MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 18 December 1925, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TIMAItU, THURSDAY, DEO. 17,

(Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) DRUNKEN N ESS. ! Jolm Manton was charged with drunkenness, ins second offence witli.n six months, and was convicted and fined £i, in default 48 hours’ ment.MOTOR CASES. Jolm A. Ainge did not appear to answer .a clnwgo ot driving a ear at a greater rate ot speed than 12 miles an near, and was convicted and lined £2 and costs. Bruce N. Mltrray, for leaving a car unattended in a pnb.ic place, was conv.eted and ordered to pay 24s costs. Morris A. Johnston, Artnur J. N'Chot and Xnvn Donald, similarly charged, were eaoft convicted and lined ids and costs. ARGUMENT OVER Ml UK. Thomas At. U'Connor tUrd. junshej was charged with assaulting Patrick U-Boyle ’ and Eith being guilty or disoi deny behaviour on the mam W’nsliuvke road. pica of not guilty was entered. ! Scn.or-tiergeant Fancy ; said that at 5.30 p.m., on November ‘25 complainant was at WushdyKe with his trap when defendant came up to him and said that Bun nett and spring had ipiic water in Air Hedley s milk, aiid ho was going to stand by mill. -He then strucic comp.ainant and knocked him down. Later cuniplaitiant was . going home towards >Seariown and defendant rushed out from behind a post m an endeavour to stop complainant, but the latter shook his horse up and defendant missed.

Complainant, m evidence, corroborated the facts as stated bv SeniorSergeant Fahey, and added that, after defendant endeavoured to stop him on tho Seadown road he followed nim homo. Witness saw him coming through the gate and picked up a stick to defend himself. Defendant rushed at him nml knocked him down, but com.pla.mtnt’.s wife came to the rescue. 'Jo Mr Emslie: tie had had one drink m the Wnshdyke Hotel before he mot ileleudaiit. it was not true that lie struck defendant first. At hi., home he had endeavoured to strike defendant with the stick ho had picked up. lie went into the house and procured a gun, and Ins wile told detench, ut that il lie did not go he would get shot. Evidence was also given by complainant's wile. Mr Ems.ic said that defendant would say Unit O’Boyle bad struck him liist,' and under provocation he had retaliated. The argument had a risen over tho question of the supposed placing of water in Hedley’s milk. A jockey hoy had been present, and when ile lend ant' knocked complainant down the jockey bov interfered and he and defendant' fell to the ground. o’.Boyle then got up and “put Hie hoot in.” Defendant in evidence stated that O’ Boyle had struck him first. It was not true that, lie had rushed out on the road and endeavoured to slop complainant’s horse. He had seen complainant through a ciaddock of wheat, but he had not been on the road. I’o Senior-Sergeant Fahey; Comjilaiiianf was a man who could not control his temper, and lie was liable to break out at any time. 'I h s Uu-t was well known to people m the district. It was true that he had laved ~uniiilaimint u-iih (lie Halenicnt that Si’ log a'uj Dun".ei 1 had pot wnf ?r i»-

' Hedley’s milk, 'tout complainant had not denied the statement. , J. Quested, groom, said he heard O’Connor and O’Boyle talking in the doorway of the hotel; they were then arguing. They went out on to,the, road, where a scuffle, ensued, and O’Boyle struck O’Connor first. His Worship said that according to defendant’s own statement he was the aggressor. Such conduct could not be I allowed-- to go on. For disorderly i behnv.our defendant was convicted aiid fined £2 and costs, and on ' the other charge was convicted and discharged. | PROCURING LIQUOR, Henry' Kidd had three charges of j procuring liquor during the currency ! of a prohibition order preferred, against him, and was charged also with being found dvuuk in a public place. Senior-Sergeant Fahey sa.d delen- ' dant had had money left to him, nnd ho was spending it on drink. Evidently someone was taking the drink to him at his home, because he was not getting it at the hotels. Defendant said that if given another chance he would reform. For procuring liquor defendant was convicted and lined £5 and costs, in default 14 days’ imprisonfent, and for drunkenness lie was convicted and fined 10b and costs, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. On the other two charges he was convicted and dis- | charged. . | FAILING TO ATTEND DRILL. Two charges of failing; to attend drill were preferred against Pereival Stevenson. On one charge he was convicted and discharged, and on the other was convicted and lined £1 anil costs. John G. Burgoyne pleaded not gu.ltv to failing to attend drill. He staled that he had written .to-.the authorities placing his position before them, but he had been told tliat it was impossible to get exemption. Defendant was convicted and ordered to pay costs is. William Harding and Fergus O. Reid, also charged with falling to attend drill, were convicted and fined £2 and costs, and convicted and discharged respective! v. Edward "N. Fitzgerald was charged that being a, memebr of G Company Ist Battalion, and being a person upon whom a fine had prev.ousiy been imposed, he did fail to pay such fine within 14 days. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was convicted nnd fined £2 and costs, iu default 14 day’s imprisonment. SUPPLYING LIQUOR. John R. R. Owens was charged with supplying liquor to -A. Blackwood, knowing such person to be prohibited. Owens pleaded guilty and was convicted and lined £5 and costs. His Worship dial aeiensed tho act of supplying n man who could not help himself/ with liquor, as a mean dirty trick. A. B'aekvrood was cliarjred with procuring liquor wliilts prohibited, and was convicted and fined £2 and costs, in default 11 clays’ imprisonment. maintenance. . John Keen was charged with being 1“1S in arrears with*a. maintenance order. H 0 was convicted and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. the warrant to b e suspended on payment ol I lie arrears.