MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1452, 10 January 1887, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

ASBBUR'i ON— MONDAY

(Before M-j >r Steward, J.P., Mr T J, P., md Mr D Thomas, J P.) DRTJNKBSESB. Jihn O'Lea y w*s obarged with drunkenneKS and v.>g_ancy. As the accused had ir-jared him. elf secerely, m congr. quct>c» of driving his fi-.t ihrcuah a window when he was arrested, » remand for seven days w»b granted. James Finu waachargod wbh drunk en» ness, and wiih having no visible lawful means of support — Orn.tsble ' .in-.r>, fergeant Felton arid A. Wood g._ve evidence. — The Recused vat ordered ti be iraprironrd for seven days on the first chart?* ; the second vrvß dismiaied, A first i ffund.r. charged with drunkenness was dismissed with a caution. A nother fitst offender, wat fined 15s and costs. _._IOH.BITION. Thn polloo, at the request of friends, applied fur a prohibition order against a farmer. T vidence having been taken, nn order, n» ar>pMed for, wa. granted, to t»k««ffeot for twelve months m all the licer. «'■ ? .'i'tricta withht tho County of Ashburton. ALLEGED ROWDYISMJohn Sohnffer was charged (1) with having used threatening language towards Edward Olliver ; (2) with having refused to leave . ■ dward Olliver 'a licensed premises when requested to do so ; and (3) with having nvide use of obscene language — Mr Crisp appeared for the accu.ed, who pleaded not cuilty.— tfdward Olliver, ho-olkeeperat tho Pinds. said that on the evening of December 27th -.chaffer, with two companions, came to his house and ordered three glas es of beer. As one of Schaffer's companions stated that bo did not w. Nt any beer, witness would not draw it. S.haffer then threatened witness, stating hit. intention of compelling witness to draw tbe beer He used a great deal of had language, and threw the contents of his glass at witness Wi neps exhibited a shirt which he had been torn by Schaffer Be refused to leave tbe house when requested to so. The defendant c.ro v. tl threatening language towards witness's housekeeper. — Catherine Beauficld, housekeeper for Wt Olliver. corroborated the evidence of the last witness,— This wan the «v c for the comp ulnaut. Mr Crisp cill.d ih'following evidence : J-hn Sc^aff.r, the defendant, said that Oliiver had supplied witness and his companions with .tale beer. On witness charging him with that, he cailed witceaa a liar. He wcuM not give witness another boer, arid witness threw that which he had m Olliver'a face Witness did not use any obscene or profane language Witness *as not on the premises more thsn five m'nutes alto?e*her. Thn winners denied tho greater part of Olivet's statement - IJnnbl O'Oonorr gave a similar ver.ion of the ffair — The Bench commented on the unsatisfactory na f nre of the cam, the evidence being so contradictory. 1h _v conld not hep feeling ihe.e had bp*n perjury on the part of one side. Under the circumstartc-'B the case would have to be dismissed.

ALL- GEO B BU.II OF THE XJCE^SING AOT.

J. W. McK.'ie was charged W'th permitting drunkenncna on his licenced premises Mr Crisp Rppes-rrd for ihf d^feudat't —C •! stab'e Latimer Ba : d that, m cons' quence of a cm-plalnt, he wen to the premise i <>f th« defendant an-l s*w a m*r. named Friohy there m a helpl ss coTidition. —By Mr Crisp : Witness did not know where the mm had b.en prior to witre.Sß Beeirtj. him — William Frishy said ihat on Chriatmaß moroinp he found his brother sleeping on a oouch ln (he defendant's ho'el. After consi'-er-able trouble witness woke him. He wa. bad for a while and then gnt " nwfolly wild." — he did nnt, seera to kr.nw what he was doing. With tho assistance of hit. brother-in-law. got his brother into a trap end took him home. He went to sleep when he got into the trap and slept t'll .ometlmi. after dark. — Mr Crisp crow, examined *.h . witness with a view to showing »hatF_isby was perfect'y aober shortly before his brother saw him aod that tbe hoi el • was -bo crowded that be could pot gal a bed and had, therefore, to slerp on a coach— John Gorb^tt corroborated the c»ideno9 of thi las" wl'nes\ Friaby, when roused, seemed all right at first hut nf tar wards he got very bad r-nd did not seem to known what ha was doing. He continued to suff -r from ill effects for a day or two — By Mr Crisp : Witness could not say lf Frisby's state was due to liquor. It was possible his brain might have been effected throngh other cause-'. — T. lated gave evidence, — In reply to Mr Crisp, he said that the hotel was very fnll on Christmas eve, all the beds being occupied. --Sergeant Feltcn m accordance with an intimation he had given at the opening of the case, applied for an adjournment In order to secure the sttendance of an important wi'ness. — The case was adjonrned till the 25th instant The Court »*en rr.»«.