MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12912, 1 March 1906, Page 6

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMARU—WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23th.

ißefore Mr C A. Wray, S>M.)

CIVIL CASES.

Judgment was given by default in the following cases:— Reidiand Gray v. J. Howe, claim £1 7s. costs ss.

J. Shewan v. E. Thoreau. claim. £1 ~-< lOd, and costs ss. \V. Penrose v. Hv McMastcr, claim £2 Os Id. and costs £1 10s 6d; Mi Raymond for plaintiff.

.W- Lane v. James Rick us, claim £4 lis Id. with 5s costs.

EL Geaney v. Jeremiah O'Donaghuc, claim. £6 8s «8d on a judgment summons. In this case, Mr* Raymond appeared for the judgment creditor. He explained that the chum was for meat supplied a long time ago. Debtor was well able to pay the amount, but averred that £2 w.» charged* that <he had already paid. The £2 had. as a matter of. fact, been piic long before, and was duly credited to him.

The «!«jbtor was put in tie box, and admitted that he had just drawn a considerable cheque for shearing. He wa* quite willing to pay the amount claimed, if t!.e £2 he had- paid was deducted. The case was adjourned for a week, ia order that, the disputed item, may be iurther investigated. DRUNKENNESS.

A stranger to the town pleaded guh\v to having, been drank on Tuesday, and was ; fined Se, with the alternative of 24 liouts' | imprisonment. ASSAULT. Peter Wadsworth. a y0u0.5 ni:»ti. «s ! charged that on Tuesday n%ui, is YV .t> j'lohi, he assaulted n young woman. \vi:.. ,a f tent to coauuit rape* ■\ Sergeant Johnston stated the case, >tl '. i)ioceeded to call evidence. •:• Constable Hammond stated that tV -> ✓ -raolc was reported to him on Tiv- : iy 'evening. Witness went in .search <-.; .«c reused, and cnaie to Timaru, where he ;'« «-:td ;.Mcnsed in a hut at 2 a.m. yesterday i«d ijjrrested hrm. Accused then denied «he ••charge. bn!T admitted being in the l<i-.. ! :*v v>oout the time. Arrested acewsed b>- -iie (description given by the girl. Had' ,vca J accused coming from the locality «.* "ie \*ffence. abont the time it wa* supp- .«d ?to have been committed. When arce-red •■accused waa. fully dressed. While oa .he ■ •way to the:lock-up he thtew hi* rap away. v.«id when it was picked op and given "-fta ; : he denied its ownership and said be w.is ast wearing any. cap. * Witness saw -at; r : wearing, it when he.arreted him. VVa* thrat aorriuig- • Trhar 'comphiraof »'entified out of «ix :'j»erscai., -M uibout tics aaaii. bnild and;' a:to»p S*>W 'eused. - ■x Complabaut said she left for ber faJ'n«\ 'house about 7.10 p.m. On the road: •-.'«■ ia man cycling slowly ahead of her. ;Jn ; flopped and carae back to her. pni h:* • -■ V , iL.fown. and making an inde-vnt Miagr. -ns {he assaulted; her. Acuised in Ocur ■..' the man. He thtcw her down on '«« \ road .and •die str:«eg*ed so Hi •■» .•"?* ira* ' unable to saiencte !uui.er >*i::i hit. Hfe i said he weald let her go if sftc Bothing j about the- affair. Presently acctsed got ; on his bicycle and left, and witness went! home. She complained to htr parents j Witness never saw accused befotc this occurrence. SK;e identified him ftom five j others, without difficultv. Yesterday morn- ' >"R- " ' * - ! Sergeant Johnston, ata'.iotud ai Tutus..*. I stated that he was present when rompbdn- I ant identified accused. Immediately- after i accused' was taken back to the cell, he-! sent word that he wantsd to see witness, ' as he wished to make a otalctntnt about complainant identifying him. Took him to the office, where he made a written s.tate» ment produced, admitting all th? cmum stances. The statement coincided in every particular .with the evidence cf complainant. It vros made of accused's own tic* will and without pressure from anv person. : Accused, having been duly 'charged, pleaded guilty, and was tcnuni'ued to the Supreme Court. Christchutch. for sentence. ! Tm> Court then rose;