RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 826, 5 December 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY,

(Before T. \V. Parkkr, Esq., K.M., and S. EShrimski, Esk., J.P.)

F. Welsh, of Ngapara, was charged, on the information of W, Maitland, with stealing a cheque to the value of L 5. Prisoner was remanded until Friday. James Tripp, for allowing two horses to wander, was tined LI ; James Liddle, 1 cow, 3s ; Sam Smith, 1 horse, os; W. Aitken, 1 cow, 2s (id ; D. Henderson, 1

cow, 2s Gd. The charge against W. Rule for coursing hares out of seasnn was not sustained, and the case was dismissed.

Philip Manicoach, an Italian, was charged on the information of Leo Louis, a Swiss, with unlawfully assaulting and beating him, the informant, on the workshop of Jas. Lawson, tailor, Tyne-street, on the morning of the 3rd inst. It appears that the plaintiff is a journeyman tailor, and has only been employed by Mr. Lawson for a short time. On the other hand the defendant had worked for Lawson in M'Farlane and Co.'s time, was a first-rate tailor, and his wife was i machinist there also, so that he might be cqnsidered an old hand, and thus he was in the habit of waiting at Lawson's shop to talk with the proprietor or some of his old mates. This practice, however, seems to haye become rather unpleasant to the workmen, as the jobbing room was very small, besides which it was said that defendant was in the habit of carrying stories from Lawson'sjshop to Hood and Shennan's, where he was employed. As none of the men cared about telling the defendant that his room was preferred to his company, the plaintiff Louis volunteered the job, in consequence of which the fracas ensued, which brought about the present complaint. Mr. O'Meagher, who appeared for the defendant, declined to call any witnesses for the defence, leaving the matter entirely in the hands of the Bench, who inflicted the fine of la. and costs of Courr, L2 10s. 6d.