RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before G. G. FitzGerald, R.M.)

West Coast Times, Issue 187, 25 April 1866, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before G. G. FitzGerald, R.M.)

Tuesday, AraiL 24th. 1 Lunacy. — Jane Lyons was brought up on remand from the 20th instant,, and wa9 discharged on the evidence of Dr Beswick. ' A similar charge was brought against < Richard Spay, by his mate, John Hutch- 1 inson, who stated that Spay had been drinking hard, and was suffering from < delirium tremens. He was remanded till < April 27th, for medical examination. Indecent Assault. — Arthur Liardet was ; charged with committing an indecent assault on one of the daughters of Mr Edwards, of the Critoridn Hotel. As the press reporters were excluded from the examination, which took place in the Resident Magistrate's private room, we can only state that the prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court. Bail will be taken, prisoner in £100, and two sureties tn £50 each. Obtaining Goods by Faisb Pretences. James Taylor was brought up on remand from the 20th April. Frederick William Isaacs, the prosecutor, said he wa3 a storekeeper residing in Revcll-street \ he remembered the 9th instant } on the evening t of that day prisoner came to his store and obtained goods to the amount of £9 10a. 6d. When presented with the bill, prisoner said he was about transferring his account to another bank — that he had the money at the hotel where he was staying, and would call again during the evening and pay the amount. He further stated that he had brought a mob of 75 head of cattle from Ghristchurch, and had sold them at a profit of £15 per head. On this representation he allowed him to take the goods. Had no dealings with him previously. Prisoner said he was staying at the Hibernian Hotel ; he never called to pay for the goods on the evening in question, nor since. Witness saw prisoner on the Tuesday following, and then asked him why he had not paid according to promise. His excuse was, that he had the same evening, the Bth inst. # gone to the Grey, and had only just returned, but would call on the following morning and settle the account. On the 18th instant witness saw prisoner passing his store, and, calling him in, demanded a cheque for £9 10s. 6d. ; prisoner said he had not his cheque-book with him ; witness told him he had some in the store. Cross-examined by Mr South for the prisoner: Did not find out that prisoner's representations were false until the 19th inst. Did not give him credit for ■ the goods, but sold them on the representations he had made. It was not until the bill had been presented that prisoner made the false representations. Henry Williams, in the employ of Mr Isaacs, said he had heard the conversation "between prosecutor and the prisoner; remembered the latter stating that he had brought over some cattle and realised £15 per head profit. It was prior to Mr Isaacs presenting him with a bill of the goods that prisoner made the statement about the cattle. Witness had taken the account to the Hibernian Hotel two days after the transaction, and prisoner was not there. Prisoner had never dealt at the store to his knowledge before. The prisoner was then remanded until tfie Ist of May, to allow the police to produce a witness. Bail, as in the previous case, would be taken. CIVIL CASES. Stone v. Rich. — For goods sold and delivered. Judgment by default, for amount claimed, £0 155., with costs, 4s. M'Gregor and Harvey v. M'Crea.— -The plaintiffs sought to recover the sum of £4 4s. due for professional services. The plaintiff stated that the work had been performed, and the price charged fair and reasonable. By defeudant: "You gave me the instructions to draw up the bill of sale." The defendant stated he had borrowed £30 from a man at the Kanieri, and that they had both gone down to Mr M'Gregor's office to get a bill of sale drawn out over some property that he (defendant) possessed at the Kanieri, but that he himself never promised to pay for the bill of sale. The magistrate said that Mr M'Gregor had stated that it was the custom, that the mortgagor paid for the bill of sale^ and gave judgment for the amount claimed, with costs, 11s. In the cases of Jones v. Webster and Co., Clark v. Evans, Cassius v. Gordon and Co., Cassius v. Kofahl and Co., Hone v. Rich, Mathies v. Hankins, Grieve and Co. v. Rich, Spragg and Co. v. T, B. Smith, and Campbell v. O'Loughlin, there was no appearance of either plaintiffs or defendants. The Court was then adjourned until eleven o'clock this day. The following list of oivil cases ia set down for hearing this day: Munson v. Steele ; Power v. Turner ; Marks v. Mulholland; Marks v. Mallison; Harnett v. Parker ; Turnbull v. Captain of the Elfin; M,Quillan v. Flannigan ; Young v. Connell; Robinson v. Watson ; Parr v. Flowers; Lou'ssonv. Hitchmore; Bracken v. Everett ; Bracken v. Sigalski ; Meagins v. Gothara ; Jacob v. Brice ; Greer v. Thompson, Iliskins v. M'Guire, Birch v. Hearn.