MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2769, 26 March 1910, Page 7

MAGISTERIAL.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2;

(Before Air. AV. A. Barton, S.AI.) CIVIL CASES. Judgment for plaintiff, for amount claimed, was given in the following undefended cases: —AVm. Arthur O’Meara (Air. Hei) v. Claude Arthur Sherriff, £2 8s Id, costs 10s; John Lionel Baker (Air. T. Alston Coleman) v. Ernest Bruce Hingston, £l2 13s 2d, costs £1 3s 6d; Hugh Joseph Finn v. Ernest A. Guilford, £6 18s, costs £1 4s; Jamefe AVhinray, v. Kenneth Harris, balance of claim, 15s 9d, costs 9s: Mary Jane Kirk (Air. Blair), v. Charles AVestrup, £33 6s Id, costs £3 6d; Frederick Gray (Air. Coleman) v. AVm. Birch Marine, £2 8s 6d, costs 10s: Pilcher Bros (Air. Bright), v. Susan Wallace, £9 15s 4d, costs £1 5s 6d; Nicholls and Griffiths (Air. Blair), v. Anthony Rodgers, 19s, costs ss; Alary Jane Kirk (Air. Blair), v. Ernest Bruce Hingston, £7 12s lid, costs £1 15s 6d. JUDGAIENT SUAIAIONSES. Alere Alorcra (Air. Blair) v. Joseph Frederick Duffy. An order was made for the immediate payment of £9, in default 9 days’ imprisonment. Alacholl and Russell (Air. Coleman) v. AVm. Mansfield. An order was made for the immediate payment of £2 19s 6d, in default three days imprisonment. Alillor and Craig (Air. Bright) v. Richard Clifton. An order was made for the immediate payment of £2 2s 7d, in default three days’ imprisonment. DEFENDED CASES. Alachell and Russell (Air. T. Alston Coleman) v. Edward J. Champion, surveyor and architect. Judgment debtor gave evidence that he was a married man with eight children. He did not get any keep from his children, but got his rent free. Sine G the judgment on tho 2nd December last his earnings had only been £lO or £l2. He had no property or money. His wife and two children were laid up with illness, in Napier. To Air. Coleman: H]s wife and family left Gisborne for Napier just before tho judgment was obtained. Up to that time ho was keeping the house, and had to dispose, of some of the furniture for this purpose. He had a small allowance of 10s per week made by the landlord of his office. His wife had propertv in AYellington, but did not draw more than '£l a week from it.

His Worship said he would not make, an order for tho amount, but advised debtor to make an effort- to pay it. J. Pcckover and Co. (Air. J. R. Kirk), v. Charles Remnant, carter, (Air. Firm). Debtor stated he was a married man with two children, and had to pay 12s' a werjk lor rent. Since the judgment, on February 3rd., lie had earned £2 10 a week. He had no property. His wife was in the Hospital for a week in January, and by this he incurred considerable expense. To Air. Finn: The ages of the children were 5 years and 8 years. Prior to 24th January he did not do much work, and for about four months liis earnings h*ad been about 30s a. week. To Air. Kirk: He liad paid hospital charge s for his wife, but Jiad not paid the doctor. Air. Brocldebank who employed him, had said, last week, that lie was shortening hands. He had not spent any money on liquor since the judgment. To. Air. Finn: He had no money at present. The amount was for £4 19s, and His AA r orship said lie did not think he could make an order. The summons was dismissed, His AYorship advising debtor to try 7 and pav as soon as possible. John F. Duff (Air. Finn) v. Lee Clioy (Air. Coleman) claim £67 2s 6d for goods. An interpreter was in attendance and his services were used. Debtor gave evidence that he was a hawker, and since the judgment given against him, in July 1906, his earnings had been from 5s to £1 per week. He had no money or property at the present- time. He had a wife in China, and since July, 1906, lie had sent about £5 or £6 to'her. He was at present out of work, but last week 3iad a job as billiard marker at tlie Alasonic Hotel, and' should get payment at 5s a day. He hoped to get work again soon. His house rent was 4s a week. His ago was 71 years, and he was not a natural, ised British subject. To. Air. Finn: He hawked silk goods, but had- not received £IOO of goods from Dunedin or Christchurch since the judgment. He had received goods from Wellington for the last three years, and sold on commission, making about £3O. He had sold nearly all tho goods that he got from the judgment creditor at tho time of the judgment. He told someone to write the letters ordering the goods, and had spent the money. He had received over £lO from tlie Alasonic Hotel since the judgment, for having been a billiard marker. He did not play billards, but was a good marker. He had spent about £SO or £6O in . drink since the judgment. He took the drink because he would have been ill had he stopped it. He had about two drinks a day. The case was then adjourned till Thursday next. •••;

A SERIES OF CHARGES. Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., held a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at the Police Station yesterday morning. Thomas Sireen was charged with drunkenness while in charge, of a ihorse, resisting Constable Dandy in the execution of nis duty, damaging the constable’s uniform, and procuring intoxicating liquor during the currency of a prohibition order issued against- him. Constable Dandy gave evidence that on Thursday morning he went to serve a summons for assault on the defendant. He met Sheen, who was on a horse, near the Turanganui. Hotel, and presented the summons. Sheen was under the influence of liquor, and became abusive, and a scuffle took place, in which the constable got the better of Sheen and handcuffed him after considerable damage had been done to the constable’s clothes. The. accused was convicted on four counts—for being drunk while in charge of a horse lie was lined 20s, with 2s costs, in default four days’ imprisonment; for resisting the police he was fined 40s, with 2s costs, ini default seven days’ imprisonment; for wilfully damaging a shako and pair of breeches, belonging to Constable Dandy, he was fined £l. with costs 2s, and ordered to pay 17s 6d for the damage done, in default four days’ imprisonment; and for procuring liquor while under prohibition, he was lined £5, in default six weeks in Napier gaol. Tlio last tlirce sentences, to be cumulative. Mr. Barton also lined a Native, Harry Ropitini for a second offence, of drunkenness,' 10s, with 2 S costs, in default 48 hours’ imprisohmont. ■