RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6542, 5 April 1882, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Toesd-vt, April 4. (Before Mr E. Hardoastle, 8.M.) Threatening Language.— Evans Griffiths was charged with having used threatening language towards Jacob Phelps—to wit, “ If you kill that dog, I’ll break every rib in your body.” Mr Gordon Allan appeared for the complainant, and Mr Fitzherbert for the defence. From the evidence for the complainant it appeared that the parties resided in Gollan’s Valley ; defendant’s dog had been among his sheep on Sunday, March 26th ; and that the language mentioned in the information was then made use of. Complainant prayed that defendant might be bound over to keep the peace towards him. Defendant brought Mr John Cameron as a witness to show that he was a quiet, inoffensive, and rather religious young man, complainant being described as anything but a pleasant neighbor. His Worship remarked that no more evidence was necessary, and dismissed the case. Cruelty to Animals.— Richard G. Morgan was charged with having, on the 27th March last, ill-treated a horse, and pleaded 'guilty. From the evidence of Mr A. G. Johnson it appeared that’defendant had tried

, to force a saddle horse to go backwards off the footpath in Abel Smith-street, but that it did not seem to know what he wanted it to do, and became restive, and that he thereupon ; thrashed it very unmercifully with the butt end of a whip about the body and head. . Fined 40s and costs. , Breaches or City By- Laws. —J. Somer- , ville was fined 10s for allowing two horses to , wander. G. H. Bayliss, for a similar offence, .. was fined ss. . Breaches or Licensing Act. —William | Light, licensee of the Queen’s Hotel, Lambtooquay, was charged, under the 124th section of , the Licensing Act, with haring, on the 24th March last, neglected to keep a light burning over his door between the hours of sunset and • sunrise, and pleaded guilty. The evidence of the informing constable went to show that the i light was out at 3 o’clock on the morning of the day referred to. Fined ss. On another charge of the same nature, the same defendant l was mulcted in a similar amount. Joseph Whelan, of the Ts Aro Hotel, was charged, | under section 155, with having, oj the 26th 1 instant, being a Sunday, supplied alcholic; ; liquor to one Peter Brod, and pleaded guilty. Fined 40s. Kate Hanney, of Tattersall’s j Hotel, charged with the same offence, also pleaded guilty, and was fined £5, his Worship warning defendant that, as a similar conviction : had recently been recorded against her, she, was liable to forfeit her license. The license : would not be forfeited on.this occasion, but; he hoped defendant would take warning, and not again render herself ■ liable to a penalty.: Harry Bennett, of the Theatre Koyal Hotel, appeared on a charge of having allowed two females, other than his wife or daughter, to be employed behind the bar after the hour of 11 o’clock, contrary to the provisions of section. 126, and pleaded guilty. Fined 40s. Walter; Beyer pleaded not guilty to a charge of. having supplied liquor to three men on Sunday, March 26. Sergeant Lyons stated that on coming to the Victoria Hotel, occupied by : defendant, at 7 o’clock in the evening, somebody whistled outside, and he noticed that the lights in the bar were put out. On entering the house he went to the bar and found three men there who were drinking. Two of them said that they had come from the Wairarapa, and the other from the Hutt. Constable Kirton gave corroborative evidence. For the defence F. W. Bryant stated that he had been staying in the Victoria Hotel for about three weeks. On the Sunday in question he had

gone for a walk to Island Bay, and on his return called for a pint of beer. Shortly after' ha came in three other men, one of whom he believed to have come from the Wairarapa, and to be staying in the house, also entered. The other two explained that they had just come from the Hutt, Defendant stated that he bad acted under the impression that he was committing no breach of the law by serving a lodger and hona fide travellers. His Worship said that nothing had been shown that any of the persons served were travellers, and he would therefore impose a fine of 40s. C. B. Press, of the Royal Tiger Hotel, similarly charged, pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Ready stated that on Sunday, the 28th March, he went to the hotel at 9.50 p.m., and after having the door slammed in his face,’ found a number of persons inside with glasses before them. Pined 40s. A second information, arising out of the same case, was withdrawn. N. J. Isaacs was charged with having, on the 22nd March, between the hours of 10 and H a.m.,. supplied liquor to two men who were in a state of intoxication. He pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr Gordon Allan. Constable Kirton deposed that at the time indicated he saw two drunken men opposite the hotel. They went across and into the bar, and; by the time witness got to the hotel they had been served with two pints of beer by the barmaid. Martha Dixon stated that she thought the men were sober, and did not notice their state until after they had been served, when the constable drew her attention to them. She could then see that they were not sober. She had been dismissed in consequence of the occurrence. Pined 40s.

Breach of Stamp Act. —Carlo Antico appeared on a charge of having given a receipt for the sum of £3 8s to one Lucia Carrazza, contrary to the provisions of the Stamp Act. Mr Brandon, jun., appeared for the defence, Lucia Carrazza, a married woman, deposed that she owed money to defendant, who had paid a certain amount on her coming out from Italy, and that she had repaid the sum by degrees, finally obtaining his signature testifying to the discharge of the debt, on tbe bond she had given him, when the whole was paid. There were no separate receipts given, but only the one when all was paid. Her husband had a quarrel with defendant, and as defendant also held a blanket of hers which was not forthcoming when asked for, she gave information fd revenge herself. Mr B'andon submitted that the defendant bad been under the impression that no stamp would be required, as he had received a number of small payments. Hja Worship remarked that the motive for the prosecution certa’nly did not appear very Christianlike, but he would have to inflict a fine nevertheless. He would impose a fine of 20s.