LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8681, 25 September 1891, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

R.M. COURT.—Thursday. [Before Dr. Giles, R.M.]

Undefended Cases.ln each of the following undefended cases judgment was given for the plaintiffs Dedcr Box v. harles Anduze, claim £3 53 3d, costs 21s 6cl ; R. H. Duder and another v. J. R, Brown, claim £5 19s 2d, costs £1 163 ; Geo. Foster v. R. R. Forsyth, claim £21 9s 7d, costs £4 7s ; A. Clark and Sons v. Frank Mitchell, claim £7, costs 26s ; City Council v. Ann Gazeley, claim £1 12s Bd, costs lGs Gd ; Cousins and Afckin v. A. Whisker, jun., claim £3 14s 4d, coats 17s Gd ; H. O. Nolan v. A. Potter, claim £2, costs 9s. Alfred Walkkr v. Cjias. McGregor —This was a claim for £51 6s 6d, being* the amount) of a promissory note, with interest. Mr. Theo. Cooper appeared for the plaintiff, and explained that the defendant purchased from plaintiff the furniture of the Blue Post dining-rooms, giving a bill of sale for £150 and a promissory note for £50. The plaintiff had entered into possession in accordance with the bill of sale, and' now sought to recover on the promissory note. Judgment was given for the plaintiff, with costs, £5 3s. Percy Pouter v. Louis Moses.— £34 Is for alteration made by the plaintiff to defendant's house.. The amount sued for expenses. represented the cost of extras. Mr. Mahony appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. W. Burton for the defendant: The question was whether the extras ought to have been included in the contract price, or to have been charged for separately. Mr. Burton contended that the whole sum involved exceeded the sum of £100, and was therefore not within the jurisdiction of the Court. After hearing a considerable amount of evidence tho case was adjourned until next day.

POLICE COURT.—Thursday. [Before Sir William Fox and IS. I l '. Tizard, Esq., •1.1 Vs.] ■ Drunkenness.—Three first offenders were fined 5s each, with tho alternative of 2-4 hours' imprisonment. Elizabeth Speers and Nor all Williams were each ordered to pay '203, or go to gaol for seven days, for having been drunk.

: Cruelty to a Horse.—Stanley Edward Vnile, a youth of 17 years, admitted a chargo of having driven a horse in a milk cart while the animal was suffering from a sore shoulder. Sergeant-Major Pratt said ohis matter had been brought under the notice of the police by Mr. Redgate, Inspector for the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr. Redgate had heard of the horse being badly ill-treated, and being unable to get hold of the animal himself, _ communicated with the police. In consequence of this, Constable liasletfc examined the horse, when he found it in the milk cart in Symonds-street on Wednesday night suffering from very severe sores, and therefore arrested the defendant. The owner was .Mr. Charles Nicholls, Mangere, and according to the defendant's statement he had known of the bad state the horse was in. Constable Haslobt gave evidence to the above effect, and added that when arrested the defendant said he had told his employer that he would not drive the horse again in the condition it was in. The horse, it seemed, was only sent out at night and nob during daylight. The defendant gave evidence, and stated that it was by the instructions of his employer, who knew the state the horse was in, that he had taken it out. The horse had not been in a bad state during the whole of the live weeks do- ; fendant had been in Mr. Nicholl's employ- ! tnent. The cause of the sores had been a rough collar. The Bench adjourned the case till 'Monday.next, to allow the police to lay an information against the owner, the present defendant; being released on his promise to appear on that day.