RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1111, 8 March 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, March Bth, LB7l. (Before Walter Buller, Esq., R.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Adjourned case. John Wood 3 was charged with having failed to satisfy a judgment of £1 14s. Defendant pleaded in his defence that he had never been, since the judgment was obtained, in sufficient funds to satisfy the judgment. The evidence brought forward by the plaintiff clearly proved that the defendant had been in receipt of weekly wages for a length of time, and also that on Friday I last he had in his possession the sum of £1 6s.

Mr Buller said this was a case in which he felt bound to deal with severity and he should sentence the prisoner to one month's imprisonment, unless the amount with the costs be sooner paid. BREACH OF THE DOG LICENSE ACT. David Stewart was charged with a breach of the above Act, by not having his dog registered; Defendant pleaded that he was working in the country, and could not come into town during office hours ; he had, however, registered the dog this morning. Mr Buller taking that into consideration, inflicted a nominal penalty of Is and costs Gs Gd. David Simmonds charged with the same offence, pleaded that the dog was kept for the protection of the property of the Hospital. Charge dismissed. Edward Ranks pleaded that his dog was under six months old. Charge dismissed. David Stitt was fined ]s and costs 6s 6d. Charles Enderby pleaded that he had given the dog away to a person at Manawatu, but the dog had found its"way into town again. Fined Is and costs Gs Cd. Henry Ryan pleaded ignorance of the statute. This being no defence in law, he was fined Is and costs 6s Gd. John Ronnie pleaded that the dog did not belong to him, he having given it away four or five months ago. The constable not being prepared to prove the ownership, the charge was dismissed. William Combes was fined Is and costs 6s Cd. Daniel Richardson pleaded that the dog was not his property, but had been left behind by a friend. j The constable said that the dog was always about the premises of the defendant,

and pointed to the dog being present in Court, it having followed the defendant. The license having been paid, his Worship rewarded the candour of the animal by dismissing the charge. Peter Brown pleaded that his dog wasunder age. dismissed with a caution. Thomas Reid—ln this case the defendant said he had attempted to destroy; the dog by poison, but coiUd not succeed. /:- Mr Buller ordered the dog to be shot,, and the charge was dismissed. . - Long Ling. Charge withdrawn by; the constable. . .'