MAGISTERIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4861, 5 June 1890, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL

TEMUKA— Monday, 2nd June. (Before 0. A. Wray, Esq., E.M ) DBUNSEKNEB3. John Townor was oonvieted of being an habitual drunkard and was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment and ordered to pay coats of maintenance. George Banmy (an old offender) wus charged with b2ing drunk and disorderly, resisting the police, and using obscene and disgusting language. Ho was sentenced to three months imprisonment for assault, and three months for using obsoene language, the sentences to run concurrently. Ho was olio ordered to pay sotno former costs against him. Michael McAteer was charged with pormitting persons m a stute of drunkenness to remain on his licensed premises, known as tho Boial Hotel. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr Calhro appeared for the dofence, and asked that the information should be dismi*ied, as the section under which it was laid did not apply, there being nothing to show that the porsona got drunk on the premises, and the law did not compel the licensee to turn them out. His Worship upheld the objection, and permitted the information to bo withdrawn that it might be amended by next Court day. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. Defendant was thon charged with having used language calculated to cau?o a broach of the peace, under section 29 of the Police Offences .Act. He pleaded not guilty. Mr Calhro having elicited tho fust that the language complained of was used m the bar, roferred to section 18 of the Act, and rained tho objection that a bar wa» not a public place within the meaning of the Act. Bu Worship agreed with this viow of the matter and dismissed tho information. GASIUHh'O. Henry Smith and JHobort Smith were charged with conducting a lottery on tho 27th April. Mr Hay appeared for tha defendants and pleaded Dot guilty. From the evidence i. appeared that a bullock and a pony had been disposed of by lottery at a eocial gathering held on 27th April last m connection with the Winchester church. A permit had been obtained from the Colonial Secretary. The only part taken m it by Mr Hobert Smith bad been that of holding two hats. H. E. Smith stated that he had assisted to get op a raffle for a bride cake, but had not taken part m any of tho others. His Worship dismissed the information. TBOCT POACHING. Thomas Egan and Hency BmallridEo wero charged with unlawfully taking and killing a trout contrary to to the regulation!!. Mr Salmond appeared for the Geraldine Cjunty Acclimatisation Society. Mr Hay for tho defendants. J. B. Boborts, ranger for the Bociety, gave evidence us. to seeing tho defendants m tt boat on tho Tomuka river, spearing. He concealed hi>nsclf, and Sm&Uridgo afterwards passed him carrying ft (loundor. Rgan carried a kerosene tin m which there wan a trout. Witness told him be would take charge of the troot. The defendant made no objection, but asked him to throw it into the river and cay nothing about it. Said bo would Bpeak to tho secretary. The defendants swore that they found the trout m the boat when they bailed it out. It had been speared and looked fresh. They wero taking it to show the other men that someone had b;en spearing trout. They positively denied having speared the trout. It did not occur to thora to toll Boherts they had found it. Hi'b Worship considered that there had been ft distinct breach of tho regulations, and he could not altogether ncceptthn defendant's story. They would be fined £3 oaoh, costs 29», and solicitor's fee 21s. MAINTENANCE. Trengrove v. Trengrovo. This was an adjourned^ caso of on application for an order for maintenance. An order was made for payment of Ss per week by a son in' Christchurch, and a similar order m respect of another con m tho North Island, provided the infoimatioc furnishod concerning him proved correct. civil, cases. H. Jfnsl r. T. McAteor ; claim, £5, for harvesting. Judgment far tho amount claimed and cosU, J*. Meyer v. Bagu Williams ; a judgment summon?. Aftor hearing evidence as to the defendant's meant of paying, His Worship declined to make an order. G- H. Mogridge v. Jackson Griffin ; claim, fyi Of lid, a judgment summons. Mr Palmond for plaintiff. Aftor evidence had been taken q.% to tho means of dofondaat, the easn was adjourned for throo months. I J. Brown v. Fhilip Wrngg, a judgment summons, An order was made for payment forthwith, or m default 7 days imprisonment. The co art then rose.