KAIAPOL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 89, 26 August 1868, Page 3

KAIAPOL.

(Hoforo G. L. Molllflh, Knq., U.M.) Cahiii,~Gco. 11. Mooro, charged on sevon In formations with being tho owner of 'iQfiOO flhcop infected with the fleab, wast fined X7OO | tbo flno to bo remitted if a cloiin oertlflealo bo produced by the 16th Fob., 1809. BIIIOAOII OF TIIJO (,ATTr,H UI£OUI.ATIONa,— Henjamln Paokwood was charged with baring carried a piece of beof over tho boundary <f tho Infected district, contrary to tho regulations. ConHliiblo Uiirteufihfcw stated that on Tucsdny hint lilb atloutlon wao drawn to dofenduut who was carrying a piece of beef over tho river \ ho followed him and hiw him Hllp It into Mr I'orlor'H garden. Ho found defendant at Mr Haminett'fl hotel, and bo denied having had (ho beof ; from tho manner ho throw it Into tho ftnrdcn ho Inferred that ho waa trying to hide It from him Tho river in tho boundary of the Infected dlntrlet. Dc-fondant »t«tcd that ho did not know ho had done wrong until ho saw tlio police In pursuit, lie then throw it over Mr I'ortar'n fonoo. Jauica Morrhon remembered Tuesday lastj lie gave l'aekwood a ])lcoo of beef which ho took out of tho nhop, Ho thought ho know it wan against tho law lo carry it over thorlvor j belioved ho mentioned it lo him ; ho mild if ho would give him a hind quarter of btof, bo would carry it over the liver, and he pointed to a flinall ploeo on a hook, which defendant took and carried over, Tho defendant having nothing to my in defence, the bench leniHrkcd that it wan quito cloar that thlu had boen done wilfully In defence of tho rogulallonn, tbey Hhould therefore fine him in tbo hfgluiHt and only penalty of A'fiOf If the rcgulatlono had mlmiUcd of a lower lino they should not have flned him loflsas Mich conduct might be productive of moat Hcrloua coimequenccfl, Hubieqncnlly, during tho Hitting 01. tho Court, Hergt, Harlow bnn<!ed in a eoi'ildaato that there win an innudlclonoy of clfectfl to meet tho fluo, prlHonor wan therefore brought up and sentenced to thrca iiumthfi imprisonment in default of dlfllrcflH, T, 11. llauiuhon's Cabm.-— Tho rehearing of thin cnno, adjourned from Tuciday hint, (>amo nn to-day, J)ofcndant stated that lio had further evidence to prove that he had declaimed tho beaut, The Inspector, under the wgulntloiiß, recapitulated bin evidence nn given on former oceaflinun. Defendant claimed tho heifer in question at iho muster, ho ulno claimed a whlto cow, but Hulmcquently dlriclnlmcd tlmti ho ivftorwardH Haw iho heifer infected and ordered Harrlflon to dootroy it. Harrison wont with him to tho bcait, but rcfuttcd to flboot It, alluging that it wuh not his. Ho (the Inspector) destroyed It, and a« ho wafl going away ho h«w defendant nnd two other partUm rolurn to the liouftt, ho wont to them, and HarrlHon oald thty were going to open iho boast t ho told him be would allow him to do bo, If ho would own tbo iKaot, and that he would not Biimiuon him, but bo rcfuied to own .'tho animnl. Hy dofendantj Ho had been unablo to flud owners {or Joigbt beasts

out of forty destroyed. Thcro vrcro forty unclaimed heattA upon ti>o run At the present time. Horny Hiugo, culled for tho prosecution, recollected tho heifer with a broken horn i was not ccrtnin if Harrison claimed it or not ; defendant dUclalmcd ono beuat but lie could not flay which. .Tunic* Burtennlmw give similar cridencc. —Barker corroborated tho oTiilcnco of Inspector Hurao ; went with him to Horrlnon t ho did not load him to infer that tho benst wns not his, When Ihoy camo to the bcait, Harrison refused to shoot it, «aying "he could not kill another man's boast ;" this ho said twice. Two witneßHCs for thu prosecution were called, named Curtifi and Forocs, but m they <tid not nppcar, the Inspector was willing that tho ease should proceed without (hem. Hefettdant called Walter Abbot who did not appear ; ho hud nubrioßnacd him, but had not tendered him hin cxnonucs, us ho should linvc done. James Kickers nworc th»t defondnnt disclaimed tho heifer, after claiming it In mifltnke. Dyron Moody pavo ilinilur eridenco. Defendant spoke loudly, an thoupli ho wns addressing Inspector Hurio. Tho mothrr of tho heifer for which Hurrlaon mij> took thl* oii9 was in the crush pen at tho mxmc tltno. IfiurlsonV own heifer o\me Into tho ynrd nhortly nftorwardi. To Ikn ga»o ovldonco that defendant disclaimed tho beast. Tho Inspector applloJ for n further adjournment. Tho Bench declined to do tliii, m tho c«4O had already been two or throo times beforo them. They flhould bavo liked thoso wltnaft«Gß for thodofencotohavabeen present, but nfl it was, they considtred the weight of ovidenco to bo for tho defence, nud therefore should rcvcrflctholr previous dccinioi), Dofendimt applied for the sum of 5a paid by him for tho burial of tho beast to bo refunded, which was ordered to be dono. »wemmmßmMMmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmammmmma