RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Tuesday, February 12.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXI, Issue 2480, 14 February 1867, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Tuesday, February 12.

(Before J. 0. Crawford, Esq., 8.M.) A MATRIMONIAL SQTTABBLB. Jolin Love, a ruffianly-looking fellow, \n» placed in the dock on a charge of assaulting M» wife, Sarah Love. Defendant pleaded not guilty.. The case was a highly amusing one, and. to judg* from the evidence, it seemed doubtful wliicis. party was moat entitled to tho honor of boing placed in tho dock. Sarah Love deposed that she was tho wife of th& defendant. On Sunday morning last, between. 9 and 10 o'clock, her husband came home, ancl found breakfast waiting'for him. (As a reward, we I presume, for her conjugal attention) he commenced, pulling her about and using brutal language. Witness was preparing dinner at the tiino, and held a carving fork in her hand, which, being irritated by her husband's conduct, she, without delay, hurled at his head. The fork missed its aiiu # and her husband retaliated by snatching up. a, knife and trying to stick it into her. With great presence of mind she picked up a rolling* pia which was lying on the table, and knocked th» knife out of his hand with it. Nothing daunted, by this rebuff, defendant snatched up tin iron bowl and struck her on tho face with it. He wu making a frightful noise at the time, disturbing tho whole neighborhood. Mr Jones, ono of th& neighbors, then appeared on tho scene, and pnfe.. an end to tho squabble. Defendant had beea, B wearing for a fortnight (laughter), making us» of violent oaths and threatening her life. Sh» had prisoner up two years ago on a like charge, and the Magistrate said lie would punish him. if he came before the Court again. Defendant said ho was quite innocent, and. that during tho whole of last week his wife waa» abusing him from morning to night. He also gave a pathetic tale of his matrimonial sufferings and said he could not get even a shirt washed. Sergeant Crowder deposed that prisoner' had.,, been brought up in 186-4 on a charge of as 'ftuMng. complainant, and was bound over to keep th» peace for six months. Witness had often,'. when passing defendant's house, heard a great noise. Prisoner was bound over in tho sum of £30 o*. his own recognisances to keep the peace for six. months; and ordered to pay the costs of th# action. CIVIL CASKS. G. Moore vJ. Goll— £l7 17s 3d, for good* supplied,' and interest on the. money duo thereon. The account was an old one, having been running. since 1860. Defendant denied owing part of th«account, saying that at a certaiu time ho wat accustomod to pay ready money for all" goods h* bought of plaintiff. Some of tho goods charged ... for had beon obtained by defendant's workmen^ and defendant callod upon plaintiff to produce tho written orders upon which his workmen, had. obtained tho goods.. Defendant nlao pnt-ih ft Bftfe* off of £2 2s for tho plan and taking out th» quantities for a verandah for four cottages,, and. said plaintiff ha-1 promised to allow him to work out tho wholo amount. Plaintiff, in - reply > saidt ho had asked Mr Gell and another .person^ to tender for tho verandah, and tho plan and .sgefflfc., fio.ition had been drawn out for defendant's ow*. ; use. Judgment for plaintiff, £12178 atnd^QbsWjv tho interest ohargod in the plaim > . l and^jietjo|El-nQ%^ , ! being allowed. :■ . •> -'. "'Jv^O "-- ""f A -- - "," -;" : 1 J. Fiti-hett.v Buchanan— £2. Settled but- o£ !, Court. ;

W. Donald rR. Barry— £7 10a, for a quarter's >eafc of some paddocks nenr tho flagstaff. Mr Buckley appeared for defendant, and pub in a notico io quit that the latter had given to plaintiff six months before the commencement of the quarter for the rent of which he now sued. Tho paddocks had been taken on a lease. It appeared that defendant, had wanted to transfer the leaso to Cobb & Co, but. some dispute occurring between plaintiff and defendant on this subject, tho transfer was nob effected. A notice to quit had previously been given, and the main-point raised was whether plaintiff had accepted this notice •when ho refused to allow (he transfer. Mr Buckley also argued Hint as the lease gave defendant full power to sub-let, or othcrwiso deal with the land, and as tho pWintiflfhad refused to allow defendant to sub-let the paddocks, tho latter had a perfect right to determine tho leaso. Judgment, adjourned till Friday. J. Green v J. Frankel — £11. Judgment for plaintiff by consent for full amount claimed and coats. Wliytc v E. Symons— £l2 l3s. Adjourned for a week. F. Sidey v S. Cooper— £ll lss. Judgment for plaintiff by consent.