Sergeant Sater, sworn, said.—On Satur. me he had a place upon Honan Road, and was poying cash. In conversation one day he told telling tickets. When he got the tickets I doy about 11 rat. saw Barrows drunk, and always observed an entry made in a book, but he would not go to his ship was obliged to of what nature I cannot tell. take him up. We met a shipmate of his To Defendant—You did not sell tickets to who asked was he going to allow himself to me. Isell tickets myself. Idont know any be taken up by a policeman. Barrows then one to whom you sold a ticket. endeavoured to get away, and knocked me Another witness was called but could not tell to whom defendant might have sold him there e promised to go quietly. down. twice, but set in down and eld tickets, or whether he did sell them.
The man who had spoken to him went away.
Plaintiff wished another adjournment, be-Farther on we met Stone, who said neither I cause two of his principal witnesses, who could nor any other policeman should take we the selling, had not come forward, and shipmate. told him to mind his own business, but he interfered and struck me two or three would have them regularly subpanaed, Adjourned till Saturday. times, and while I was engaged with him. Barrows struck me again. With assistance, arrested them both.
Yorvxee v. F. G. Janvis.
Stone denied having struck the officer.
Claim for $25.15.
Burrows did not believe he had been guilty Adjourned from August 2a:
Defendant had been unable to get the making the disturbance alleged against accounts settled out of Court, as he wished.
Plaintiff had cut out certain leaves of his pass-Fined $5 each. book, but defendant believed he owed only some $6 or $8.
Assam, a black man, was charged with being drunk. When arrested defendant was ordered payment of $75 as per the passbook.
His Worship having examined the accounts endeavouring to induce another drunk man who was in his company to go to sleep by the T. G, Meare v. M. R. Mercer, side of the Hongkew creek, with the intention, Claim for $20.72, for Gas. was supposed, of robbing him.
Excuaxp, who 4] for Mr.
Fined costs.
Meade, said the gas was supplied in February 1868, in April, May and June 1868, and in Nov.
R. Mrs. Harts, and Dec. 1869, Produced the bills, some of Using threatening tanguaye. which had been acknowledged by defendant.
Defendant denied.
Defendant would pay them to the amount he acknow! but they had been sent in Mrs. E. Mitts, complainant, sworn, Ever since I had a case in Court against Mrs.
very irregularly, and were so mixed up with Harris, she has abused me every time I met other people's bills, that he could not tell her. On the first of the month she sent down whether all were' right till he examined them. Hehad had ne time to look through the bills since he got the summons, which was that it was a demand for $14, but I sent per written out by some one and stating about an hour since. He would pay the ex-back saying if she had any chit given for the pense of adjournment rather than go into the same amount 1 would pay it. Last Monday she came herself and asked if I would pay it. case now.
His Worship adjourned the case till Friday, I said I thought it might have been settled between Mills and her husband, and unless she showed me a chit I would leave it to them to Acuoxe r. M. R. Murcer. settle. She commenced to use very dirty lan-Claim for $18 for hive of a Pony.
Defendant" denied inde He had guage, which 1 cannot explains and took off never hired the pony from this man, but from jer hat saying that she never had something—no disease—in her head, as I had, and that a China boy, who had. to give it for she had a seven shooter at home with which cents a day and keep, and defendant believed it was kept fora month. He had no-she would put seven more holes in my head. She then went on with abuse, which plenty of thing to do with this man. people heard. I walked into the house, and at sha day, and kept it for 39 days, He hin Plaintiff eaid defendant had hired the pony she st the road talking in the same way long after I went inside. There was a lot of self made the rent with the defendant, and a horseboy came along also. The agree: people there—I suppose about 100 Chinamen outside my door. Defendant stayed about a ment was for #4 a day. quarter of an hour. Last Saturday night I was Defendant said the horseboy had run away passing her house when her barkeeper, who was from his employ, having stolen things, and unfortunately could not now be found. sitting outside, went in and told her and she rushed out across the road abusing me.
His Worship thought $4 was too much, but Defendant said—Last month I was short would allow 25 cents. of money and sent my barman to collect $1:
Plaintiff expressed his willingness to take from Mr. Mills, and Mr. Mills said he wou! 25 cents.
Defendant was therefore ordered to pay $9.
Poy i when T paid his money in Court, When He had, he said, that day offered to do s0, boy round to get this, but Mrs. Mills tore up Tad paid all the money into Court, Tent a but plaintiff would not accept it, and was the chit and sent it back. I therefore went suitingly rude. down and asked why she had done so and said I paid my debts and other
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