The Courts.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11758, 2 October 1902, Page 4

The Courts.

Per Press Association.

OHRISTCHUROH, September 30.

James Maher, license© of the Oxford Hotel, at the Magistrate's Court this morning was fined £10 and costs for keeping a barmaid employed after 11 p.m. WELLINGTON, October 1. .

The case of Henry Allen, of Palmerston North, settler, v. H. Eyre-Kenny, S.M., of Wanganui, and Alf. Crawford, of Marton, telegraph linesman, was before the Chief Justice this morning. Mr. Gray, on behalf of Allen, moved for a writ of prohibition to restrain the defendantefrom further proceeding with an action of recovery of possession of some land at Palmerstcm North, the ground of the motion being that the title is disputed and that the Magistrate is therefore? without jurisdiction. Mr. Brpwn opposed; The case was part argued, and) an adjournment was then agreed oh to enable another affidavit as to facts to be filed.

NEW PLYMOUTH, October 1

At the Supreme Court John Laydon, for ar-sttn, was acquitted on the ground of temporary insanity. The Judge directed that accused be sent to Porirua Asylum during the pleasure of the Colonial Secretary. In the case of theft of <money by Parker, a Bank clerk at. Hawera, the Grand Jury made a presentment that Muggeridge, postmaster at Maniutahi, who sent the money to the Bank through the post unregistered'; deserved censure. Mr. Justice Conolly, addinewsiing Muggeridge, said he concurred in this view, andi administered a reprimand, but said, he had1 no power to do more than disallow expenses. This he would do. „

HOKITIKA, October 1

In the Supreme Court to-day an action, Earle V. the King, claim, £1500 for loss of a leg on the Greymouth wharf twelve months ago, was concluded. A verdict for £800 was given. Ora the point raised by the Crown Solicitor in opening the case for the defence, that under the Railways Act the Minister of Railways should have been sued and not the King, Mr. Justice Denniston gave the Crown one month ta consider whether they would proceed with the point; in default, judgment would be entered up for the plaintiff with costs. Is a divorce casce, Sarah Jelly v. Davidl Jelly, of Auckland, a divorc^ "was granted subject to proper identificatiob of, defendant,