CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15603, 5 November 1912, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT.

MONDAT, NOVFJIDER 4.

(Boforo Sir J. It. Hartholomow, S.M.) Driudwnucss.—A first offender wus lined 10», Uio amount of ills bail, in default 48 hours' iiimrieoumtmt. iiruucli of mi Ordur.-Jumos Joseph llicJccy (Mr thlbui) pleaded not uuiltv to a charge of procuring liquor <ui October 24, during Uio ourrency ot a order.—ConhUblo lluvukick said that on tliu duy mentioned ho was in King Kdward street, wiiou Jw uw thu accused fomo lilllc distance ahead of him. 110 was staggering up tho street. Wilucss followed tho accused sonic littlo distance away. llickey turutxl into Melbourne road. \\ lieu wil nws got to tho corner of Atkinson street and Melbourne rojul, In; overtook accused, wjio was drunk. Witness called Oonstablo (.irigg, who was at liis homo 15 yards away. Wiuiess asked llickey in tlio presence ot Constable lirigg where lio lirocured tho drink. wid ho replied that ho had been to Outriuu with a few friends, 110 also said that ho hud been drinking pon ttino. Ilickoy smelt vory strongly o( drink and wtnoM told him that he did not think that [wt wino smelt so strongly. The aocusod was prohibited on NoveinbVr 6 lan voar.-ln reply to Mr UUlcin witnws said that the accused was unmistakably drunk. 110 liui no need to arrest Hiekev. ;us he was ablo to walk. Tho mother of "the accused also arriv«i on the tccno at the time — Uonstablo Urigg lorrolioratcd the evidence of tho previous witness.-Mr Calkin, in addressing Uio court, slid this was tin extremely ronmrkablo case, and there was a glaring inconsistency between the policemen. 110 tubmitUxl that there was n lingo disere|«ncy in tho evidence, and he did not think it waa n case tint accused should l* wJIfJ uix>n to atiswcr.-Mr Hartholomew told thero was certainly a caso to answer Ho did not think there was necessarily any nwonsHtoncy in tho evidence. Constable llOTOkvk had not given his evidence in detail, but it w» sufficient to express the iwsitiun. and Constable Grieg's evidence endorsed this statement, although it was given ibWb m detail.-M r f a !U m intimated that he uul not prcyoso to (-.ill am- evidence —The mapstrato nitcred a conviction, aud imposed n lino of 2CV, with costs 7s. Biwch of Illiugwrth. hrough Mr F. Muns. j.k'adcd guiltv to bom* in ohargo of a vchiVle in Maolacgan street on tho evening of October 5, the w being wthont light,-A hue „f £ "", costs is, was inflicted.