RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume XIX, Issue 109, 12 May 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Riohardson) was a member, though he had paid no entrance fee. To Mr. Forwood—There ia a committee and treasurer to the club. To the Bench —People are introduced by members, and when they sign the book and pay half-a-crown they become members. To Inspector James —l was there as chairman at the formation of the club. There is some arrangement for the payment of the steward and stewardess, but I don't know what. I understand members participate in the profits of the club. The matter was left to a sub-committee. Inspector James remarked that there was nothing in the minutes to show how the club was managed. Mr. Forwood applied for an adjournment in this case. Mr. Riohardson was recalled as to the entries in the books, but could give no information on the subject. Mr. Davy was of opinion the entries might haye been written to-day or yesterday. An adjournment was then granted till Friday. Mr. Forwood intimated that the defence would be that the club was a bona fide one, formed after due notification; that it was regulated by rules and a regular committee. With regard to the case of selling to Bennett, he would prove that he was served in mistake for another member. Frederick Gleich alias Fisher was then charged with suffering Elizabeth Gleich alias Fisher to serve to George Arthur Strike on Sunday, the 4th April, a certain quantity of whisky. The same witnesses as in the previous cases were called, and the evidence was of a like tsharacter. Mrs. Gleich, alias Fisher, was next charged with having on the 27th April sold two pints of shandygaff to Frederick Bennett. Frederick Bennett deposed to the purchase from Mrs. Fisher on the 27th of two pints of shandygaff, for which he paid her 6d. On the 23rd he obtained a ticket of membership but paid no money for it. Thomas France, a cooper, who was with last witness on the 27th, corroborated his ~< evidence. Witness was not a member. Had neVer been in the place before. No questions were asked. It was then agreed to adjourn the whole of the oases till Saturday next, instead of Friday, when evidence for the defence would be taken.