TO-DAY'S COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 19 October 1914, Page 7

TO-DAY'S COURT.

(Before Mr. Kenrick, S.M.)

BY-LAW PROSECUTIONS. For having driven around a corner At other than a walking pace, contrary to the by-laws, F. J. Urantham, A. Quin (who pleaded not guilty); and R. iVicCuUum were each lined 5s with •costs 7s.

Tiiei Magistrate said if these breaches continued he would have to increase the fines

ALLEGED ILLEGAL POSSESSION. Ah Joe, who was defended by Mr » **? charged that he aid -on October 10,. have in his possession £r mi + COntrary t0 the of me Act. i^fendant pleaded not gmity. Mr. K. lj. 1). Eyre Collector of Customs, conducted thl prosecuS Constable j\.yne deposed that he w«s on duty at the railway station on the evening ox October 10, when he noticed An Joe leave the mail train. The 2^ man, went into the left l«ggage ffl kB?4? Ah Joe > "Got any opium, Joe:1 Ao fear; me got no oirum >' replied the defendant. ?t, s lv company with Inspector Pettet itZ defendant along Union hor^'+fl^ 11611 "'leai; Keen's *>«**• & Chinaman threw a. packet ato a gateway. Witnsss searched among some timber and found a th? rl^ (piiod^ced)-, Witness, detained the defendant and asked him to accampany wraiess to the police station. On the way to the station the defendant said to witness: "You "ive opium, and me give you £5 " fvit thT Pll d n {^nt y§e done, Joe; the other fellow-is looking." (Laughn»oLwt r the n150,11^ station witness opened the packet in the presence of Sergeant McGrath and Inspector Pettett and found it contained «, S ubJf 1- ° Dea: .You cannot say this tfa m the Chinaman's po £ session ?~I am pretty we ll certain it •Veto, T\J nn^ ly to.{ urther questions put by Mi O Dea, witness said that since the feV P™secutlos? * had inspected de? any nl S PJ emise?' but had not fotina any pipes for opium smoking bergeant McGrath and Mr ' Pe'ttptf Knee- substantially corroborative S^ wS S? n*HSy c}iemi^, who had; ana^ lysed the substance referred to by the 1 bpSin? ' d thdi M f<)un:d Jt to be •Mr. O'Dea^ I^it in a , form, suitable for smokmgF-It would need slStly • more di-ymgv. •. . &" v ;J O nl s kV n %>\-esent state it is^not fmtabie f or smc *k- m g?—I should sa'r it was not.- J f7I S- is P noV would, cWLtinctme of opium ?-lt might be" after" it\r evaporated <3o.wn: Mr. 0 Dea subsequently withdrew his wi-fill^ gll^-,ty for S^fty- ,Tiie defendant, he said, was beforeV his WorI^thT^' 11 agv for a simil^r offence. t*- I' tim. e he was" taking . opium uiKler the direction of Dr. fhomso™ but-since the case, the doctor had'absolutely stopped th^'supply to the defendant. There was no^doubt thil the ™S ei£- st °PPage.' to. - the Chinaman ?onW 'a ? r Sei iOUS effect The Magistrate: At the.time. Mr. O Pea: Yes, at the"time/ The Umamau had been accustomed to taking ..opium since he."was a child, ™& o U n tnoT OUgHy 'got'-into his system Counsel asked his Worshio «>,deaJ ass leniently as he-could with tne defendant. . ■ : The Magistrate said that where the opium was intended for. generar distribution ■he always inflicted the full-' est penalty, but if it was merely for One person, who conld not resist the: JopiJpT f'-the defendant would cr e t the (»*'" Vt, 6P°f?i bby could, and all gh the quantity found in his p CS - O1^ n T 3S nOt Kreat~about half an «S, i- IVaSl VaS -the second occasion upon which opium had been found ■m.his possession, and he was linbl« fLVI^ £% D^ndan^ would be r,iS, > ' Wlth °OStS 13S and Witnessss' expenses £1 ;ls. Jhe fine was paid. '