LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10319, 19 December 1896, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

SUPREME COURT.— Chambers. ■ Friday. - [Before Ills Honor Mr. Justici Conollf.] A sitting of the Supreme Court in Chambers whs held this' morning, before His Honor Mr. Justice Conolly. > • . > , . ' probate. f * ' , Probate.was granted to the executors named in the wills of the following deceased persons Caroline Newman (Mr. Buddie), not to be issued before the 21st inst.; Arthur Henry Taylor (Mr. Thco. Cooper); Matthew Kinsella (Mr. Stewart). ■ ADMINISTRATION. Letters of administration were granted in the estate of Patrick Guiniven (Mr. Napier). SUMMONS FOR TIME. Bank of New Zealand v. Steele: Summons for further time to plead. Iu the absence of .Mr. Earl, Mr. Cotter appeared in support of the application. No order was made, TRUSTEES ACT. Re John Leit.li, late of Woodside. deceased: -Hearing of petition as fixed By His Honor, Mr. T. Cotter, instructed by Mr. W. J. Napier, appe<ti'edin support, and Mr. VV". Coleman on behalf of the ( Bank of Mew-South Wales. Mr. Cotter produced further-proofs of the identity of deceased, on which point His Honor expressed hinisolf perfectly satisfied. The order was made as pi ayed;- with costs £10 10s. to' the Bank of New South Wale?, including disbursements. V'' TO ABRIDGE TIME. '" , Denize v. Blectowe: Motion 'to abridge time for giving notice of hearing of motion. Mr. Johnston appeared in support, and Mr. Huddle, on behalf of the Royal Oak Hanraki Company, Limited, to oppose. His Honor made the charging order absolute as prayed, with costs as per rules, all necessary amendments in the name of the company to be made. BANKRUPTCY. Re Frederick Berjer Hay ward, a bankrupt : Motion to annul bankruptcy. Mr. E. Mahony appeared in support of the motion, the order being granted by His Honor as prayed. LAW PRACTITIONER'S ACT. Re William Robert Franklin; Summons for order to examine witnesses, Mr. Theo. Cooper appeared in support and asked that the case be allowed to stand over until after the vacation to allow of affidavits being prepared. His Houor ordered that the case stand over as per application. MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-Friday. [Before Mr. 11. W. Northcroft. S.M.I Judgment Summonses. — Orders were made in the following' judgment summonses: -Burns and Co. (Mr. Stewart) v. J. Hana, claim £5 lGs, ordered to pay the whole amouut forthwith, in default 14days; D.S. Co.. Limited (Messrs. Russell and Campbell) v. J. T. Knight, claim £2 15s, ordered to pay the balance' due (£ll7s 6d) forthwith, in default seven davs; De Luen Brothers (Mr. Stewart) v. H. R. Moore, claim 17s, ordered to pay the whole amount forthwith, in default seven days; M. Mooney v. J. Balyess, claim £3 Gs, ordered to pay 10s per month, first payment to be made on January 7.1897, as agreed; J. E. Matthew (Mr. Mahony) v. C. A. Walter, claim £24 ss, ordered to pay £1 per mouth, first payment to be made on January 29,1897, as agreed. J. Rhid and Co. v. Dixon and Horsnell. —The plaintiff firm, carrying on business in Auckland, sued the defendants, contractors at Wanganui, for the sum of £31125, alleged to be due 011 a shipment of iron-bark timber. Through a misunderstanding about the price, defendants refused to take delivery. Mr. Battlev appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Reed for Messrs. Dixon and sncll. Evidence was heard partly at Waitara and partly at Auckland. His Worship said, after looking through the papers, lie could not come to the conclusion that the defendants bad done anything they should not, but he thought that it had been in the plaintiffs power to have prevented the difficulty about the price, had they telegraphed instead of written to Dixon and Harwell when the latter objected to it. As it was, the timber was required for a particular contract, and it would uot have been fair to ask defendants to take delivery when the contract was completed. Judgment was given for defendants with costs. POLICE COURT.— [Before Messrs. J. Savage and J. Gordon, J.P.'s,] Drunkenness.—One first offender was cautioned and discharged, and Donald Bell, who pleaded guilty to his second offence, was fined' £1, with the option of forty-eight hours. One other offender was remanded till the following day, Theft.—Mary Brown was convicted of the theft of an umbrella, on December 17, from l«auc Spiers, and sentenced to one month in Mount Eden. Remanded.—Charles M. Masters was remanded to Hokianga, upon two charges of alleged indecent assault. Bail was allowed. Henry John Atkins, charged with the theft of a pair of opera glasses, the property of one A. S. Heid, was remanded till the 26th, upon tlio application of Sergeant Gamble. PUKEKOHE S.M. COURT. Thursday, December 17. [Before Captain Thomas Jackson, S.M.J Alleged Assault on Girls.—Arthur S. Crawford was charged by Constable McGovern that he did, on Monday, the 23rd November, assault one or two young girls on their way home from school, the said girls being under the age of 15 years. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Miss Ethel Wright deposed : I reside with my parents at Pukeliohe. lam about 13 years old. 1 know the defendant, having seen him 011 my way home from school 011 a Monday afternoon in last month. I was, reading a school library book when, hearing footsteps, I looked over my shoulder and saw the defendant coming towards me, Thinking he was going to pans on, I said, " Good-day." He then said, "Are you the little girl who is going to be my little wife to-day?" Before I had time to reply he again repeated the question, and I said I was too young. He then attempted to nut his arm around my waist, Oil which I began to cry. and lie then turned back and ran down the hill. Defendant was asked if he had any questions to ask, and he replied 110. Miss May Wylie deposed : I reside at Pukekohe. I remember seeing the defendant on a Monday when on my way home from school. I did not speak to him, or he to me. He passed me in an opposite direction to that in which I was going, and immediately turned round and followed me to our own gate. I did not like tlio look of the man. He passed on, and I saw him 110 more till to-day. Constable McGovern also gave evidence on defendant's previous conduct, and said he was a very peculiar person, and had previously been in the lunatic asylum. Defendant declined to ask ar>y question of the witnesses, or to give evidence in his OiVn defence. The Court gave the defendant a good talking to, and said young girls on their way home from school must be protected. Defendant was sent to Mount Eden Gaol for 14 days with hard labour,—|Own Correspondent.!