ONEHUNGA POLICE COURTTHIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 209, 4 September 1893, Page 4

ONEHUNGA POLICE COURTTHIS DAY.

(Before Mr Bush, R.M.)

Indecent Language.—Charles Muir, who had been before the Court at its last sitting, now appeared upon an adjourned information, charging him with using indecent language outsido tho Royal Hotel on the night of tho 24-th July.—Mr O'Meagher appeared for the defendant.— Eugene Butler deposed that od tho night of tho 24th of July ho was aroused by hearing some noiee outsido of tho Royal Hotel, j Ho heard somo filthy language made u.o of j by tho defendant. By Mr O'Moaphcr: There were three men talking and be would j swearit was Muirwbousedthc bad language. Muir and the others, had been denied drinks by Mrs Taylor, the landlady, and then tho accused mads use of tho indecent language sworn too.—Mrs M. E. Taylor, licensee of tho Royal Hotel, said that she gave notico to the police regarding the language used by tho accused. Tho words i were written down by her, and wero of a j filthy character. By Mr O'Meagher : A gentleman might have left tho hotel a few minutos before tho row, but when Muir demandod drink she declined j to serve him and the others with him when ] Muir made use of tho indecent words.—| 1 After hearing tho evidence of Miss Burn, j I Messrs Wells and McGrath and the de- j fence, which was a very able one, by Mr I O'Meagher tho accused was sentenced to j 48 hours with hard labour. | ' Duu-ncENNESS.--Chan. Ferguson, charged | (with being drunk yesterday whilst in j ! charge of a horse and buggy.—Fined 10s I and costs or 43 hours. j Slaughtering.—Mr. Fearley, charged I with allowing a pig to bo slaughtered upon ! her premises, tho said premises not being j licensed according to tho Slaughterhouse | Act. —Fined Is, costs 7s.