POLICE CASES AT OAMARU.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13544, 17 March 1906, Page 7

POLICE CASES AT OAMARU.

(Per Unites Press Association.)

a . OAMARTJ, March 16. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, beforo Major Koddcll, S.M., James M'Neil was sentenced (o 12 months' imprisonment for gross indecoucy in the principal street of tho town. Accused had been sentenced four times previously on similar charges at Mos"iol, Tciuuka, and Cliristchurch. Tho magistrate said that this was tho worst cii 9 in his experience, and he doubted if he was doing his duty in dealing summarily with it. Flogging was the only thing for such a beast. Henry Taylor, with 14 previous convictions, was 'sentenced to four weeks' hard labour for drunkenness and soliciting money. In conned ion with tho case of the man Tirol t, recently burned to death at Maheno while intoxicated, Edmond O'Donncll, licensee of the Maheno Hotel, was prosecuted for serving drink to Brett while intoxicated and permitting drunkenness on his premises. At the inquest evidence was friven to the elr'ect that the wife of tho licensee had served drinks lo tho deceased while he was intoxicated, also two bottles of beer, and that ho had to be assisted home, where he was shortly afterwards burnt to death in his cottage. VVlien tho case was called this morning the police r.nplicd for an adjournment, on the ground of the mysterious disappearance of the principal witness for the prosecution. An adjournment was granted till tho 28th inst.