RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1709, 25 June 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

, THIS DAY. (Before W. Fbaskb, Esq., 8.M.)

CHIMNEY ON FIBE

, Joseph Williams was charged with allowing the chimney of his house to take fire on the 17th inst..

I Defendant pleaded guilty—fined 5s and

BREACH OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE ACT. John Boyd was charged with leaving his vehicle so as not to have full control of his horses.

Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr Bullen said that the defendant had left the vehicle utterly without control; it was quite a common affair to do so, when vehicles arrived at their terminus. Fined 10 and costs or 3 days' imprison-; ment —removed in custody. His Worship then left the bench, when James Kilgour and John Warmoll Esqs., took their seats on the bench. PEBJtniY. John Maher was brought up on remand charged that he did on the 12th June commit wilful and corrupt perjury in the case of Hirk v. Daris, at the E.M. Court Shortland.

Mr Macdonald for the prosecution; Mr Tyler for the prisoner. Mr Tyler applied that the prisoner bo allowed to stand on the floor of the Court instead of the dock. Permission was granted. Mr Macdonald in opening the case, said the charge.arose out of a transaction relative to the sale of a cow, in which a balance of £5 15s had been sued for in this Court; the money it was alleged had been paid to the accused, which he on oath denied.

Wm, Fraser, sworn, said—l am Resident Magistrn'o of the district of Hauraki. On Friday the 12th June I presided as Eesident Magistrate in this Court. I heard the evidence in the case of Wm. Hirfc y. Wm. Davis for £5 15s balance of price of a milk cow. The document produced is a record of the judgment in that case. The sale, delivery and price of the cow were admitted, also £1 on account of the purchase money, the whole question at issue being confined to payment or otherwise the sum of £515s the balance to th,e plaintiff Hirk, or the defendant Maher. On the hearing of that case the present defendant John Maher, was duly sworn, and being so duly sworn, gave evidence in the case. I took notice of the evidence given by Maher. Maher swore that he went with Davis to his house to help him to drive

the cow. That he never was at Davis' house but on that one occasion, and that Davis did not there then or on any other occasion for Hirk pay him £5 15s or any sum whatever. Maher on being pressed, said ho never received money from Davis at anytime., The evidence of Maher was pertinent to the case. Other evidence was given by the defendent Davis, and other persons; on the evidence so given, I as Resident Magistrate decided the case.

Left Sitting,