POLICE COURT.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7271, 20 October 1891, Page 3

POLICE COURT.

Jm. Mills, who was charged with having on tlio stand, in Thames street, a conveyance not duly licensed, and with plying for him with the same. Mr Lee (Hislop and CrcHgli) appealed for plaintiff and Mr Harvey for defendant. Samuel Orawshaw said he wus inspector of vehicles, and on the 15th ho saw the defendant standing on the street, and spoke to him, telling him his vehicle was not licensed to carry passengers. Mills said the work wus being done by contract, ruid he was not plying for hire To Mr Harvey : The defendant had taken out a license, but it was for merchandise only, James Mills said ho had not a liconso to cany passe n gers on tho date in question. Ho took up Mr Leslie, a member of tho Martini Rifle Club, but charged him nothing. His tendor for carrying the members of tho Club to the butts had been accepted. He had not taken Mr Leslie to the butts, uh tho action was merely takon to have tho point decided by the Court. To Mr Harvey : Ho had applied for a driver's license, but Mr Crawshaw| had &aid it was not necessary. He had never boon required to take out two licenses boforo. Mr Lee held that the defendant hold no license to ply for passengers. Mr Harvey on the contrary, said the defendant had been granted a cirriage license, which, according lo tho Borough by-laws, entitled him to carry passengers, and in addition to this the defendant had applied for a driver's liconso and had boon refused. The Bench said i\s tho defend ant had applied for a diivur's license, and beoti told it was not necessary to t.iko one out, they would dismiss the case. Tho charges of plying for hiro and .standing for hiro weio also dismissed, is they had not been sufficiently proved. The Bench, however, might say that tho by-laws were very indefinite.

(Before J. S. Holmes, D. Dunn, and S. E, Shrimski, Esqrs., J.P.'s.) Edward Fitzgerald, for allowing 2 head of cittle to wander at large, was lined 4s. Michael Gilligan, for allowing a horse to wander at Weston, was fined 2s, Miehael Docherty was charged with permitting a cow to wander on the railway line on the 28th September. Sergeant O'Grady conducted the case for the police. Defendant pleaded not guilty, John Rusbatch, a platelayer on the railway, said on the 28th September he saw a cow on the railway line, and assisted Mr J. C. Black to drive her to the pound. He had seen the same cow alongside M. Docherty's house that morning, and M. Docherty admitted that the cow was hip. To defendant : He was sure the cow was the same. Thoa, Addison said thocovr that was tied near M. Docherty's house was the one that M. Docherty admitted was his. To defendant : Ho would swear that the cow was the one that was on the railway line. J. 0. Black, poundkeeper, said he had impounded a cow off the railway line between Severn street and thu Crown Mills. The cow waB Michael Docherty's. On the same day ho told M. Docherty that his cow was in the pound, and that he had better see Mr Hawkins, He again saw Mr Docherty and told him he could take the cow out of the pound as there was nothing to pay, and the cow was taken away. The cow was Docherty's. To defendant : He did not see the cow taken away. He would swear the cow was defendant's. For the defence Michael Docherty said on the 28th of last month he left homo at 7 30, the cow then being in the paddock. He had no knowledge of the cow having got out. To Sergeant O'Grady : He loft the cow in his paddock in the morning and it was thore at night. He could not say whether the cow was in the pound or not. He had a doubt. To the Bench : Ho could not say whether the cow was in the pound or not. Black never told him he would leave the gate open, J. C, Black (recalled) swore that he had told Docherty he would leave the gato opon. A tine of 5s with 34s costs was imposed. E. P. James was charged with having in his possession weights not duly j stamped and not of the proper weight. Sergeant O'Grady, inspector of weights and measures, gave evidence. Defendant pleaded guilty. Sergant O'Grady said it was the first case of the kind, and the police did not press for a heavy penalty. The defendant said he took the weights over when he bought the business, and knew nothing as to their being short. The case was dismissed, the weights being forfeited. John Ward applied for a prohibition order again Frederick Ward, which was granted. Inspector of Vehicles (S, Cruwshaw) r.