THE COURTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 914, 6 September 1889, Page 21

THE COURTS.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT* li raji ■ ■ ■■ A man named Matthew Edward Pickering was brought before Mr Robinson, yesterday week, and charged with having failed to contribute to the support of his family. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and statea that he had only been out of gaol 14 days,, and not being in good health was unable to do any work. The complainant stated that her husband would not do any work, and the only weakness he suffered from w&3 laziness. He madefno effort to find work ; immediately he was released from gaol, he went home drunk. Bis Worship characterised tho defendant’s conduct as disgusting, but said he did nut want to commit- the man to gaol without giving him a chance of obtaining employment. The Coarfc adjourned the case to the 12th September, and advised the defendant to find employmeat in the meantime. Judgment for plaintiffs was given yes* terday week, before Mr H. AY. Robinson, R.M., as follows Lyon and Blair v. R. Acheson, £32 12s 3d, and costs £3l3s ; same v. James Lynch, £4 Is 6d, and costs 7a ; same v. Thomas Lee, £l4 is, and costs £2 2s; Empire Loan Company v. T. W. Munday, £ll 10s Bd, and costs £1 6s ; Stewart and Co. v. Peter Connell, £lO 15s 10d, and costs £1 Is; Brooks and Moir v. E- J. Campion, £5 11s 6d, and costs £1 12s , H. Fielder v. H. Thomas, £3 0s 3d, and costs 7s ; D. M. Wilkinson v. L. McGovern, 13s 6d, and costs 6s ; Cole and Dods worth v. H. Hughes, £l2 15s, and costs £2 17s._ la the case of A. W. Stephenson v. William Barrow, a claim of £1 7s 3d, being the amount of one week’s rent on premises in Riddiford-street, and for use and occupation of same and proportion of rates, after evidence had been taken his Worship remanded the case till the 12th prox. Mr Howorth appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Menteath for the defendant. W. E. Bannister was charged on remand at the Magistrate's Conrt on Friday with issuing six post-office orders valued at £42 ss, with intent to defraud the Postal Department. Mr Bell, on behalf of the Crown, applied for a remand till Friday. Mr Tanner, who appeared for Mr Jellicoe (the accused’s counsel), offered no objection, and the remand was granted. C. E. Beckmann, committed for trial at the Masterton Resident Magistrate’s Court last Friday, on a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy, has been taken to the Terrace Gaol, where he will await his trial. At the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, before Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., James Fairlie, who was charged with drunkenness at a previous sitting of the Court, and who was remanded for a few days, was again brought up and fined 10s or 48 hours’ imprisonment, on the charge of drunkenness, and was also ordered to pay 7s 6d expenses, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. At the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, before Mr W. H. Robinson, R.M., four first offenders for drunkenness were cautioned and discharged, the payment of cab hire being ordered in two instances. William Cummins, for a similar offence, was fined 20s or 24 hours’ imprisonment. A native named Te Manua Taupua, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s or 24 hours’ imprisonment, and for disorderly conduct and damaging the cab in which he was being conveyed to the station, he was fined 20s, and ordered, to pay 10a damages, and 15s 6d witnesses’ expenses, in default of payment three days’ imprisonment. W. J. Robinson, architect, charged with vagrancy, was remanded for a week, the police undertaking to allow the defendant all means for communicating with his friends. • Kate Moore was fined 20s or 48 hours’ imprisonment for riotous conduct iu Manners-street on Saturday night. Judgment for plaintiffs was given in Conrt on Monday, before Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., as follows :—James Smith V. Lacy Cuthbush, £2 0s 4d, and costs 7s; same v. E. P. St. John, £4 17s 6d, and costs 6s; A. Munro v. F. D. Greenway, £9 23, and costs £2 Is; Commercial Trust and Loan Company v. A. ‘Nimmo, £l3 4s 6d, and costs £2 2s ; Pollock and Stidolpb v. David Jacobowitcb, 10s lOd, and costs 6s ; same v. E. Churchill, £5 3s 4d, and costs 10s. In the judgment summons case of Miller, Booth and Co. v. C. A. Climie, a claim of £53 15s 3d amount of goods supplied, his Worship

