LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9105, 13 July 1888, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

R.M. COURT.— [Before Dr. Giles, R.M.]

Judgments For Plaintiffs. — In the following undefended cases, judgment was given for plaintiffs :—Edward Downing v. sohn Morris : £8 4s Bd, costs £1 14s. Dr. Murray-Moore v. Captain Geo. Williams: £3 14s 6d, costs 17s 6d. Rationalist Newspaper Company (in liquidation) v. James McKinley: £2 15s, costs 17s 6d. James Mason v. Thomas Lambert: £12 5s 3d, costs £2 2s. ■ F. Rowe v. G. C. Williams : £2 lis lid,' costs 17s " 6d. Trustees in the estate of Morton and Co. v. Edward Hunter : £9 Is sd, costs 18_s. C. G. Andrews and C. B. Stone, trustees in the estate of Hunter and Nolan, v. J. B. Priestley: £5, costs 18s (id ; W. R. Franklin v. Pepa Tenewa : £3 6s, costs 7s. H. L- Posseniskie v. D. H. Munro : £12 Is Sd. J. Andrew v. David McKerras : £2 lis fid, costs 16s 6d. Heather and Co. v. W. Malyon : £2 12s 2d, costs 16s 6d. Edwards v. Cope :£4 10s 6d, costs 16s 6d. Defendant admitted the debt, and agreed to pay it by instalments of 2a 6d per week. The offer was accepted. Maurice Moriarty v. John Cheyne and Alexander Archibald.—Mr. Bromfield appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Mahony for the defence. The plaintiff resided at Kingsland, and the defendants were contractors for certain waterworks in Eden Terrace. The claim was-for the recovery of £15 damages for injuries' sustained by the plaintiff through the alleged carelessness of the defendants, and the circumstances were briefly these : The plaintiff, who had arrived in Auckland from Coromandel on the 2nd of June, left the Eden Vine Hotel between nine and ten o'clock on the night of the 2nd, as he alleged, perfectly sober, but when crossing'' the street and stepping on to the footpath, his foot struck a waterpipe, and he fell, the result of which was that he sprained his ankle. A large number of witnesses were examined, and judgment was given for defendants, with costs £2 6s. -

Official Assignee v. Timothy Hayes. —Mr. Bromfield appeared for the plaintiff., The claim was £3 4s 2d, amount alleged to be due by the plaintiff to the bankrupt estate of Samuel Jackson, jun'. The defendant was examined and cross-examined at some length. He denied the debt, andplaintiff accepted a nonsuit, without costs. ; Official Assignee v. J. ClArridge.— This was a claim to recover the sum of £9; 18s, alleged to be due to the bankrupt estate of Samuel Jackson, jun. Defendant did not appear, and' judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs £1 lis.

POLICE COURT. -Thursday. [Before Colonel Haultain and Mr. J. P. King, J.P's.]

Drunkenness. — Several persons were fined 5s and costs, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for this offence. Assault.—David Steinard was charged with assaulting John Dinan on June 14th, by striking him in the face at Lucas Creek. The prisoner pleaded guilty. John Dinan, the complainant, stated he was an oyster fatherer. On June 14th he met the defenant in Queen-street. Witness was leaning against a verandah post, talking to another man, when the prisoner came up to him, and struck him in the face, and knocked him down. Complainant crossed the road to get out of prisoner's way, but the latter crossed the road and repeated the offence, at the same time telling witness that he would teach him to inform against his friends, who, it appeared, had been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for assault at the Supreme Court, and the complainant was a witness against them. When prisoner assaulted witness the latter called out, and the police coming up prisoner made off. The prisoner was also charged with using obscene language in Queen-street onNovember 21st last. Mr. Edward Leydon deposed to the facts in this case, saying that the prisoner came into his place, and called witness Ned," and on being told not to be so familiar, the prisoner used language that was too bad for publication. William Scading, a clerk of Mr. Leydon's, confirmed this evidence. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard labour for the first offence, and for the second offence a like term, the sentences to be consecutive, and also bound the prisoner over to keep the peace for twelve months, self in £20, and two sureties of £10 each. - <

Stealing a Key.—Mary Kenny was charged with stealing a door key, valued at 2s, the property of Dr. Bond, in Karangahape Road, on Wednesday. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The facts were that the woman was begging, and amongst other places went to Dr. Bond's, and while there took the front door key, which was afterwards found in her possession. The case was dismissed, with a caution.