Magistrate's Court.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1797, 19 February 1886, Page 3

Magistrate's Court.

GHEYTO WN - WEDNESDAY. (Mm H. A. Stratford, 8.M.. tod Dr Bpratt, J.P.) Babbit Inspector r. John Tally. No evitKtt m taken Fined £5 and ceets.

Hhlm v, —Application tor re boamig. Refused

Police v. Ebenozer Loder—Assault. t'on•table Eceletou (aid be arrested Loder lor being drank and disorderly and io ao doing motived a severe kick from turn. He bad been three day* lo tbe lockup for drunkeuneea. The Bench fined the detecdant Ll or seven days hard labor, the Constable to recover for tbe expenace be bad been pul to for medical ■tten dance.

PoUes v. Martini Te Ore (or fighting on tbe rases parse oa tbe 39th January. CouaUbles locWtoa and Mackay gave evidence in support of kb* charge. The tight took plae* be Iwoso tbe defendant and Luke King another native. Find 10* and coat* 7s.

Pohos v. Luka Krug—Same offence. Fined 10. and costa 7*.

Wo Lonr v Martini Ts Ore, aasanlt. Tbe pronsalw deposed On tbs XBtb January I want to Martini a boose when Martini said 1 vaa getting on slow with tbs building at Papawan I said •• If y>>u are tny bosa yon bad better pay me.' He said " all right ' (with no oath) and he hit me on tbe side of tbe bend and knocked me spioning. Martini Te Oro dspoasd that be spoke to Loot shout the work being alow, hot that waa ail that oc eoned. Cao* dismissed. Win Pole v. James Harris. Assault. Pols stated that Harris swore at him and struck him on ttaa aide ef the fees, a pig being tbe cansa of tbe dispute. Frank Ockiogden corroborated Pole'* evidence. Harris in de feoossaid be was io liquor. He had insulted Foie, bat bed oo remembrance of striking him. Pined 10* and 15* eosts or It boars.

W. Mitchell v. H W. Kemptou. This ease waa hoard at Iba last sitting of the court, and to-day tbo Hooch gave judgment for plaintiff with costs.

E. Waodao y. Wi Mabupnko. Mr Gray lor plaintiff. Mr A. Bonny for defendant. From the njlam it appeared that Wooden kooobt a bono from B. Boa* of Papawai, for L 4 ; b* loft it at Gamblin'* to be abod, when tba defendant took it from there, claiming it oa hi* own. Boa* deponed that bi* wife had taken tba bora* from one Batioi in payment lor attendance npoc him (Butim) when he **■ ««k. For the defence it wao stated in ondnoo that tba horse bad been in the posaooHgo of Wi Mahapafco lor 12 year* and fhoofh it bad been offered to Botini be bad aeoaptad it and it was nerer in bia poo***■oo. Judgment for defendant, with coat*. Aubw Wi Tntin r. Wm Mitchell, claim for Lid Ida. Mr bandilanda lor plaintiff and Mr Gray for dcfaodant. The plamtifTa case waa that aba bad given the money to defendant to pay an aeeonut cc Mr Freeman, watchmaker, of Wellington, which ha j not been naid by Mitcbell. For defeorn it waa staled that the defendant bad disboised sbont L4O in paying tba axpaoae* of Wi Tntih'a funeral and expensea mem red by the plaintiff and that be did not receire enough to discharge Freeman's alaua. The plaintiff waa indebted to defen dant about lAO at the preaent time. The Bench m*ginog a decision said matters had bean earned on looaely between the parties ; tbay appear to hare been of a confiding nature. There were sorpiriona that the plaintiff did direct the manner in which the defendant was to Appropriate the money, bat she hie debtor and be (the H M.) cnald not nodentand her war ting a refund. He must nonanit the plaintiff, not allowing costa. If be waa convinced that the Ll6 lea was to pay Freeman the ease would hare been decided in favor of the plaintiff, bat this was not clearly shown.

W. Lower y J. Mamhera. Claim £6 5a lor painting a luge boilding at Papawai. Mr Gray for the defence. Defendant pleaded that the plaintiff had done a quantity of work without instruction, aud by pruning the w»Us red he had spoilt 1 the building, also that instead of per week as •barged, plaintiff bad agreed to do the work lor 15a per week and - tucker.” After hearing the evidence of Mr C. Beard •ltd others, judgment was given for £3 15s and coats.

Other case* were settled ont of court or postponed until next sitting.

CABTEBTON—TUESDAY,

(Before Mr Stratford RU . and Mr Barton Boys, J.P)

&. Field was fined Ida with L 3 Ifis costs, lor using abusive language to W. Ridgway. John Borrow was fined 20s with Us fid seats for a breech of the Babbit Act. For a similar offence D. McLaren was fined L 5

Judgment was given for the amounts and seals in the following esses Dakin v. Yule LBS 8s Id.

A. Toner v T. Dsvis. elsim £3 17s 8d for bniling chimney. Judgment tor plaintiff with costa. W. 8. Forbes v J. Armstrong, eiatm L3B 3e M Case adjourned, Beckett • J- Gamflin, claim £1 (dishonored cheque). Judgement for plaintiff. Beckett v Inns, claim LA 11. Judgment (or plaintiff for £2 lls fid.