S.M. Court.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XIII, Issue 2385, 28 June 1895, Page 4

S.M. Court.

- ♦ ■ ' (Before Mr Stanford, 8.M.) THURSDAY, JUNE 27th, 1895.

CIVIL CASES. Woodviili Borough Council v. W. Bticklb.—Claim, 7a 6d, for rates. • Judgment for plaintiff by default, with costs 18s. . A. Sandel v. A. Watty.—Claim, £3, for three weeks' board and lodging. Judgment for plaintiff, by default, costs Gs. Faulkner & Linney v. Rowland Hill.—Judgment summons. Defendant was ordered to pay 80s per month, A ROW. J. McCusker was charged, on the information of Mrs Ward, with using abusive language, and a request made that he be bound over to keep the peace. * Mr Macloskey appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Gothard for the defendant. Plaintiff stated that on June Ist, 1895, at 8 a.m., she was going to Mr Bloor's place for milk. Defendant was standing on the road, and when he saw plaintiff he followed her up to | Mr Bloor's, and called her abusive names, and threatened her. Witness was very frightened and excited when she reached Mr Bloor's. Witness then went back home, and defendant followed her down the road, and threatened her again. When she reached her gate she turned and said that she knew the gaol he was in in New South Wales. These were the only words she had used. The defendant and his family were in the habit of annoying her and throwing stones at her house. _ F. Bloor, witness for complainant, stated that he remembered what took place near his lesidence. He was working when the plaintiff came in, and she seemed very excited. She said that defendant was going to murder her. After a while accused came and stood by the fence, and when complainant was coming out of the house, accused used certain language, and said that witness should not allow her on the place. When defendant went, away plaintiff followed, and witness heard him talking, but could not tell what he said. This closed the case for the prosecution. Accused stated that on the day in question he was waiting for Mr Giles, who was carting some wood for him, when the plaintiff came out of a paddock where she had been feeding some cows. She went past him, and poked fun at him, as she was in the habit of doing. He went down the road, intending to open the gate for Mr Giles, when he came with the wood, but not], with a view of molesting plaintiff. He did not say a word to complainant, but he told Mr Bloor that he should not allow her on his place to torment the neighbours. When complainant left the house he left also, but did not say anything to her. When she got to her gate she called to him, and said that she knew the gaol he was in in New South Wales. Mr Giiei gave corroborative evidence. His Worship dismissed the case, with witnesses' expenses 16s 8d; fis Court's costs, and £1 Is solicitor's fee.