RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 87, 6 November 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

i THtntSbAY, Novemt'bbe 4,' 1880: [Before R. Ward, Esq., R.M.} - BUEAOH OB THE BAMB UWB. Kerei, a young Native, was thargtdfchat 1 ; 4 be did unlawfully kill certain ]tfativ« gam*, that is to say, one tui_ on the 11th of October, not being; within the; months pros v claimed by the, GtoveYnor m respect to. puch, .• bird, under the provisions of " Thy Prpteo. 3 tion of Animals Act, 1880." After the charge had. been road over to,- ■' him by the Magistrate, the culprit admitted having shot the bird, but stated that, on account of his youth and race he was ignoivmt that be was breaking the law oft the Pakeha. -p In contradiction of that, however, '■'• - Constable Gillespie - sta' tf : that hV considered the defendant knew, he waa doinw wrong, as dih«»My he saw him he, threw hfs gun away and took to the bush. Ha pinked np the gun and told the boy that if he did not come out, he would keep it. Theve wee other Maoris m the- bush, 'and h* told fhem that he knew them;- and that they had better come but. -After a short time an old man came out, and the boy followed. They would not speak, and se'efed ; '■:■ very much af -:iid, and after they went intbjii. pah the boy brought m abemt" ten to fifteen, dead tafs. They were all on a string. \ They appeared to think they had a perfect right to shoot the tuir any ; time. He had to go half a dozen of times before servic* ,of the summons conl'd be effected. Thst, ..information was kid as a warning to put a, stop to tbe slaughter of the birds and duckf. Tuit are not allowed *ob«»hbfc at any. time. After the confessing of guilt theßench. haH no option but to inflict a fine, but thY difficulty then arose as to what particular section bad been broken and by what clause a fiwe could be imposed. After about halfan hour's senreh, the difficulty was obviated and master Eerei fined £1 and 10/ costs. " Then the hat went round: ih .Court and' .' after a most exhaust-ire canvass amongst men. and maiden* the desired amount was collected, and immediately afterwards the Court room was r«Kev#d of a man; of black humanity.,: V . ■ :•- ■ '•- BREACH OF THB BQEOUSH Brß-LAWS. Peter Chamh*rlin was informed against by Constable Gt'llespie that he did, unlawfully commit a breach of the Palmerstbn, North Borough Bye-law (clause 57) by furiously rid ing on the Rangitikei Road. The aeoustd, who pleaded-: "guilty,V had-, notbinsc to s«.v>Hdjt ja_ne_oT£l; andlcoats was inflicted. oswiax to asMaxiS. "~ : - The same defendant was f.urtljer informed. against that he did;. on the -^tst October, cruelly ili-tr*at a hors'ei by, feloniously spur-. ~ rysg the. same. ' ' " v Constable Gillespie gave evidence as to the bad state m which the anim.tl was. Its .- flanks being all hacked, and the. accused's trousers covered with blood. He, : however, gave the the accused a very good character, and Btafced tb%t he was under tlie influence* of dnck at the timt. Hfc had never seen him the worse of liquor before. . The Bench inflicted a fine of £2 and COStS. - ' ; ABjffsrvaß irAjfoirAQ-B. :.:'; Martha Hames t. Jtliza Montagu*.— • —Mr, Hawkins appeared for the informant, and Mr. StaUe, for the accused. The in-? formanfc and Jan». JWncis war*, the only;---witnesses called m support of the case ; wjiile Mr. Staite, called this, defendant, Elizabeth Montague, h«r daughter, and a boy named Peck. The Bench considered th* case proved, and mulcted the defendant m £1 and costs. ' " Francis^ Haines v. OEli?abeth Montague.-rT Mr. Hawkins for plaintiff, and Mr.. Staite for defendant.- There'was a mass ofevidenca alld crpss-swearing ou.bbth sides, -.bat', as it appeared tnajt the language was/not uwd m" a public place,' in the legal rans*, the ease^ wRi dismissjid^ without 'cwtV. : , V Eliza Montague v. Francis \Haines:— The, same counsel employed, only their clients had reversed their former positions. J)uk missed upon the s.ame.grounds as. the other;, case, without costs. ; '" Thomas Montague r. Martha Hairies.— . The Bench did not consider.. the case proven, and also dismissed it, without costs. ' TTNIUSGHSTBRED Bbft. ~ Kerei te Panau was. summoned by Con» stable GKllespie for having ran unregistered^ m Uis possession. The wily old Ifativet made various excuses— nl'sowning the proV perty first, and when that, was brought hp^e to him, he raised Jthe plea that the' cause of his trouble was nofc~ six months'*, old, and therefore need not be registered. •*■ Unfortunately for such an assertion, Con* stable Gtfllespie state.d that the very animal had been registered ljisfc y««ir. JEhJftJjjae '^ clincher, and as the* Magistrate inflicKl * five of ten •hillings and costs, Kerei TgavX' the Constable a poke m the ribs and a k jbw- > ing wink. <\" RTBAMHa A WATCH. f A foi-eignor named, Herman Bernl»ardi£ was placed m the dock, charged withstealings watch, the property of William* Maxwell Miiir. Constable : GiHespie l cbn« ducted the prosecution, and called William Max Muic, who deposed : lima, laborer, residing at Qroua "River, about" four miles from the Oroua Bridge. I live m a tent. I was living there s en the 29th. ot October la?