MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11558, 20 April 1898, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

cmiLSTcmmcH. Tuesday, ■ April 19. (Before Mr E. Beetham, S.M.) Drunkenness. —Margaret Pefctey, alias < Cunningham, was lined 5s for tins offence, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. —A first offender was convicted and discharged.—Mary Bannison,- an. old woman,, pleaded guilty-to a similar charge. She had nob been before the> Court for six months, and Mr Beetham convicted and discharged her. As-.she-.was leaving the box she exclaimed -—“ God for ever bless you, sir;” Prohibition Order. —An order was granted against - a man to take- effect dor twelve mouths in-Christchurch and surrounding districts. 1 Desertion. —James Tullett, charged with deserting. Ms wife and six children, was remanded till April 25, bail being allowed in-£IOO, .and two- sureties of .£l6O each. Mr Joynt-appeared for the prosecution andMr Stringer-for the defendant. — Thomas Matson pleaded not guilty to a charge of being about to leave the-colony without making-adequate- provision iorthe maintenance of his unborn illegitimate cMId. After hearing the evidence Mr Beetham ordered Mm to find two sureties of 0£25- each that he-would not leave-with-out providing adequate mesns-of support, in default four months’ imprisonment-with hard labour.

Alleged Breach of the Licensing Act. —Annie Hall,licensee of the EastemHotel, was charged with selling liquor during unauthorised hours to persons not being bond, fide travellers. Mr Kippenberger appeared for the defendant, and InspectorCullen prosecuted. Margaret Dingledee, one of the unfortunate class, stated that on Good. Friday morning she,, in company with Daisy Dale, gained admittance to the hotel about 7 am. and procured-some brandy. The-barman.let" them., inland Mr Hobbs served them. She paid Is for the brandy, and was not asked whether shewas a bond fide traveller. To Mr Kippenberger: She had been knocking about the streots all the previous night, and also every night for three weeks back,-during which, time she had been on the spree. Shemet Daisy Dale about 6 a.m. on Good Friday morning, and they waited about till they got the drink, and then.went to the. Barbadoes Street cemetery, where .they were arrested. Sarah .Maine, alias Daisy Dale, was then put into the box. She remembered having a drink out of Dingiedee's bottle, but she told her she had procured it overnight. Mr Kippenberger asked his Worship whether it was necessary to call any evidence for the defence,..and referred to the character -of the last "witnesses, and the unsatisfactory nature of the evidence they had given. Mrßeetham said that there was a case to be met,-and the evidence of Prank. Hobbs, the barman, and Andrew Cook was taken. It was a., flat denial that either Dingledee or Hale had been in the hotel at all- on Good’, Friday morning. The case was-dismissed. Disobedience of Order. —For disobeying an order for the support ofhis wife,. George Merchant was sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. Mr Donnelly appeared forthe-eomplamant, and Mr Huntfor the-defandent. An_appiication to vary the order was-dismissed. LYTTELTON. Tuesday, Aeeil 19. (Before MrT-J>yer^J.F.) Cow at Large.— C. C. M'Carthy- was fined Is and costs for allowing a cow- to. wander at large inExeter Street. ( ; Drunkenness, —Kate Ford, who had been arrested on the previous <day-in a hoipWg state of drunkenness was remanded'for- eighth-days. for -medical-treat- , ment. EANG3HEA. Tuesday, April 19. (Before Mr E. E. Good r J.P.,.andMr A. Todd, J.P.) Drunkenness. —Al©xander-Campbell,;for being-dmnk in Victoria Street on. April 16, ■was fined 10s and costs. Breach of the Peace. —Alexander Campbell and J. Lilly were charged with havingj.on. April .12, behaved in a manner whereby a breach of the peace was committed. The charge was denied. Constable Jackson said that he saw the two straggling • on the footpath opposite the Eed T.iori Hotel,, one having thrown the other. He saw Lilly go to the hotel only a few minutes before. Friends-sepa-rated the two, and the occurrence lasted - but a minute or so. For the defence, Campbell made a rambling, irrelevant statement; and he also acted in such a manner dining the hearing of tho-casethat the Bench threatened to commit Mm forcontempt of Court. J. Lilly stated that, when he went to the Motel Campbell was outside with Ms-two little boys..and was making use of very bad language. Witness tolcLhim that, he ought to be ashamed of Mmself for making nseef such language before two children. A.few minutes afterwards he-camecut- ofthehoteLwhenCamphell rushed atMm.-and tried to throw Mm. Witness, however, threw Campbell and the matter ended. He actedin self-defence and.had.no desire to quarrel with Camp--bell. Tbeinformafcion against ,J. Lilly-was dismißsed, and the other defendant was fined lOs -and-costs. Cycling- on a.Poottath.—F; Cooperand his wife, charged w-ith ridingrtheir bicycles .jou the footpath, in Victoria -Street, -were* r eachfinod-SsancL costs 7s. TEMHKA. Tuesday* April 19. (Before-Mr C. A. Wxay,.-SJM.) Breach of Licensing Act. —H. Lee,--liceaiseo of the Crown Hotel, was charged: witkcammittiag a .bEeacdL of the Licensing Act by supplying two sMUings wortMof liquor on Sunday to a person not a legitimate f t ;Mr, WMte appeared for the N Mr Hay represented accused, ’ The offence was . admitted, and da exteiiuataon;;' it was digged that the had,, supplied the .liquor on the; a^i[2fnoeiEhatd^as;Mr-;a^gitjmate'casa.

of sickness. who- procure (kit was a thoroughly' respectable man. BSs ! Worship regretted; to-see the- defendant charged with such, an offence, as he was’ of the,licencing Jaws. Hexegretted in this insMn<»..hH3dngrto>infiiet a costs. The solicitor’s £ee«wauld he-twogjrineas. StIPEEYING A PROHIBITED PeBSOK;— Charles Story, charged with procuring liquor for a proMbited person, pleaded not guilty. Mr WMteeappeared for the prosecution and Mr Aspnudl for the defence. The evidence was to/ that, the -.accused' purchased some-wiri sky, who,., however, jhad" askedSccmed-to gefe-it,' and reprosemfced that case of sickness. Accused was- watcbecLby Constable Barrett-entering theMoteL and on emerging - therefrom, i nsfe-ad of enter-; ing Ms-stables, he walked by to-a-vaisat 1 section. Constabledlarrett,.BUspecting'thafc ho was; seen, want -up and charged accused with procuring liquor for a proMbated person, who was.banging small bottle of whisky from him. 'Die; defencewasthatthe-acfeof'procuratioßSJWW not complete, as the whisky had been; taken by the police and not handed toi the proMbited person. There was-really, no case to answer. His "Worship,, after hearing furtherargument, dismissed JtiM information. Prohibition Order,- A pßoMhitinn ordenvasgranted for one year, throughout the Tiuiaru, Geraldine and Waimat© districts. Civil Cases. — Judgment for plainthEshy, default, with costs, wasvgiwen in thefiafies of W. Hopkinson v. J. EeJm, claim Jfet 16e; lOd, and J. Brown v. J. Woodley, chdm £7 7s 2d.