RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3733, 18 September 1886, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

« WAIMATE— FniDAr, Sept. 17tk. (Before J. Manchester, F. Slee, and G. 0. Stacpoolo, Esqs., J.P.'b.) ■WIPB DEBBETION. George Briaot appeared on remand, charged with deserting hia wife on the Bth instant. i On accused stating his willingness to return to his wife and family, to contribute to their support, and that he bad left Waimate to look for work, the case was dismissed.' -•■ IABBIKINISM. Wm. Walker, Alex. Brown, and Wm. Lilly were charged with riotous conduct, >nd breaking a window of tho Oddfellows' Hall, on tho night of the 1 6-17 th instant. Mr Raymond for complainants. The evidence of J. S. D'Eraden, G-. F. Lovegrove, W. Kutherford, and W. 8. Annitage, showed that on tho night of the lGth, a ball was held, under the auspices of the Waimate Hunt Club, m tho Oddfellows' Hall ; tbatabout 1.30 a.m. of the 17th instant, the defendants with others forced their way into the hall, and the refreshment room. After some altercation thoy were put outside, and almost immediately a stono vns thrown through tho win How, m its flight nearly striking a lady inside the hall, Mefsra Loregrove and Rutherford at once went outeide, and caught Walker and Brown, both of whom they succeeded m bringiog to the police station. Others who were outsido got off. A Ehort time before the fitting of the court, Lilly was arrested by the police and identified by witnesses as one of the persons who, without leave, had entered tho building, and had been put out. Walker used very bad language, and resisted his arrest. Brown went quietly with his cantor. After a short deliberation, the bench sen* tenced Walker and Lilly to fourteen days imprisonment, and lirown to seven days. No option of fine was allowed, the bench expressing their determination to punish such aggravated cases, the accused having, with others, boen guilty of riotous and unprovoked conduct m forcing their way at such an hour into a place where they had no right whatever, and though it could not be proved by the witnesses which of tho accused actually threw the stone that broke the window, thero was no doubt it waa thrown by one of the persons vrho were turned out of tho hall. CIVIL CABEB. Judgment was given by default m the cases Baxter v. Johnston, claim 12s, and same v. McAllister, claim £& 10s, borough rates. Walker v. Davis— claim £2 ss. In this caso tho plaintiff claimed for wages and part material for the erection of a Bmall building for defendant at RedclifT. Defendant said the plaintiff had erected a houso for him by contract, and the building m dispute was included by verbal agreement. This plaintiff denied, and said he had done " extra work," but that it did not include the work question. - • Judgment was given for plaintiff for £1 . 7b 6d, and half costs of the case. The court then ro*e. . - . -:i