Waipawa R.M. Court.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5275, 19 July 1888, Page 3

Waipawa R.M. Court.

# 18th, July, 1888, (Bofore G.A. Preoce, Esq., R.M.) THE SLY GTOOQ OASES. John Adams was oharged with soiling to D. Glendinningouoglass of whiskey. Messrs Dick and Loughnan appeared for tho defonco, and Sergeant Ryan conducted tho prosecution. ' Defendant pleaded not guilty to this and tho following charges.—Mr Glendinning, deposed that ho travelled a good deal on tho line, being a contractor, and did so during May. On ono cold evening he went into the Waipukurau re-freshment-rooms, defendant was serving tea and coffee and other refreshments. Without saying anything to Adams, he walked into the sido room and helped himself to a glass of whiskey. Another person camo in, but did not notico him. Defendant did not come in while he was there, but saw him as ho went out. Did not say anything about the whiskey. Did not purchase anything, and was not invited to enter the side-room. When ho went there ho expected to find some wbiskoy, bocauso on a previous occasion Adams asked him to go in there and havo some. Thoro was no account bctweon him aud Adams. On this occasion he laid down a coin (Is). He helped himself to what was there, and •was pot in the habit of taking glasses for nothing. In reply to Mr Dick :It was a cold night, and whiskey " wont high" on such a night. Had no previous understanding with defendant.— Constably Rrosnahan doposedthat on the evening of the 12 th May was at the station, and having reason to believe liquor was being sold there, he went and looked through a back window into tho side room, and saw last witness and anoth-sr man with what looked like braudy, which they drank, and water after it. Adams could see them from the bar. In reply to Mr Dick : Did not know crushed Strawberry.—Mr Dick said the case was a weak one, and called Dr. Mirbach for tho dofenco, who said be called at tho station one night on tho way to Woodville when he went into the room and helped himself from a bottle of whiskey which ho offered to pay for, but Adams refused to tako it. The second charge was for soiling two glasses of whiskey to Thomas Todd and 11. Cross. Tho latter did not appear. Todd deposed that when coming from Napior with Cross on the 12th May, when approaching tho station, Cross invited him to have a drink. He went into the sideroora and bid witness coino on. There wbh a lady in. He had a glass of whiskey, that Cross poured out for him, which ho drank, and then went outside. Adams was behind the counter. Did not sco any money paid. Had a cup of tea aud a sandwich, paying one shilling for them. The third charge was for selling iivo glasses of whiskey to H. Percy, Monatt, and i'Connor. The Sergeant asked for an adjournment, as tho witnesses were keeping out of the way. A fourth chargo was for unlawfully keeping liquor for sale.—Sergeant Brosnahan deposed that on tho 21st Juno ho went with a searoh warrant to defendant's promises, where he saw Mrs Adams and showed her tbe warrant. She said "We don't keep any drink here." On searching tho premises ho found a fruit case covered with a board, on removing which found a sugar bag and a shirt, under which was a bottle of brandy. Sho said " That's a drop I keep for myself." Ho also found part filled bottles of gin and whiskey. She said it would all come on her shoulders now. The box was in the side room, and when taking it away Mrs Adams said " Surely you won't take away that drop of brandy ; we don't sell that.'' She gave no explanation of having tho gin and whiskey. Tho Bench adjourned all tho cases till next Court day.

citrn. cases. James Irvine v. Murray Rautahi, judgment summons, £9 5s 3d. Judgment for plaintiff with 34s costs, or ton days in gaol. Same v. Hapi Paewa, j. s., £8 19s with 25s costs, or ten days* imprisonmout. Same v. Ihaia Te Ngarara, j. s., £10 18s 2d, with 32s costs, or ten days gaol. Same v. Horo Herohore, j. s.; £3 4s, with 2--S costs, or eleven days. Mr Loughan appeared for plaintiff in all these cases. B. Baker v. J. Higgs, claim £9 16s 9d. Judgment for plaintiff for £, 4s ud, with £1 7a Gd costs. Mr Loughnau for defendant, i_& Mr Gould for plaintiff. rjamcfl Tollens v. D. Fleming, claim £.. 118. Judgment for plaintiff for £2 las 6d, •with costs 10s, witnesses' expenses 10s solicitor's fee 21s. Mr Purchas for plaintiff and Mr Dick for defendant. P Moroney v. W. Williams, claim £16 os. Non-suited with costs, witness's expenses 5s 7d, solicitor's fee 2 Is. Mr Lough nan for plaintiff, and Mr Purchas for defendant. F. Minto v. E. Brenton, claim 28s. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs Gs, witness Mirbach v. Mrs Harwood, claim £29 13s 3d Non-suited with costs, solicitor s fco 31s 6d. Mr Loughnau for plaintiff, and Mr Guy for tho defence. Same v. N. Harwood, claim 1. s. Judgment for plaintiff, with 0s caste E. Wilson v. E. Marshall, claim £2. Plaintiff, with Gs costs. A. W. Gould v. Lycett and Cross, £lo 10s. Plaintiff, with 28s costs. C. H. Nash v. D. Carmichael, claim £2 "s 6d. Plaintiff, with 8s costs, solicitor 10s Gd. Mr Loughnan for plaintiff. Same v. R. T. Brighouse, claim £7 Is 6d. Plaintiff, with lis costs, solicitor 21s. Mr Loughnan for plaintiff. W. Witey v. R. T. Brighouse, claim £11 2s Gd'. Plaintiff, with 20s costs, witness 7s. Four cases were adjourned for various reasons, and ono was sottled out of Court.