CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13637, 5 July 1906, Page 11

CITY POLICE COURT.

AVF.MF.SIUY, JtJt.Y 4. (Doiore Mi 11. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Drunkenness.—Three first offenders, one of whom did not appear, wero each lined ss, with llio 11311:1! alternative, and two of them ordered to.pay 'h each (cab hire), for being cllllnU Hie previous day. Charges Dismissed.—Albert Goodman was charged that., on .Time 11, ut Cavcrnhom, he did reluse to loavo the liar of the Fiizroy Hotel when requested (0 do so by the licensee, and, further, with using obscene langll(i(!e at the aame timo and place.—Mr 4. C. Hanlon appeared for the accused, who pleaded " Not u,uilty," electing to be dealt with summarily'.—Station-sergeant King said tho licensed waE well known to the licensee, Mr Givcns. Accused entered the hotel on Juno 11 for the purpose of having a drink. The licensee's sou was in the bar, and as accused was under tho influence of liquor, and had mado himself objectionable on othor occasions, bo refused to servo him. Accused subsequently used the language complained of.—Evidence in support of the sergeant's story was (riven by the licensee of the Fikroy Hotel, James Givcns, and his son, George Givcns.—Mi Hanlon submitted thnt the first charge must, he dismissed for the reason ithat 11 person must ibe requosted to leavo licensed premise? by somo person in authority, mid l than refuse to do so. Now they had tho statement, of the licensee that hn merely told accused that it would be better for him to go homo. That, was not n request.—Tho Magistrate: I am satisfied Hint there was not a request made.—Mr Hanlon said dclemlunt- would say he did not use. any obsccno language on this occasion, and lie would be supported in his statement by another witness,—Defendant denied using the language complained of. He had been twice before convicted for this offence amongst a mnnber of olbors.—Murdoch M'Betb also gave evidence.—Tho Magistrate said there was some doubt as to who used the language, and this charge also would bn dismissed.

To a Billinrd 1100111 After 11 jj.in.—Jiunes Hawliiiiß wiis rhnrgrd thnt on .lime IB be wni found in a billiard room in Princes street 3:ept by' one Burlington, when sucb room Was required to be eloped.—lll llan'nn appeared for accused, who pleaded " Not guilty."—Station-sergeant King i-nid the case was laid under the Police Offences Act Amendment ' Act, wbieh stated tlinf every public billiard loom must bo closed at 11 p.m. In this l inilenco defendant was found ■with tho proprietor, r man named Darliim* ton, in die room, which was liiihted. No billiards wero being played, and tho lights over tho table wero out.—Evidonco wn» then given by Sprgeant Barrett. Constable "Roach, and Cliief-dclcclivo Herbert, (lie latter staling that ho had gone to the room since the •present proprietor had been in occupation, liad played billiards there, and paid when lie lost. Under the act he considered the place a. public billiard room.—Mr Hanlon eaid tho olteuco was not a serious one in any case, and lie contended that in this cj.so anything in the shape of a reasonable excuse, such as would bo made by defendant, ■could he sufficient in the oyes of (he court. Defendant was a personal friend of the proprietor, and nssisled him ill (he martini; of the games. On this occasion, as on nlli"is. defeiidnnt waited behind after the door had been closed In aßsist Darlimrton in his work nut have 'i little supper.—Evidence to this effect was piven by defendant and Allan Darlington,—The 3[n"ift'nie said it was unite rlonr thi't the buildii"! was n public ''illiard room, but it seemed from the evidence that defendant bad acted to a certain extent as an i>ssictiinl. The case was vc>-y much on (lie botdei line, hut it would he dismissed iu this instance.