RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT. This Day. (Before Mr. Edward Shaw, R.M.)

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 84, 7 October 1881, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT. This Day. (Before Mr. Edward Shaw, R.M.)

BUNDAT TRADING. William Poppens, landlord of the Princess Tkeatro Hotel, Tory-street, was charged on remand from Wednesday with unlawfully selling certain alcoholic liquor to Mary Hobbens on fundav, tho 11th September. Mr. Edwards defended. It wa3 shown that the defendant ha 1 been twic» previously convicted for similar offences during the present year, on which occisions he had been fined £2 and .£3 respectively. His Worship reujarked that these convictions appeared to have no deterrent effect upon the defendant, and consequently on the present occasion the law must be thoroughly vindicated. A penalty of £o, and 19d costs, was imposed.

FALSE PBETBNCES. Gordon Phillips appeared, on remand, charged with having obtained from Charles B. Press the%umof 21a by means of falso pretences, with intent to defraud. Mr. Hutchison defended. Tho prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed to tako his trial at the impending criminal sittings of the Supreme Court. There was a second charge against him, viz., one of having 1 by similar means obtained .£5 in money and goods from William Wiggins, with intent to defraud. In this case also, the ovidence having been taken, the prisoner was committed for trial, bail being allowed in his own recognisance of JC2OO, and two sureties of .£IOO each. PETTY THEFT. Rodoriok Wilson, a young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of trousers, value 14s, belonging to Herbert' Jerald. He was sentenoed to 21 days' bard labour.