TE KUITI MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 569, 21 May 1913, Page 5

TE KUITI MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TUESDAY, 20th MAY, 1913. Before Mr E. Rawson, S.M. CIVIL CASES. Judgment went by default in following undefended cases:— Nic o v. Turner, £lB 12s 3d, costs dtJa, Cochrane and McDonald v. Camp , £57 10a Bd, costs £2 0s 6d; Co "" Bros. v. Newton, £ls 8s 3d, costs . , Graham v. Scott, £37 18s, costs £l3 9s; Holloway v. Taniwha, £8 l«, costs £2 17s; McCorkindale v. Ueznent, £4 10s, costs 30s; Clapham and Co. v. Larsen, £2 12s, Graham v. McDonald, £8 J 2s ; ®°!$ B 23s 6d; Nicholls v. Bell, £5 10a'3d, costs 31s; King v. Newton, £6 15s, costs 31s; Hawley v. Pua. » costs 16s 6d; same v. Hukarere, 10s, costs 7s 6d; Holloway v. Asten, £5 ?*, costs £2 4s6d. ■'-"JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. j

Kerr v. Allaway, £4 -~°* d ? r for immediate payment. Co e • Dement, £l9 5s 6d.-Order made for immediate payment. Co e . Rata, £2 13s lOd.-Order for immed - ate payment. Same v. King, —Order for immediate payment. LIQUOR BREACHES.

Colin McDonald on a charge of having give an order for liquor to be V. sent to the King Country paving furnished his name and pleaded guilty. On a further charge of having brought in unlabeled liquor, defendant also pleaded . The circumstance 4 as o by Sergeant Rowell, were that defendant while in Auckland, PJ»f aaed h bottles of whisky, and brought it in without the parcel having been labelled. There was no . that the breach was anything more than an oversight or that the liquor , was intended for sale. His Worship pointed out that the offence was a serious one, but in vie . of the fact that the sergeant had stated the offence was evidently committed in ignorance, a fine of£2 an costs in the first case would be im posed, and defendant would be con victed and discharged on the second John Farmer on a charge of sending i to Te Kuiti a package of liquor with- | outfa label pleaded guilty. 1 Sergeant Rowell said the parcel . •was properly labelled by the licensee, < but the parcel had been put in a bag £ which concealed the label. He would t not suggest that in this case the label had been concealed to enable the liquor to be brought in for sale. f A fine of 5s and costs was inflicted, his Worship remarking that as the ( offence was apparently committed in c ignorance and without any idea of 1 evading the Act, the penalty was only < nominal. ( DEFAULTING TERRITORIALS. . A number of Territorial*, who failed ] to attend the camp at Cambridge, ap- j peared in answer to summonses I. I Dempsey and J. W. Larsen Were fined , £2andcostß; A. E. Aldridge and k. ] McDonald 20s and costs; and L. QuirK i and J. Stichbury 10s and costs. J NOXIOUS WEEDS. J A. Wrightson, for failing to keep • a town section clear of weeds at Te- , Kuiti, was fined 5s and costs. t A GROG-SELLING CHARGE. ] Mary Robertson, on a charge of sell- ] ins liquor within a proclaimed area, . pleaded not guilty. Defendant was ; represented by Mr Sharpies. Sergeant Rowell said the circum- ' stances were that on the day in ques . tion a man named Francis was arrested for drunkenness, and in consequence of statements made by Francis, , the action was taken. Clement John Francis stated in evidence that be and three other men ■went to a house on the other -sidei o±. the town about two miles away. They lave him ten shillings and he went to the house and asked if the boss was in The lady who came to the door said no. Be then asked for a bottle of whisky and got it, giving in return the ten shillings. He would not recognise the woman again, as he did not look closely at her. He did not think he would know the house aagin. He had never been there before. He and his mates had been enquiring if they co "\ d Jf®' whiskv and somebody had directed his male to go to the place mentioned. He had not been offered any monev" to go away and not give eviZce He had not talked of the ca3fi with defendant's husband, but had said good day to him. He had been pointed out to witness in the Rowell at this stage said witness' evidence was altogether different to the statement which he had made to the police and B >gn ed - He would therefore be compelled to treat him as a hostile witness. The sergeant then read over the statement which witness had signed, and which set forth the name of the defendant as Having supplied the liquor. Witness persisted in his statement that he did not know the name of the person who supplied him and could not identify her. To Mr Sharpies witness said the name had been supplied by the police. He admitted having had a drink or • two before going to get the whirky. John Keenan, a mate of the previous witness, gave similar' e y ldence ; .Mr Sharpies, for the defence, sub mitted there was no case to answer and called no evidence. His Worship said the case had not been proved against defendant, although there waa suspicion, and the charge would be dismissed.

A sitting of the Court was held at Te Kuiti on Monday, before Messrs J Boddie and J. Tammadge, J.'sP. ' Joseph Duff, alias Burn, on a charge of theft of six bottle 3 of beer the property of John Farmer, offered no circumstances as related by Sergeant Rowell, were that Farmer was

bringing in iome beer from Te Awarnutu, and put the parcel in the guard's van. When he arrived at le Kuiti the parcel was missing and a complaint waa made to the police. The sergeant searched the train and found accused with the liquor in his possession. Accused, who had a record, wa9 sentenced to a month's hard labour.