MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4383, 14 June 1901, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THURSDAY, JUNE 13. (Before Mr W 11. Hascklon, S.M.) James Campbell was sentenced to throe months’ imprisonment for thett of a, clock valued at_.ss 6d, the property of Thomas .tamos Wright. A first offender was fined 7s, _ with twenty-four hours’ imprisonment in default, for drunkenness. ,CTVIL BUSINESS. Joseph Mulligan sued Hannah Watson, of the Oriental Hotel, for 30s, in lieu of a week’s notice. Mr Luckie, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the latter was a cook in tho employ of defendant. Ho had a disagreement with her, and as a result of it, he was given a week’s notice one morning; on the same afternoon he was told to go at once. Mr Wilford, for defendant, elicited that the plaintiff had gone away from liis duties with another cook from the hotel, and left tho proprietress to prepare tlie evening’s meal herself. It was further alleged that on his return ho made u-o of insulting language to Mrs Watson. His Worship gave judgment for defendant, saying lie knew wo were being educated into the belief that the tnu masters now were the servants, but we had not yet arrived at that stage, and he would defer it as long as possible. 'tee reserved judgment of the Court in tho ease of It. it- Auty v. Emma Barry, a report of which case appeared last Wednesday, was delivered. Under tho equity and good conscience clause of tho Act, Ids Worship gave judgment practically dismissing tho claim brought by Auty. He, however, allowed no costs to defendant, being of opinion that there had been negligence on her part. Alexander Sample sued Charles Craw, ford, an expressman, for £3 Cs, on a judgment summons. The defendant was examined by Mr Dmm for tho judgment creditor. Defendant admitted that since tho debt had been incurred he had given a bill of sale to his wife over his belongings. The debt, though, which was owing to his wife by himself for money lent, was much older than Mr Sample’s. His earnings now wore Tory small—from 25s to 30s a week. Since the town had been upset by the Royal visit doings, things were worse than ever. lie had only made a shilling that morning. His Worship said the case was tho first one ho had had to consider under the new statute. He would certainly have made an order in the ease if ho could, but he did not see his way clear to dm so. An application by Mr Dunn for an order without an alternative of imprisonment was refused by the Magistrate, on tho ground that to so order would bo misleading. On the suit of Fanning and Co., one Christian Me-ssah was ordered to pay £2 11s arrears of rent, plus 11s costs, and to vacate the house, of which ho was tenant, within a week. Judgment wont for plaintiffs in the following cases by default of defendants ; —SehhV'f’o'r’nnd Co. v. Win. Caiman £34 7s 9d, costs £8 14s; Wellington City Council v. Thomas Daniels, £3 Is Is costs 7s; Commercial Agency v. T. H. Watson £1 12s 6:1, costs 10s; C. W. Turner v. J. B. Zortea, £3 2s 4d, costs 14s; Inglia Bros. v. H. Welch, 2s, costs 2s; William B. Cow v. Thomas Miller, £156, costs £7 12s.