^. I left the tent at seven m Ijhe morning, and returned at five io th»' evening. Vfhen' X $& M *h» morning' everything was as «is«al; When I returned' m the evening my pillow yjas tnrned over. I put my hand underneat|h,' aiud" found my. watch was gpn.e, alap a steel chain wKich was atf-ched to it! I afterwards missed the^ pbckelbook. It co.ntniued some letters, photogiaph*, and Christmas cnrds. The watch' now produced No. ' 42501^, is . the on* ■ that was taken. I aUo uiissed a steel chain. The value, af the property taken was about £4. I .value the pocketbook at ten •hillingi. I gave as on.»* authority to take, these articles. : Nobody, .had a right to go into the tent. - - . v To the. prisoner: I aajir no on« at th» t«nfc. "*'. ' " ' " To the Court : Th». total valu» of th« pronerfcy stolen was £5 105. : * - . V . WJliam Spinks examined': I am ia. waiter at th». Clarendon Hotel, PalmerstonT I know the accused. .He came into PaX merston by the evening train on Saturday last. Th», train" came from iPoxtbn, and passes the Orbua. Bridge statio'nv " Passen^ ger* are taken mat that station. Accused^ went to the Clarendon Hotel. I notieeoL'

By the Prisoner: You came to Palynerston by the quarter to six train, and ?rent straight to the Clarendon Hotel. I fair the chain when you were coming {town the s&ep? out of the wlway station. Henry W^ b fT .H*ybjtt]|e deposed : lam a, watchmaker, residing at Palmerston. I •air accused yesterday. I had a conrersation with him. . He came into my ihop, and I •sked him; what sort of »■ watch it was.. He said it was; »n American watch, and that h» given £5 for it. The waich now protfuced i ( the one m question. Prisoner did say -who he had bought the watch from. H» said %* had had the watch for about five months, and asked me if J would give him £2 for it, as he was hard up. I told him I did not wank i£, and he then went away. B J Ph* Pri»oner. : I atked you to • oome ?nto the shop, md you asked £2 for it. Constable aillespie deposed t On the piorning of the Ist Vjf November, William M*xwell Muir rtportod to me that some one had stolen a silyer watch, steel chain, and a pocket book belonging to him. They were taken out of hjs tent at the Oroua River. I met thririoiiMd yesterday ou the footpath near the Royal Hotel. I said " Good day," and stopped him. I was m plain clothes at the time,; Isaid to him, ." I hear you have a watch you want to sell." He said, "Yes, J hare ; do you want to buy. one ?" I replied, ," Y.es ; I do.a little m that line sometimes;'^ He tKetf produced the watch refarred to by the previous witnesses. I took the watch, and asked- him- how much he wanted for it. He asked me how much I Wjuld give him for it. I said " I didn't know yet ; let us go, down to the watchmaker's ■hop, and see what the value, of the watch Is? Prisoner and inysetf then went to Alt. Metard'e shop, and asked him to tell as the ralueb* the ; watch. Prisoner was present with me when Mr. Metard valued it afc abont£s. ,1 again asked the accused what he wjould.take for the watch He •aid, " Give me £3." [ replied, " I might give you £2 ; but where did you get it ?" H» said he had purchased it from a watchmaker m Wanganui. I said, "How long •go? __He;Teplied; ■ 'f Aboat five months *go. I asked him if he knew tbe watchmakers name, but' he replied that be did not, jati. h« i thought the watchmaker had T** fc W-' e > and another man had taken th« •hop. I then'tbld him w&6 I was, and arrested him on'ttie charge of stealing a watch from the Oron* River on the Ist: Bjt.the: Prisoner : You- eaid samethinr about £3 for the watoh"it Metard'. shop You^iaid<>fc}iei-e that you purchased the iratch aboutaifc; o'clock on Saturday tven3imil» Bti»nn#i.M»tard-depoied!tio the prwoner j going into his shop m company m oj-der to value a watcli which was m the possession of the accused., toldj them that when it was new it Iwd been worth about £5 10s Acpused •t»^d.th^ he. had; purchased the vatch at Wanprnui, about fiv. month* preYiojulyV-""' : "-^ : -vsv '-*wi '"' - '■■--: -■■' ■■■• c ■■■ The.p^soner, after being ckutioiiid, then d %? Sl^ n g r*mblin e .fltat,ni.«fc, spmaini prer folly an ( houf ? , •..••.•,■ T^ac^jV^ thin formally committed STni'^ ne - Xt " ittin « ° f fchW Supreme l/ourt, Wanganui.