RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6687, 22 September 1882, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Thursday, September 21. (Before Mr E. Hardca-tle, R.M.) Breach op the Adulteration op Food Act. —His Worship delivered judgment in the case o£ C. Duggan, licensee o£ Tattersall’s Hotel, charged with having sold spirits under the standard strength, contrary to the provisions of the Adulteration of Food Act. He was of opinion that the case had been fully proven, and he would therefore inflict a fine of L 5 and costs. Seigeant Anderson, for the prosecution, applied that the offence be recorded on a placard in defendant’s bar and endorsed on his license. Mr E. Shaw, for the defence, expressed a hope that his Worship would exercise his discretionary power, as the punishment was very severe. His Worship decided that the offence should be recorded on a placard put up in defendant’s bar, but he would not endorse it on the license. Mr Shaw gave notice of appeal. A similar charge aga'mt T. Urwin, of the Melbourne Hotel, was dismissed, his Worship holding that the case had not been proved.

Civil Business. —Ransom v. Tattersall. A claim to recover L3O, loss alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff through defendant riding over and breaking the leg of his daughter, Harriet Ransom, on the 12th instant. Mr Gordon Allan appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr E. Shaw for the defendant. Tbe evidence in support of the case differed iu no material point from the facts which were published at the time of the occurrence. Defendant rode along Cambridge-fcerrace at a furious pace, and using a whip to his horse, on the day named, knocked over the child, inflicting the injury. The girl was picked up by Mr J. C. Cooper and Mr S. Smith, and carried home, where she was attended by Dr. Cole, being subsequently removed to the Hospital, where she was admitted as a paying patient. The enly material evidence for the defence was that of the defendant himself, who admitted that his horse had been going very fast. He had, however, endeavored to hold the animal in, but could not do so until the child had been knocked over. He haa never used the whip. William Hamilton testified to tbe horse being He believed the defendant was sober at the time of the occurrence, His Worship gave jud.-ment for Ll 5 and costs.

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