THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE.

Lake County Press, Issue 2117, 10 May 1906, Page 4

THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE.

Magistrates Court, Queenstown. Tuesday, May 8. . (Before F. J. Burgess, Esq., S.M.) Police v. Nolan. Charged with being a prohibited person he did enter the Antrim Arms Hotel, at Fraukton, on the 14th April and procured liquor. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined £l, court fees lis, witnesses expenses 18s ; in all £2 Qs. Police v. Moreton. Defendant was charged with accompanying Nolan into the Antrim Arms Hotel. Defendant pleaded guilty. The Magistrate said he looked, upon this offence as being a more serious one than Nolan's. Defendant should have endeavored tokeep Nolan from liquor instead.of encouraging him, seeing lis (the defendant) was present when the prohibition order was taken out, and knew the circumstances.. A line of £'d and costs 7s was imposed. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to a charge of extinguishing the light; in front of the Ferry Hotel, on the Mt-fa April. The Magistrate ruled that the evidence was not sufficient to connect defendants with the -offence, and dismissed the case. Police v. John Sloan, Defendant was charged with being drunk in Queenstown on the night of -the sth inst. A further charge of resisting the police was laid. On the first charge defendant was convicted and fined 5s and on the second charge a fine of 10s was imposed.