MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 225, 11 January 1877, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. [Before T. V,*. Parker, Esq.; J.P.J Andrew Tray nor, for t'te above offence, fie having: pleaded guilty, was let oil*. I>EXSKE:S>*&'.!* IX A fV>AKI*tXO-liOt/VrS. Miohawt t>'Bi.»tirkj was charged with allowing ttrvtrvkt'ntjjsj and disorderly co:iSir. O* Meagher, who appeared for fecund, ©bjocted t» S«t> - Inspector M'Ctvtsfcwy opening t f :e cisj, quoting a rinle of Mr. Watt. «'» Di«ned;r», as re pocited tit t:\u Gr:.trJ'A : vi. of the iO-i ins",., but *;w ovj.-ciLd t<y Ui-i VVtorshsp. C'Vin-it.-i.t'L; IX »n >v..u« djp« d 6 mfc o:» fitmi;.t yt' E\e 2i.'J hjt tt'.t* o:. ttrttv- in T.wiu y-sUvjt. Ab ».t ! ; 3 a.m. •» 2JS t I lu'itvil a Hoidi tti d.LriUut'. tic»;r, ; i« r as it iu;n w.rj: dig ri;i_c- I «"«• startdui r o;t t'.w oth x ssvta of thu strjet. TUi'jw uuti raiu «>;-tt, oiur of whom v/a.vvry <sh\m'.v t tiur •►tUt-w wvr.r ta'-dng him hutvu.'. .He was vc.-y noidy, ati t w.tnt.d '.o go Lie's a:id light.™ [Sir. U\tfe g"ier heiv objected to any evident b.ing g.v.n as t*. what tw!s ptauu outside the ho.ts*.] —L p to 3 xut. pjopL* were coining out of thy fiotmv and they wcrj mostly drunk. There was a great deal of noiss in the hottsj, which I heard atthottgh I was on the other aide of the atrdit. About -1 a.in. two- more men came out, one of whom was drunk I did not hear any noise after 3 a.m. Alt the hotels were shut shortly after midnight. Cress-exaitnined by Mr. O'Meagher: I do nut know the first thrac men who came out. I did not counter them drunk enowglt to be arrested. I did not speak to> any of them, but I kiww they were drank. 1 did not see defendant turn a man ottt bseattae he was drunk. JKe-esatntned : I did not sac defendant; bttt hi* wife aaid she would keep her hoase open as long as she liked. Constable Grant gave confirmatory evidence 1 , stating, however, that he heard nothing but lo«d talking. Cress-examined by Mr. o'3leaghcr : I know that a jeweller lives next door to defendant, bttt am sure the talking was in defendant s Itonac. There might have beets talking i« tine back yard. Ee-esatntned : I saw no light in the adjoining fcotise. Mr. O'Meagher, for the defence, pleaded that there was no evidence showing that refreshments were sold or constun&tl in the Itoase ; and that the'section ol the Act under which the information is laid, was only applicable to places where refreshments are bonght or consumed. His Worship, in giving judgment, said that although he coold inflict a heavy ]t«mbhjncnt—£2o and imprisonment—he wonld, in this case, take into account the time of year at which the otfence wes committed, and let him off with a caution. A case of a«santt, wtd«h pr&miscd to take ap some considerable time, was being heard when onr reporter left.

morning.