RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume X, Issue 2694, 1 February 1876, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, February Ist, 1876. (Before Dr Giles, R.M.) DRUNKENNESS Patrick Lang, who made a first appearance for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours. Richard Dalton was also fined 5s for having been drunk. BREACH OP BY-LAW. William Turnbuli was charged with having allowed a horse to > wander 'at large, and was fined ss, and costs 11s 6d. , ' ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. , William M'Dowell was charged with having made use of abusive • language towards P. G. Kartnotfc, bailiff, while in the execution of his duty. , . , Defendant pleaded " not guilty," and was defended by Mr Eitzherbert. E. G-. 'Bartnett deposed — That he went to defendant's house with- two men to execute a distress warrant, ■ and . that defendant then said ( \By C -I will shoot you or any b man who takes anything through that gate. "He laughed at that, and left the two men in charge 0^ some cattle. Had not hoard defendant use any more offensive language towards him, and only brought the case as he had met with some . trouble in the execution of his' duty of late. They had been ou friendly terms siuce, but he had ref us ed an [apology, as < • the : lang aage used was too bad, Moreover defendant's wife had gone down on her knees, and cursed him, and used other bad language.' „.; ; , ;, . . ■ Joshua James, who was called as a witness, did not know 'much about the language.* ;»» ; l „'..,-- ■ ( David Lindt said. , Mr. McDowell had acted towards them as a gentleman, and that, he should not be there. . ! William McDowell, defendant, deposed that lie was milking a' bow at the time the bailiff came up. He admitted having said that he would rather shoot the cattle th'ari allow them to go through the .gate, but had not , directed the words towards the plaintiff. They had since been on friendly ■ terms. j His 'Worship' did not think that the case was one in which defendant should be called upon to find sureties. The case had also been allowed to stand very long, and he would therefore dismiss it. CIVIL. ' W. Turnbuli v. J. Spoor, Claim £6 13s for meat supplied. Plaintiff stated! that he had agreed to supply- defendant 'with meat, at 4£d iall round. ! On cross examination he denied having agreed to supply him for,3£d. | James Spoor, under oath, seated that he had agreed to only 3^d. He had not paid any. part. 1 ' •' • ' • ' Plaintiff would say that he had rendered part of the- account before, and no- objec tion was, made. , "■ • Judgment for amount claimed and costg, ' .