Magistrate’s Court.
GREYTOWN—FRIDAY. Before John Tally, and S. Bevans, Esqs,, J.P’s. Francis York, aged 13 years, was charged on the information of Robert Curtis with maliciously cutting and wounding a_ black retriever dog on February 27, belonging to informant. Constable Ecoleton conducted the prosecution and detailed at length the nature of the long continued annoyances and persecutions the schoolmaster had suffered at the hands of certain of the residents and scholars. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and the Bench retired to consider the charge. On resuming, the Bench remanded the case to Tuesday week nest to be heard before Mr Wardell, R.M.. and the then sitting magistrates, the Bench considering that, as it was the first charge brought before them under the new act, it required grave consideration. Bail in two sureties of £25 each was found and the nrigonsr wag then released.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1680, 2 March 1885, Page 2
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142Magistrate’s Court. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1680, 2 March 1885, Page 2
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