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STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

AKAROA.

THURSDAY. JAN. 7th, 1904.

(Before H. W. Bishop, Esq., S M . and Geo. Armstrong, jr., Esq., J.P.) John Kelly, alias "Kelly the Rake," and John Iverson, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s and costs. PROCURING LIQUOR FOR A PROHIBITED PKRSON. Wm. Rodrie-nes was churned with procuring liquor for Walter Jesson, a prohibibe i person. John lesson, a child seven year, of age, remembered the day after Mr Lehevre's party. Saw Wm. Rodrigues at his father's house that day. Rodrigues went across and got some beer for his father. He brought ib ia a square gin bottle, and his father drank ib. Emma Jeseon, wife of Walter Jesson, remembered the 20th Nov., tbe day after Mr Lelievre's dancp; Her husband was drunk on the morning before she went to Mr Lelievre'R, and whfti she returned he was worse. Suspected Rodrigues of gebbing him drink. Ib wee a matter of notoriety th»b her husband was a prohibited person. Conßbable Whatnrnn deposed he served a summons on defendant.

The defendant deposed he never gave beer to Jesson on the day in question, bub want bhere on his way to out a path to his garden. Bad never supplied Jesson with beer, and the chill nevnr saw him as it was in bed at the time, and never in the same room as Jesson and himself. The Bench said they believed the child's evidence and fined defendanb £5, ASSAULT. Frank Mora wis charged with assaulting George Hammond at Akaroa on November 21st, an application being made he should

be bound over to ke«p the p 3 ace a*%°l. bel i a PPe-re_ for complainant aud Mr P. K. Hunt for defendant. G-orge Hammond deposed he knew da-F-ndaut, and was in Akaroa on November -■-st. Ha met a man named Duthie, a d they went to the Criterion Hotel to have a drink. Defendant cirtie in and claimed Uutbie s acquaintanca. Ho went on Ulking got excited, and eventually struck witness " ' on the face. He said witness had spoken i disrespectfully of his f ..her, and he had a grudge aghast him for that reason. Duthie caught Mora after he had struck'the . blow and afterwards Mora wanted to shake phands and settlj mitiew, and witness said J he wanted an apology. Mora replied that .-- unless witness ap .logised f>r speaking of liii *-j f+ther as he had he wouU strike him again. Be.af erw.rda wan'el witness to come out k'and fight. By Mr Hunt: I had no quarrel with Mr Mora about showing a horse. Might have had a drink with Mora after ths row. Hid ' one whisky an I soda and several lemonades »» j y ' bat one whiskey. Wtnt on Monday to see Mora, but did not see him. He Ciine to my and wanted to apolo' gise before the pjople there. I insisted ; upon a pub ie ap logy. Mora has no. threatened me siace the quarrel, but his partner di J. William Duthie, sworn, said : I am assistantliahthouso keeper at Akaro*. Met Hammond first on Nov. 21st, and we went and had a drink together at tha Criterion ~ Hotel. There was an argument abend a - horse at a show between Hamnund and-. Mora, and Mora hit H-tnmond on thtf-j----mouth. I caught bold of Mora to stop theW quarrel. "■ . [ M, By Mr Hunt: I think ib was a blow be-o*u-e ib broughb blood. We drank together bwice after tha", both H.mmond and Mora shouting. i ■•■

Frank Mora deposed he was defendant, and had never beon concerned in a criminal: case before. Waß in the hotel on the 2lab f. with Hammond and Duthie. Talked about the Horse Show, aud had a s rong a-gumenb abouo rehtive merits of horses. Durir g the argument shoved Hammond away, buc did not strike him. Was afraid of oomplain»nb » who had a hunting crop, and asked him notv ~ o hit him. Arranged with Hammond to meet him when he (Mora) was cooller, and settle matters. Ju.t shoved Hammond 1 back, but did nob strike him. Skinned hia knuckles in doing bo. Did nob go over to Narbey'a and say I would take al. the Ham 1 *•* monds and fij-ht them one after the other. George Mackay, liaensee of the Criterion . Hotel, was in the billiard room on the day.'_ in question and came into the bar after blow was struck. Did not see' the blow^ 5 Rtruck, and saw no blood on Hammr-nd. Suggested to Hammond to leave hotel to let Mora cool down. Both were excited. Tbey had a drink together afterwards, and seemed to have made ib up. The Beuch said bhat bhe v/hoh conducb of Hammond showed that he did not consider thQ tffijrcj severe, as he even had a driuk with dtfen lant afterwards. There were'no -j* grounds for binding over defendant to keep * "" the peace. There had undoubtedly been an ; assault, and defendant would b) fiaed 5s and costs.

CIVIL CASK. Gurney v. Mora, — _djoumed by consent owing to Mr William's illness '

OLD AGE PENSIONS. Several Old Age* Pensions were granted fc an I xeotwed. *?•-'"

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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 2837, 8 January 1904, Page 2

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STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 2837, 8 January 1904, Page 2

STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 2837, 8 January 1904, Page 2