SUPREME COURT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4981, 13 April 1889, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

(By Telegraph.)

INVERCARGILL, April 13

The civil action Small and Co. v. Guthrie and 00., was commenced yesterday. The claim isfor£lsoo for breach of agreementtopurcbase plaintiffs’ sawmill in connection with the recent movement to sell the Southland mills to a Melbourne syndicate. Sir R. Stout for defendants has raised several nonsuit points.

Last evening Mr Chapman applied to Mr Justice Williams in chambers for an order calling on the gaoler at Oamaruto show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue in the case of William Christie, committed to gaol by District Judge Ward. Several grounds were taken by counsel, principally based on the form of warrant and a mistake alleged to have been made in the date of the warrant. A rule nisi, was granted, the matter to be argued at Dunedin on His Honour’s return.

Frewman, who was tried for rape on a girl at Orepuki and was acquitted got a warm reception from tho population on his return home, and was only saved from personal violence by the fact that he was accompanied by his wife and children. He got 24 hours to clear out, and has done it.