LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9220, 24 November 1888, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

R.M. COURT.—Friday. j [Before Dr. Giles, R.M.J Morrison v. West.—ln this case, heard on Thursday, His Worship yfavo judgment for the plaintiff, with costs £1 His. Judgment Summonses.—'The. following judgment summonses were dealt with :— Wallis and Coates v. H. R Jury : Claim £5 14s Id. Defendant was ordered to pay by instalments of 10s per month. E. T. Cartwright v. D. Horrigan : Claim £8 10s. His Worship ordered the defendant, who did not appear, to pay the sum claimed within one month, or in default, undergo fourteen days' imprisonment- W. Dawson v. Pycroft: Claim £."> 10s 3d. An order was made that the debt be paid before the end of February. W. Monaghan v. Cave and 13 com field : Claim £54 4s. By consent of the defendant Cave, the Bench ordered payment by weekly instalments of 10s. J. Buchanan v. W. J. Oliver: Claim £5 2s. Defendant was ordered to pay the sum ; claimed in two months. : J. Ri:id v. T. Stephens.Claim £32 for work done. Mr. W. F. liuckland appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. A. E. VVhitaker for the defendant. For tho defence it was contended that the full amount due had been paid. A verdict was given for the j plaintiff for £11 7s, with costs £2 Bs. i I POLICE COURT.—Friday. j [Before Messrs. S. Y. Collins and W. Dinnison, i J.p.'s.l I Drunkenness.—Two persons were fined for a first offence. Mary Lewis pleaded guilty to a charge of having been three times drunk within the past six months, J and was fined £3, with an alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour. Larceny from a Dwelling.—Thomas Dixon was charged that, on tiie 22nd November, he stole 221b of kauri gum, vilue 7s, the property of William John McDowell. Mr. liauine appeared for the prisoner, and pleaded not guilty. William John McDowell, gtimdigger, residing at Stoney Creek, deposed that when he left his hut at eight o'clock on the morning of the ltjth November, everything seemed safe. There were then ltiibs of gum in the hut. When he came back at half-past nine he found a letter stating that Thomas Dixon had taken some gum in payment for gum which tie had given to McDowell to get whisky. Witness had the gum weighed, when he found that it was short of 22lbs. Dixon lived near by. Cross-examined : Witness did not getgum from prisoner in order to purchase some whisky. lie went to see Dixon, but when lie heard a woman's voice in the hitter's tent, lie turned back. The woman was Mrs. Radford ; Radford had advised witness to proceed with the case. The Bench said that the charge oi larceny had not been established, and the case was dismissed. William Moran was charged « ith stealing a silver watcii anil chain, valued at £2 10s, the property of Richard King. The prisoner elected that the caso be made indictable. Richard King, cook and steward, residing in West Queen-street, deposed that at about oneo'clock on the morning of the 20th instant, he went to a house in Chapelstreet, kept by a woman whose name he did not know. He had with him 15s 4d and a watch and chain. Witness went to bed, leaving his clothed hanging on the wall. Some men afterwards came into the house. Witness - found next morning that his watch and chain had disappeared. Cross-examined : He did not see prisoner in the house. He believed the house was one of ill-fame. John Mendoza, manager for Mr. .Neumegen, deposed to the watch -produced having been pawned at the hitter's shop. Detective Hughes deposed that when prisoner was arrested he stated that he had bought the watch from a man at the Thames Hotel corner. The prisoner was committed for trial. Breaking and Entering.John Dignan, alias Dina.il, was charged with breaking and entering into the premises of Ole Olsen, near l'aremoremo Creek, and stealing Dcwt'ot kauri gum. This is the offence for complicity in which a man named Dame: Baxter awaits his trial at tho Supreme Court, and the evidence was similar to that given in his case. Ole Olsen, gumdigger, deposed that on the 13th of September he and Carlson left the whare in which thoy liveil to go to work. There were then five sacks of gum on the premises, but when they returned this gum was missing, and a yacht (the Mayflower) which was moored in the creek in the morning, was notto be seen. Enos Bond, storekeeper, deposed to buying the },m from the prisoner, and evidence was given by -F. C. Taylor, employed tit Arnold, Cheney and Co.'s, which showed unit this gum was purchased by that firm from Mr. Bond, and afterwards identified by Olsen and Carlson as their property, oamuel F. Jonkers, Mark Bush, and J. M. Syms (master of the Maori) were examined, and the prisoner was committed for trial. Hie hearing of the case occupied a considerable time, the accused cross-examining tha witnesses at some length.