RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 491, 24 November 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before T. W. I'aiikkii, Ksq., 11.M.) SLY-GROG SELLING. Rachael G -.Vio was climbed with having ori the 17tli November, sold to one Henry Andrews, one ul.iss of claret and two glasses of wliisky, ouiitrary to the Licensing Act. Mr. O'Meagher appeared for the prosecution. Defendant pleaded not guilty. IV[f. o\Ueag ;e"r, addressing the Bench, siiid tha', wlien on a former occasion the det\ nd.iiit was In-fore the Court on a similar charge, lie had ask id that, the line bj a 11_c : ifc one ; now, however, learning that Lis Worship's leniency had iieen of no avail, lie sho lid pr.-ss for the hiur'iest pena'fy the law would allow. Henry Andrews, revenu • constable, depos d that he knew t.c defendant. lie was in her home on the evening of the 17th instant. JJe went into the daucingiMoni, where dancing was going on. Two nh'ii were wit i him ; one of them going to tiie har to have a drink. T !•• defendant was there. One of the men called for four drinks, which he paid for. Ahout ten minutes afterwards he (witness) call d for drinks. He had wliisky. Henderson had ehuvt v t!ie other man had whisky, and the defendant had sometiling to drink. The liquors were s -rved hy defendant, and lie (witness) paid two single shillings for them. Tliere were ahont thirty people in the house, lie saw ahout three dozjn drinks served during the half-hour he was in the har. T;:e defendant said she had no question to ask the witues., ; she did not know the man. George Henderson gave evidence of a similar nature to that of the previous witness. This was the case for the prosecution. His Worship commented on the fact of the defendant having hecn so recently before the Court, and said it was evident that the offence must by put down by the pressure of the law. He should inll.ct a fine of L 35.

The til-feudal)t said she did not keep :i dancing-house, and tliat it was only occasionally a man came in with a tiddle. She would give notion of appeal. This Court then a-lj-uinied.