MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Grey River Argus, 30 January 1906, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

(Before M,r Kcfarflcjk,: I S.M.) The .fallowing cases were dealt vith at the Court yesterday : — Thomas Cochrane was charged vith being found in a helpless state )f drunkenness in Mackay Street. Che accused said that he did not enow whether he was drunk or not rat he was in the "horrors." Serjeant Egan stated that accused was causing a disturbance on Saturday 3vening tfy calling ou.t '-Eir^'' and "Murder." The "xna^istrate inflict; sd a ftne of 60s or two months imprisonment. Accused ejected to go to gaol. Several persons were charged with being on licensed premises' during prohibited hours, and pleading guilty, were fined 10s and 7s costs. J. Watson was charged with having been qn the lic&ns.ed[ p,reniise.s of the Caledonian "Hotel during prohibited hours. Defendant plead-: 3d not. guilty. i Constabje (Pc\i\teous stated that on Sunday about noon. he. was passing the Caledonian Hotel, and hear ing glasses he Vent in. The front door was) opened, but' the glass door leading to the passages was closed. He knocked, and there was a general scatter of about a dozen men out by the back door. He recognised defendant as one of them. He then went into Mackay Street and saw defendant and several others sitting qn th^ Sfcar.'erfice steps. Ifo spoke to defendant and, told" him he had seen him in the hotel. Defendant called John Delaney, who swore that he was sitting on the Star office steps waiting for a man n^med Hope, who wa.s, at Browne and Coumbe's sfea\><fces.. "Wat son came u,p by ; himself- and stood talking.. Sgv.ej'al more men after--1 v^'ayHs c.am.Q." up,. Constable Por-teous then arrived; and accused Watson of being in the hotel. When Watson denied it he said "Oh I might have made a mistake." He would swear he was not in the hotel. Cl/artes Sullivan swore that he was boarding at the Empire Hotel. He met Watson outside the hotel, and walked as far as the Sta^ 9^°& with him.« Watson ftpukl not" possibly ha. ye Ipeen ija l the"'h'pte}, 'i'^y i .M > agistra ( tp sald^'ne was quite satisfied that defendant was in the hotel, and that the evidence was most contradictory. He. inflicted a fine of 20s and 7s costs. John Delaney was similarly charg ed and pleaded not guilty. He set up the same defence as Watsou,. The Magistrate yifli%te,d > a nneT of 20s and 7s costs.. 4 prohibited person, for being 'found on licensed premises was fined 10s and 7s costs.

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