MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.)

WHAT LABEL WILL DO?

FOR "DRY AREA" LIQUOR

:' .Reserved'judgment 'was-. yes-.terday;-by: Mi\ W;; G.;«Riddell^:S.M., .::to' the labelling :of liquor::'dispatclied : 'to *Ne'w:tbwri,/the'persori'/'chafged; being "Henry :James : ;Peters;'': r ■: -hy^x,'■

,v .The-::^acts.i\vere'/(said:'his /Worship). ■"thatt'-,''6iS-"'"Sep'tißmb"er.-"-9 :s "'last^'Pe'fcfirß. "setit. from'Wellington/in/charge'of/one:Al- - number.'of-;bottlbs,of beer . and /one'/bottle /of 'whisky /to be' deliv-' ered' 'a't-'his'. (Peters' s)' residenceJin Owen .Streetj.which /street, is' withiii' the No- 1 License';/.district': known /as/' Wellington -Suburbs'.' ; .'The: liquor /was-'; packed in a case/ which-; had : ; originally.,';. Contained ;BeggSv an'd i ;th'at. , ,f:namo,- : was printed• oh'.it,'but-there was;no, /other: 'written' 'or :prihted'>:stateinent.:.on: the/outside /of -the case; indicating, that it; cpntainedvliqupr.,; :Liquor,/was. a ,gen:eral,term,'::and.'Coyered''all i fbrms'"of in-. ';tpiicants/:;i\The;:,word:-Mwhisky".,did-.^^.-n cover them, the/words; '.'Begg's'; whisky.;!y-;His;/Wo'rship:,diel_d.;.that-:tt obligatory.''for. thev.-sendef;^'.i.Cbr'.;:'someone; :on:Eis'/b ( ;was rjla^ybnSth^/ijp^ok^el-bverg^^ above Va'uy^brdst.that'/might^ on/it^mdipating';Aha^^ time; -it;;bbntaiiied/ ajparticulat-vbijiiid ; of lliquqr: iS-."'; :/ Passing/on ■t'o;deal; : .with'l ,ed. durihg/-the/:\heariri,g')^ counsel,; viz.',/ that^ ~-sbii . pbr"spn:to*'wh6m' the liquor:is/Sent'Sniu'st Ve.'^Sersoh'f 6i£-; : ferbntfrqin !the/sende'r/;h^^^ marked%that/'hev;was2inpt/;^rep&d'to accept that ::iis,^eing^b(si*ect;/ ; K statute; prpy idbd v'a^'tbupprtunitj?' iwßereby;';a:;resident7rni|htg:^ with,'.diqud'ri//fpr3 ; j)'jiv^te^'/^ but,; if resident ■ ..ebrnply. ,with/the , ,prbvisrdns;-'6f.''the,^Act';and;^ liquor.-_:tb"; hisjre/sideh.ce /.byjja'j'messenger, 'then,-in-his'jWorship's ;b'pmion,'. he/came -withmV-the.vscb^ .Acti.'•::Defen.dant/would : .;;hp ;and: : fih'ed; f : de^ault^pi&lioufs'nimprispnmeivli;!*;::':/ of//AJf : was 'Vbharge'pT.with'^dblivermg/jthe' liquor at ;offenie/; ; \vaß' i m6t,i /'had' been'|:ohl|i*/yolunteer ofiitKe^l^upr%;HeS^uld/ : ,bft /: ; : : '. ///HehryvCliarie's ; Harmer. pleaded guilty, to. a.,charg^\',that':on : .Oo'to'be'r'3' r at Wellington he'/used thfeatenihg :behayiour in Courtenay: Place in view, of passers--,by, whereby; a •breach ..of; : the peace occasibned.;: There" was :a ' second,.charge against /accused/thai he; wilfully'; dam'agedfa "tin; :value:6s;;-:9d.; the property ,bf ;the..;New;:ZealandjGovernment//;.- -To' .this, charge, he pleaded .not. guilty.,'/. .}'' /.'"'.The' police' evidence' /was,.to the effect .that,:accused had been arrested . for 'fighting' in 'Courtenay/Place .'and /when; placed;in the bell ! at ;i MoiHit'.Cook sta-, :were';; l . : seyeraL,..:.:preyjous ; .convictions, against; hhnV- ' : ; ; \.' : •,/;./:.

■ '■■: Defendant stated.that he had:at/one time 'sustainedrsunstroke:and was on that/ account 'much-affected' ', by., "a drop/of drink." -/He/ asked for leniency. / if sthat .^as.-thy.way'-':in ; : cused, Ihb'/shbuld/dearb'jit alonb/'i/ On £5; was'-'iin-' days'* imprisonJme^^^nd?W?the^se^ffidSbharge , :a ; :fine; of' ; ;2os/;'; l iri ;: -defaurt: seven, onment.;.' Accused. was also ordered to. paythe .value/pfthbjtiu!. ;/,:./ ;:,.;.:

