LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6928, 31 January 1884, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

» SUPREME COURT.— Bankruptcy. WKDSESDAY, JaNTJARV 30. [Before H. C. Brewer, Esq., Registrar.] The ordinary sitting to hear bankruptcy applications was held this morning. Re Hugh Mcllhosb. —Mr. (J. N. Brasaey appeared for the debtor. This was an application for discharge. The Trustee reported that the debtor was a botelfceeper at Wanganui for about two years. For tbe last four months he had been at the Queen'e Head Hotel, in Auckland. While at Wanganui he was induced to give some accommodation bills to one Liugard, a brewer there, on the understanding that he (Lingard) would pay them when they became due. These bills ■were not paid, and renewals were given on the same condition. These renewals were discounted, but the proceeds were not applied in payiog these previous. The debtor was made liable for all of them. This he could not stand, and as judgment was obtained against him for one of them, and he saw that the others would follow the same course, and haviDg no means of meeting them, he decided on tiling his schedule. Tne liabilities were £1099 17s 9d. The asset 3 were : residue of lease of Q een's Head Hotel, Upper Queen-street, £500; furniture and effects, £150 (mortgaged to Mr. John King) ; book debts, £473 Sa 7d : total, £1123 Sj 7d. The creditors had given their certificate recommending the debtor's discharge, and he was discharged accordingly.

[Before His Honor H. (J. Seth Smith, Judge.] An adjourned sitting of the Court was held this morning. W. V. Stevens v. H. A. Cooper, claim £28 (Judgment for Plaintiff). —His Honor gave judgment in this case, which was held last Court-day. The action was brought by plaintiff on a promissory note, which plaintiff alleged was made for defendant's accommodation. The defendant averred that the note was given for value, viz., upon a sale of certain firewood to the plaintiff. His Honor reserved his decision, and this morning gave judgment for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs, £5 6s.

DISTRICT COURT.—Wednesday.

POLICE CO ORT.—Wednesday.

[Boforo Messrs. P. G. Clayton and F. Magulre, J.P's.] Drujjkkxxess.—Three persons were punished tor this offence. Larceny,—Fred. Biggs and Walter Grey were charged with stealing a silver watch, worth 40s, the property of Mrs. Gosset Mr. Cotter, for the defence, pleaded not guilty. Sergeant White asked for a remand as tho watcli had not been found. Mr. Cotter opposed the application, as a remand ' had already been granted, and according to | his instructions the boys knew nothing ' about the watch, and any person might as ' well be charged aa them; There were serious doubts as to whether a watch was lost at all Remanded till 'Friday, and the boys' bail was enlarged. Another Cash.—Margaret Barstow was ' charged with stealing a pair of trousers, ( worth ss, the property of William Hart. ' She pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor deposed that on the 15th inst. he saw the accused in the Greyhound Hotel, but could not say at what time. He missed a pair of trousers (produced) from a bundle of clotheß. Prisoner wa3 there when he missed the trousers, which were afterwards found in a pawnshop. Constable White, who arrested ! the prisoner, deposed to finding the trousers, , which had been pawned by the prisoner, and i identified by the last witness, in Hart's ' pawnsno'p. Joseph Hart, pawnbroker, de- ] posed to prisoner pawning the pair of trousers. He gave her 2s on it. The defence was that the prosecutor gave her the ] trousers in question to pawn, and Richard ' Sarsfield gave evidence to corroborate this ' statement. The Bench gave the accused the benefit of the doubt, and dismissed the case. Water Works By-Laws.—Andrew Otto pleaded not guilty with unlawfully drawing ( off water from a tap on his premises. Mr. Cotter appeared for the prosecution. It ap- , peared that Mr. Otto had only gone into ( possession recently, and finding the water cut , off he instructed the plumber to set it right. ( This had been done by an unlicensed plumber. ; He said the plumber told him the water was , not cut off, but tne pipe was broken in the , cellar. This pipe was the private property of j tne owner of the premises. James Carlaw, assistant turncock, deposed to cutting off the , water suppy from the premises occupied by , Mr. Otto under the Theatre Royal. These j premises were supplied from a cistern on the stage of the theatre, and he could not j cut the supply off at the Btreet, as by so , doing he would cut it off from the cistern, so ( he cut it off by removing about two feet of , pipe. Mr. P. A. Philips, Town Clerk, de- , posed that Mr. Otto had paid no rates, and ] James Dickenson was not a licensed plumber. As the Bench considered the evidence of this plumber necessary, this case and several othera of a similar nature were adjourned till Monday. Wandering Horse.— Michael Condon, ] charged with allowing a horse to wander in 1 Princea-sireet, did not appear. The case < was proved by Constable Kelly, who im- j pounded the horse. Mr. T. B. Hill was ] calltd, and said if any one was to blame it x was him, for he liberated the horse from the < pound in the market. The animal had been 1 there thirty hours, and, out of compassion ] fur the poor animal, he let it go with the < owner. This was on Christmas Day. A fine i of 5s and costs was imposed. Goat Nuisance.—Joseph Williams, for , keeping a goat on unencloned land, off ' Franklin-road, was fined 5s and costs. '' Assault.—Daniel McGeary was charged ' with assaulting George Keen hy holding a ' milk stool over his head in a threatening ] manner and threatening to beat his brains : out. Mr. E. Cooper, for the defendant, £ pleaded not guilty. Mr. Button appeared 1 for the prosecution. George Keen, the prose- ' cutor, deposed that he and others were ' engaged hay-making at the London Dairy ' farm, Remuera, The defendant came up to ' them, and said he was tho manager, and ( ordered them off. 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