RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3611, 7 February 1883, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tins Day

(Before Messrs T. K. NoAvton and E

Patten, Justices.) DRUNKENNESS.

Robert Cook, charged Avith having been druuk at Taradale yesterday, pleaded guilty, adding that, if allowed his liberty, he Avould leave town at once and return to his Avork at 3lr Bickuoll's. He had a few shillings in his pocket, but felt that ho had paid enough rates one way and another. 3lr Ne-Avton : I see you were fined for drunkenness here about a month ago. Prisoner: Yes, your AYorship, but you can rely" on my loaA'hig town this time if you let me off light. Mr NoAvton: You aro fined 5s and costs, or in default of payment 2-1 hours' imprisonment. the ei__ct or sunstroke. James Stanley, alias Stanley Tobey, Avas charged Avith having been drunk in Napier yesterday-. Prisoner said he supposed he must luvye been drunk. He came out of gaol yesterday, and was only out about a couple of hours when he Avas arrested. He had just served a sentence of six months received at Gisborne, and aa-lido in gaol he had a sunstroke, and a glass or two of beer that he got yesterday ficAv to his head. A line of and costs, Avith the usual alternative, Avas inflicted." A STKINU OE CIIAKOES. Thomas Long, tho notorious, pleaded guilty to throe charges as follows :—l, for being drunk in Napier yesterday ; 2, for unhnvfidly resisting Constable Daltouinthc execution of his duty as a peace officer ; 3, fur having made use of obscene language in Hastings-street Avithiu the hearing of persons passing. Inspector Scully said he Avished to state to thy Court what took place in this case. Being sworn, the witness stated that about noon" yesterday Long was drunk in the street, "and a constable apprehended him. Tho prisoner violently resisted the constable, and ultimately be had to bo carried to the look-up. During all that time the man Avas making use of very bad language at the top of his voice, lie also threatened

tho men who took him to the station. It wa.s the same story every time the prisoner came, to town and got drunk, and the witness hoped ihe Bench would caution him as to his future conduct.

The prisoner said he had not been in Napier foy over a year past until yesterday. He had boon working at Hampden, and was not accustomed to drink, cousequently ho wont mad when he got it. If the Court would deal leniently with him he would promise never to be seen in Napier again. In fact his business to town on this occasion was to ship for Sydney, but he had lost a good deal of money since his arrival. Mr Newton said the Bench was not disposed to deal hardly with the prisoner, and in consideration of his promise to tjuit the town forthwitli the fines would be made as light as possible. For the first two charges a fine of os and costs in each instance would be imposed, and for the charge of using obscene language a, fine of 10s and costs (£1 10s in all), or in default to bo imprisoned for three days with hard labor. Prisoner : I will pay the fines. The Court then rose.