S.M. COURT.

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 1411, 16 April 1902, Page 2

S.M. COURT.

• • THIS DAY. (Before Mr A. Greenfield, S.M.) Civil Cases. Judgment was entered for plaintiffs in the following cases : — John Bleakley v. W. G. Tozer, £5 Os lid with costs 83s 6d. A. M. Thompson v. J. Bishop, claim £20 16s. Mr Prior appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Haggitt for the defendant. The claim was for half a year's rent of a property in Sandon let to J. S. Bishop, son of John Bishop, who guaranteed the rent for his son. Messrs A. Thompson and H> Harper gave evidence for the plaintiff, and John Bishop, sen., and John Bishop, jun., for the defendant. His Worship reserved his decision. Breach of Boeough By-laws. Messrs Wilson & Haswell, of the C.T.C., were charged with storing petroleum on their premises without a license ; also with storing a larger number of gallons of petroleum than was allowed under the Borough Bylaw. Mr Prior, solicitor for the Borough Council, withdrew the first information on the understanding that defendants would pay costs. The second charge was admitted. Defendants were fined Is and costs 7s on the first charge, and £1 and costs £1 14s on the second. Drunk. Robert Humphries was convicted and discharged for being drunk in a public place yesterday. Prohibition. Margaret Rogers, a prohibited person, was charged and pleaded guilty of obtaining liquor on the 2nd inst. She was fined 20s and costs 11s. George Parr was charged with supplying Margaret Rogers with liquor, knowing she was a prohibited person. Margaret Rogers deposed that the accused, who knew she was a prohibited person, had procured the liquor for her at the Denbigh Hotel. Frederick Rogers gave corroborative evidence. His Worship said there was too much of this crime going on, and fined accused 40s, in default 14 days' imprisonment with hard labor. REFUSING TO QUIT LICENSED PREMISES. On the information of W. S. Poole, licensee of the Eimbolton Hotel, James Kearney was charged with refusing to quit the hotel premises when requested to do so. The alleged offence took place at 10 p.m. on March 24th last. Mr Haggitt appeared for Mr Poole and Mr Trewin for the defendant. W. S. Poole deposed that defendant went into the hotel on the night of March 24th, at two minutes to ten, and asked for two bottles of beer. There were others in the hotel, and by the time the rest were served it was ten o'clock, and he (witness) requested the defendant to leave. Kearney refused, and witness went out and returned with Constable Healey, but in the meantime Kearney had left the hotel. For the defence Mr Trewin called James Kearney, who deposed that he called at the hotel on the night in question. Asked and paid for a shilling's worth of beer. Poole told him (witness) to procure bottles, which witness did. On returning Poole said he had served the drink to Graham. Told Poole he should not have done so, and asked for the return of his shilling. Poole threw a shilling on the counter, and immediately jumped over and caught witness hy the throat and attempted to put him out. Did act get the coin but left the hotel. Arthur Graham and Constable Healey also gave evidence. His Worship inflicted a fine of 20s and costs 9s, in default 48 hour's imprisonment.