LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8883, 20 May 1892, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

R.M. COURT.— [Before Dr. Giles, R.M.]

Undefended Cases.—ln each of the following undefended cases judgment was given for the plaintiff:—L. I). Nathan and Co. v. J. Sullivan, claim £6 4s, costs £1 6s ; Neil and Todd v. IT. Chapman, claim £13 133 Id, costs £2 2s; R. W. Brown v. Thomas Oldfield, claim £23, costs £2 12s; Alexander Croskery v. E. R. Edwards, claim £27 10s lOd, costs £1 lis; T. and E. Chcrmside v. Mary R. Jessop, claim £6 Is, costs £1 (is; Thomas Faulder v. Adam Gordon, claim £6 10s Cd, costs 10s; W. Lewis v. Thomas Bowden, claim £1 7s 3d, costs 6s ; King, Walker, and Co. v. James Russell, claim £2, costs Gs. Kino, Walker, and Co. v. A. B. Griffiths. —This was a claim for £2 lis, alleged to be due for goods supplied. The defendant admitted having received the goods, but contended that the amount had been paid. Judgment was given for the plaintiff, with costs 7s. POLICE COURT.-Thursday. [Before Messrs. S. Y. Collins and J. P. King, J. I Vs.] Drunkenness.—Oae first, offender was fined ss, or, in default, 24 hours' imprisonment. A first offender who did not appear in answer to the charge was fined 20s, or, in default, 4S hours' imprisonment. Daniel Geary was lined 20s, or, in default, seven days' imprisonment, for being drunk while in charge of a horse and cort. Damage to Pkopkkty.John Martin was charged that on May IS he did wilfully break one pane of glass, valued at 13s 6d, the property of Rinke Frederick Luks. Accused pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. Luks, licensee of the Victoria Hotel, deposed that on Monday evening, about halfpast seven o'clock, accused threw a stone from the street, breaking the sitting room window. Accused afterwards admitted the offence, stating that he had done so in order to spite " the old woman." The bench inflicted a fine of £2, and ordered the accused to pay the cost of the damage, or, in default, 14 days' imprisonment. Compulsory Education.—Patrick C'orr, for having failed to comply with an order of the Court to send his child to school, was fined Is and costs. James Johnston and Mary White, for similar offence.-, the circumstances of which were more aggravated, were fined 10s each and costs, or, in default, 48 hours' imprisonment. A charge of a similar nature against William E. Laundes was dismissed, as the child was being educated out of Auckland. Orders were maclo that John Peterson and Patrick Doyle should send their children to school. A ea.«e against Alfred Fail was dismissed ; and a case against James Eggerton was adjourned for a month.

TE AWAMUTU R.M. COURT. At the Resident israte's Court,on Wednesday, before Captain Jackson, R.M., and •J. Walton, J.P., the Ngatimairangi chief, Miri Rangitohtriri, was brought up 011 remand charged with wounding with intent, etc., his wife, Aretakapu, who is now in the Waikato Hospital, and as she is now recovering. he was released on bail, himself in £"200 and two sureties in £100 each, to appear on the 27th instant. The accused, either from mental trouble or the indignity of being put in the lockup, had refused to take food for several days. The only other case heard was one adjourned from last Court, To Puke Huirania against Te Araheke for detention of a horse. The claim was for £1, anil the return of the horse, and being purely a native case, was heard by the Resident Magistrate and two Native Assessors, who gave judgment for the defendant, with £0 17s (id costs. Mr. Cruickshank appeared for the plaintiff, and (at a late stage) Mr. Grcsham for the defendant. During the hearing of this ease an incident occurred. Witness was giving his evidence, and on looking through the Court-house window he exclaimed, "Here comes my brother, a dead corpse." How lie knew it was his brother being carried 011 a stretcher along the next street is a mystery, but so it was. It appears the native, Rangimoeakau, was riding into town full gallop as usual, ami coining clown a hill the horse fell and broke the man's leg. The other natives would not let him go to the Hospital, but had him taken back to Tarawera to be treated by their Maori doctor. — [Own Correspondent.]