north: street;;; v i'-'Jaihes...Vincent Crimmins-and Charles Cunningham were charged that-oh October "4 - at; Wellington; they wilfully damaged a', door,; value. 10s., .thejpro-. : perty■ of Maud Francis.. ; Kirk-, caldie appeared for "both, accused,, who pleaded' not guilty.;'../,"';."" ■.'!';:: Evidence'called byihe police'.Vas to the effect'that; the.'two men'had gone : .to ,a house •in North 'Street-in the small "hours of Tuesday morning and denfanded : announcing ' themselves.-as '"police." .On being-refused; they, had hurst open the door.r' - r.-.<: : : i?Each .accused, denied. being , refused admission to the hpuse'ahd stated that the door was open?when'they'"entered. His Worship, however, held that the evidence was against them..'and ; each was ordered to.pay halfthe damage-and was fined '205., in'default'seven'- days' imprisonment. One of the accused .asked-ifor,,time to-.find;the mdney, but his; 'Worship -'refused.' the' request.','; .--A ,:•/'.;. ■•' -':' : J. ; .- -S'.i ■ ■■■

i :.:•' '" ; tiLLEGED' THEFT.. Edwin Lloyd Foldwick was charged ■with that'on'August 16 at Christchurch, ho, did steal. ono ; . double-barrel.breech-loading gun,,. >valuoV£s' the"property 'of Henry. Burden. 'Oh; the ..application of Chief Detective Brober'g accused -was remanded to:appear in Christohu'rch this morning. Bail was allowed in £20 and one surety of £10. '/'. .SlX'.'' FIRST: OFFENDERS. Four first-offending : iriebriiites who, did riot appear, wero ordered to' forfeit their bail of 10s. each: -Two .other first offenders wo.ro eaoh fined 55., with the usual alternative., ■;,.;■. ■ 6 civil business: . ; ; a sheep worrying case. : Victor Francis Hughes, of Ohariu, farmer, claimed £27 10s. from Frederick Simeon, of Johnsonville, farmer, alleging, that on and during some days prior to June 12. 1910, a flock of oue

hundred and fifty: sheep belonging to. him hud been worried by a dog owned' by tho defendant, and seventeen' breeding owes'in lamb had been destroyed. Wherefore plaintiff'.sought to recover £21 os., value of such breeding ewes at 255; each, and £6 ss. for damages to the flock and expenses'incurred. Mr. M. P. Luokio appeared for plaintiff and Mr. T. Weston for defendant.

For the defence it was contended that tho dog, which plaintiff, and plaintiff's witnesses stated had'worried the sheep did not belong to defendant, but io defendant's son, .and that defendant was in no way responsible for the damage done, as defendant did not own. tho house where the dog was kent;, His Worship reserved decision. ' A.TRADES TJNION'S CLAIM. , : \ The Wellington Amalgamated Society of Carpenters' and .Joiners' Industrial Union.of Workers claimed £2 12s. from Robert Lamason, of Taiiera Crescent, carpenter and joiner, for. fifty-two weeks' contributions at. Is: a week, from February 13, 1906, to February 13, 1907. Mr. A. H.Hindmarsh appeared for the plaintiff union, and Mr. C. R. Dix was for defendant.'.. ; ,' . ;• . _ The defence was that Lamason did not join the Wellington branch -of the society, but;the English parent body, and 'that he resigned.in' October, 1905y and ■ that no demand for arrears was made ' upon him until -1910. Decision was reserved.. . .;' ■■;.■ UNDEFENDED'CASES. : : r ." Judgment by default :■ was given for plaintiff in the '■• .following -undefended cases:—./ •" -'-.-■ Harry Palmer v. H. Stevens, alias Johnston, £5 ,175., costs-£1- 3s. 6d.; Clout Bros, and Co. v. Sarah Cohen, £3 14s: 4d., costs 10s.; C- and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Co., -Ltd., v. Frederick M'Kinley, £41 2s. 10d., costs £8 10s.; 'Wellington .Publishing Co. Ltd., v. Eliza Lee, £10 12s. 9d., costs •155.; Wellington Traders' Agency v. Joseph Gallagher, £125 10s.: 6d.,. costs £6 35.; Charles Jones' v. Wm. Fredk. Nightingale,'£3 10s. Bd., costs lis.; H. Oscar Hewitt.and. Co; v. Emma O'Callaghan, ,£2"-7s. 6d., costs 10s.; G.H. ■Thornton v. James Kimber, £6 Os.-lOd., oosts£l 4s. 6d:; : Isaac Bitansky v. Niko Piripi and Mrs:. Niko -Piripi,- £39 18s., costs £4 135.; C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Co., Ltd., .v. .Win.'M'Mil.lan, £3 lis. Id., costs,l2s.; the Minister for Railways v. Win. Lavery, £5 14s. 6d., costs Bs.; Murray, Roberts and Co. •v.: Frank Fulton Cameron, £86 18s., costs .£4 16s. 6d.; -Ellen Cockayne v. Benjamin Bennington, £8 155.; costs £1 35..6 d.''. .-■•■'.■ ': ;: :.: ; .;';.;■:.;;;,..- ;'; , -JUDGMENT SUMMONS. ■•;."'■ ;A. C. Archer was, ordered to' pay £3 Bs. 9d. to Jessie: Packer by instalments ;of.4s.'a month. :;'/"' ~/'" ■'■"'. No'order was made in the case of the Levm;Meat and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., ;V.. G. 'J. Gardiner, a claim for £4"75. 9d.;.;..;',.:'."' -.--,-. .;:.;;■;.'":