sUccKoßd to make any order. This Was ‘all ®txs civil business. Samuel Elliott, an "expressman, Vis fined 20s and 7s costs at the Magis'trate’s Court on Tuesday, _ before Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., for refusing to remove fais vehicle from the Queen’s .Wharf when ordered to do so by •one of the Harbour Board officials. The application of Mrs Alice MaeSsendrick for a married woman’s protection order against her husband, J&rnes iVSackendrick, was remanded on Tuesday ■for a week, on account of the complainant being too agitated to give evidence. Mr Devine appeared for the complainant, and Mr Gray appeared for the defendant. At the Court on Tuesday, Mr H. W. Robinson, R-.M., granted a married woman’s protection order’, made by Mrs Pickering i against her husband, Matthew EdwArd Pickering. The mother was given the -custody of the six children of the marriage, •and the defendant, who did feoh appear, was ordered to pay 7s, costs Of the prosecution. Thomas Marsh Davies waa charged be'ore Mr H. W. Robinson, on Tuesday, with having obtained from Thomas Turnbull, miniug assayer and prospector of Timaru, the sum of L2O. Mr Gray appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant waR represented by Mr Skerrett. The evidence of the complainant waa taken at some length, ancl it appears shat Davies stated that ho was the agent of Mr Patterson, of Wellington, who in turn represented an English syndicate whose intention was to purchase and work a mining ■property, ea the Baton River, near Nelson. The moneys were advanced at different dates last year, and upon the good faith of representations which the defendant had made ’that he was negotiating the purchase of the Baton property. After some further evidence had been taken the case waa ad- j journad. until Friday (to-day). Davies was admitted to bail upon entering into his own recognisance of£so. In the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, •before Messrs R. S. Hawkins and J. Kitchen, -Justices, Henry Briggs admitted having "committed a breach of the 123rd section of the Stamp Act, 1352, by writing a receipt for £-3 without affixing a stamp. The Bench fined the defendant 5s and 9s costs of the proceedings. For having unregistered dogs the following persons were each fined 5s and 7s costs at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday:—John Orr, Edward Gawne, Henry Hurrell, Eliza Silk, and Thomas Rambert. Robert Triggs was fined 15s and 7s costs for having three unregistered dogs in his possession; Catherine Whelan, Is, ■without costs; and Joseph Stacey, 2s, without costs. Similar informations against F. De Rose, Francis Stevens, and Johu Ludford were dismissed. At the Magistrate's. Court Wednesday, before Messrs 0. Lachman, J. Kitchen, and R. Hawkins, Justices, a youth named Thomas Mackin was charged with vagrancy. The defendant appeared to be a trifle eccentric, and did not answer to the charge. The evidence of Constable Maher was to the effect that ho met the defendant npon Lambtonquay on Tuesday night, and in reply to questions the defendant said that he had only recently arrived from Auckland, and was without shelter or food. Sergeant-Major Morice asked that the defendant, should bo remanded for a week in order that inquiries might be made, and this request was granted by the Bench. William Sheehan, a lad about 13 years of age, was charged with stealing a pair of opera glasses, valued at 30s, the property of Mr W. Mackay. The lad admitted this theft, but deuied having stolen a roll of oashmere, valued at £5 Ss fid, from the shop of Mrs C. Walker on the 2nd inst. Evidence was called by Chief-Detec. tive Benjamin to prove the latter charge. Charles Ashwin, an assistant at Mrs Walker’s, deposed that the boy had been employed in the shop for about six weeks, and that he lived upon the premises. Witness had not missed the cashmere, but recognised it as Mrs Walker’s property. A. lad named Edwin Powell stated that the defendant had pointed out to him the roll of cashmere, which waa hid in a hole in the terrace at the back of Mrs Walker's shop. The Bench dismissed the latter charge, and for the theft of the opera glasses, ordered the defendant to be imprisoned for three mouths. A charge of wilful damage preferred by G. Sample againßt J. S. Phillpot; was dismissed. William Collins was charged with having allowed nightsoil to remain on his premises in Martin-street, and was fined ss, and 12a costs. Michael Higgins, a resident of Lewisville terrace, for a similar offence, was fined Is, without costs. At the R.M. Court on Wednesday four Chinese vegetable sellers, named Yee Lay. Ah Sim, Ah Yet, and Ah How, were each fined os and 7a costs for hawking goods without a license.