MAGISTERIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13863, 27 March 1909, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL

TIMARU—FRIDAY, MARCH ,26th. (Before Messrs Wrn. Evans, R, Bowie, and D. Stuart, J.P's.). POLICE CASES. Owen Barker pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor car over a street intersection at greater than a walking pace, and was fined 10s and 7s costs. Walter Pobar appeared on a. charge of fading to obey au order to pay as a 'week towards the support of his mother. Sub-Inspector Green said the defendant was ill arrers to the extent of £l4 6s, and as be came from Dunedin he would ask that a remand 'be granted to that town. The''remand was granted, and an application for bail refused.

On the application of his sou, a prohibition order , was granted against a resident of this town.

John Slate appeared to answer to. a charge of perjury alleged to hi've leeu committed in. the course of evidence given by him in a case of a breach of the Licensing Act, heard in the Magis--trate's-Court,oil Monday last. The re-' cused oil that -occasion ' positively and persistently stated that lie had only ordered one" 2-gallon keg of beer from Hole's brewery, and it had been found that' the statement was untrue. On being asked to plead, the accused said he "had found-out he had made a mistake, and he admitted • getting the two kegs. l Evidence was ti-ven by tl e assistant clerk of the I "curt, Sergeant Bowman, a reporter of the ' Timaru Herald," Richard- Karle,. and F. W. Ijavidson, to prove that rhe accused did' make the statementsas alleged, and also that he had vire.hased : two kegs of beer between the dates, ; oth and 9th of March/. 1 The P.onch, after consideration, decided to the ease, as they did not think they were warranted in bringing the ease before "the Supreme Court.