton and. D. IS. McDonald, ■■■■■■ jjvaj. Drunkenness. —Two persons were punished for ordinary offences; George Rodgers, for being drunk and disorderly, was .fined 20s and costs,, or in default seven days' imprisonment. Stephen C.herington, for habitual drunkenness, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Cuarles Nelson, charged with being drunk, and breaking, a. pane of glass, worth Bs, the property of James Blood, pleaded guilty to the iorrriei , ; and was fined lOs and ousts, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. In answer to the second charge, he said he was willing to pay for the glass, and this was accepted. Neil Madden, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s and costs, or seven .days' imprisomneut.

BftiSACH or the Peace. — Thomas Trnd.* geon, Thomas Ghappel, and Thumas Martin Rowe were charged with creating a bnachof the peace iu Queen-street. James B cornfield deposed to seeing Chappelandainah \vhom he believed to be TruUgeoij fighting, and Ro\ve. was lifting oue of them up. Chiippel seemed inclined to kick the Other,, but Rbwe stopped him. Witness went for the pou-<! : , H when he returned a large crpwd .uiui --c ,; 'ecte.d.. Henry G.ilfillan, an insurance a.ent, deposed that' lie observed the fight from'tho Mouut Eden omnibus, out of 1 which he got to. stop the fight, being a magistrate. He remained ..Until the police came and took, them into custody, and then he went av?ay.- Their conduct and language was very violent. Hβ saw Trudgeon spring at Rowe, and iiamedi-

ately Trudgeon fel),:. 'and wak apparently senseless.." Rpwe, eaid, ■;■'.' Tommys Tommy; are you hurt.?. Can you,, speak?" He then, lifted bini up and carried biiia into tie Army and Navy JEtdtfeljJames Eyaiia; labourer,, deposed,that he was.in. the Army and Navy Hotel when Ep'we came in, aodßaid he had a ''derry "on. him. Sestruckhini a heavy ■ blow on. the cheek, which; caused the;, wound now. visible, and which awelled his facie and closed up his eye, John George,, barman at the Array and If a vy, Ser: ■geant ijcilahon, and Constable : JJsDphald gave evidtincei The prisoners made a statetnen.t thaj they had been drinking, and were wrestfin. They were each, fined 5s and cost 3, or (in dejault) twenty-four hours' iinjy.risoUmeiit;. and-focthe otitier offence; Rowe yras fined 20s, Pr (in default) fourteen days' impritonment; Chappel was fined lOs, or (ifi default) seven day.s.j and Trudgeon 40s, or (in. default) a month's imprisonment. Laijcext.—Joseph Martin Was charged with stealing a hammer, worth os, the property of Anthony Joseph Thomas, storekeeper, Franklin-road, who deposed to missing the hammer froth his stable. He identitjed the hammer produced as. his property* Isaac Bloom, pawnbroker:, deposed to prisoner pawning the hammer for Is.. Detective Hnghes, who arrested the prisoner, gave evidence, Prisprier was sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labours Damage to Propehtj.—Edward Dewar Richards was charged with uulawfully and maliciously damaging a house aiid pfemiseSj the property pE benjamin Tanner. Air. George appeared for the defence, and asked for a remand till Tuesday, Mr. Cooper, who appeared for the prosecution, assented, and the remand was gtanted and prisoner's bail was enlarged. T.ARCESY.—AIice Hyndfdrd pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing an. ulster jacket, the property of J. M. MdLachlan.. John. ilcLaUghlan, draper, deposed that prisoner came to the shop on the 14th, but made no purchase from him, She went upstairs. He identified the cape produced as his property. He did not: sell it to prisoner; or anyone elee, and Valued it at ISs 6d. He saw her going oufc with the. jacket on her arm, and suspecting there was something Wrong, he questioned her, and found that it had not been bought. The accused was in a maudlin state, but he understood her to say that she had bought it for 17s. He sent for the and gave her in charge. She had not left the shop. William Stewart, draper's assistant, gave corroborative evidence. Sarah Hunter, who was in Charge of Mr. McLachlan's good's department, gave evidence. She did not sell the accused the ulster,, nor did she offer to buy it, or ask for an ulster, tut bought and paid for a pair of gloves. James Longbpttom, another of Mr. McLachlan'a employes, gave corroborative evidence. The Bench gave the prisoner the benefit of the doubt, and dismissed the case, hoping it would be a caution to her.

Wue Beatisg. — Michael Breen was charged with assaulting his wife, Mary Breen, by dragging her hair and knocking her down, Mrs, Breen wished to withdraw the charge. Sergeant White objected, and referred to the trouble given ta the police by constant complaints betweea these people. The defendant promised to amend his cond.uqt, sign the pledge, and on these conditions the Bench allowed the charge to be withdrawn.

Assattlt aSd ROBBB.RY,T-Albert Wright, David Home, Michael Ryan, and Wm. Small, were charged with feloniously and violently assaulting John Carroll, and putting him in bodily fear, and stealing from him the sum of £3 9s, on the 2nd instant. Mr. Earl appeared for the prisoners Horne and Ryan. Sergeant White conducted the pfoseciition. John Carroll, farmer, Pukekohe West, deposed that he came to Auckland on the 31st of J uly. fie got the Burn of £6 after he came to town from Mr. D. Oxiey, and £2 103 from J. Price. He went to the Pier Hotel (formerly the Black Bull), on the 2nd of this month, between three and four o'clock. He had then £i in notes, and some silver. The four prisoners were in the bar when he went in, and Small spoke to him, and asked him to have s. drink, and witness had some shandygaff. He afterwards shouted for them, and paid for the drinks in silver. He remained, in their company in the bar until after dark, and then went to the urinal by the side door, through a narrow passage. He was followed by the four prisoners,, aud I another who was not present. He Was. 'caught by Wright by the throat, and Small helped him. The three others came down the passage, and one of tliem said "be quick, boys." Wright said he could not get his hand into the pocket; it was too small, an,d with that he tore his trousers open, and turned oat his right hand trousers pocket. Witness resisted, and Small told b,im tp keep quiet. Witness told them if they wanted a few pounds, they had better take it, and not hurt him. Either Wright or Small said, "The b has got another shilling yet." Witness was in the act of taking a shilling frqm his left coat pocket to put it in his trousers pocket, and they shook it out of his and then they ran away and left him, Witness Was first standing up, but. they threw him down on his back, with hie head in a corner, and it was then they rifled his pocket, and it was after they ran away he got up, and saw the five men run tip the passage together, and round the back of the building, but he did not follow them. Witness spent 15a while in the prisoners' compauy. When prisoners left him he got up and returned to the room in the hotel, and saw the landlord, Mr. Gallagher, Witness's face was scratched, not much hurt, but he felt sore at the side of the neck, caused by the man catching him by the throat. His clothes were dirty. He complained to Mr. Gallagher that the: men had robbed him. He did not see the prisoners afterwards that night. He believed Ryan did not touch him at all, but one Other man* had him by the leg, but he did not know which of the other two it was, Home or the man who was away; The witness was cross-examined by Mr* Earl at some length.. After hearing some further evidence, the case was adjourned till today (Friday).