MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2260, 22 October 1889, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

A3HBUBTON -MONDAY.

[Before Mee»r« D. Thomis, R. Alo irn . and D. Williamson, J Pa.] ALLKOKD SONDAY TRADING. The following la the oonolotion of our report of yesterday's proceedings J— After Mr Orlsp hud addressed the Ooaet, (he Benoh held that there wn case to answer with regard to the first glass of whisky Alleged to have been supplied. Tie following evidence wu lei foi tba defence : — John Henry, lloemee of the Oommerolal Hotel, said that he first caw Mr Kneen on Ootober 6ch, about 2 o'olook m :he afternoon, He was with Mr tiauhci and Mr Kneen asked for some bread and ohaese. Mr Hughes w»b h hdget and got two glaaee' of beer. The bar «ai then olosod. He oft rwards went Into • email room and s*w com 1 drinks ou tbe table. He made enquiry as to who had eervad the drink* and fouud that So»nUn had Borved thorn without authority. Ha threatened to kick SoanUu for so doing. In conßequenoo of what was said t.-> thooe present they all left ihd houss.— By Sergt Fdlton ; Witness was annoyed beottuse the brinks were served without nuthorliy. Ho did not know who paid for the dtinka, or If they had been paid for at all. Wttnen I Jid not know If Mr Kneen had any whisky at all, No one wai Id oharge of the bar, U was cloned, being dinner time. So one oould have semd Ale Kae n onless wlthcut authority as Soanlan did — ' B. Hugbes, re-oalled, said he wai witi MKnetn all the time. He htd a i>U«a of whisky and also a glass of boer {first the beer and then the whisky. He did not ihink that any of the driak got by Soanlao was oonsumed by anyone. Would not sweat Mr Kneen had no Kqior other than wbat he had spoken (f , but did not think •o.— Tne Benoh retlrei to oonstder their decision, and on returning said t.hat they oonslderod »ho oase proved, and fiued the defendant 40) and oosts. Tbey ssld that In the face if Mr K leen's evldeooe, given fairly and straightforwardly, tley oould oonae to no othar deo'alon. — The seoond Information against tho defendant was withdrawn •* Esther Butler, Hoeneoe of Batler'a Hote 1 , was «lmi!»r!y ohtrged. — Mr Orlsp jppeand for tho defendant.'— The iafortoaiioos wtre amuudtd m a similar mtnn^e to those laid against J. Henry, Mr Crisp formally oVj lotlng.— Forma: avldenoe having heen t>ken, M. Soana-i said that he, Mr X mou, Mr Hughej, on 3 another aun upon leaving the OommercUl Hotel on Sund«y, Ojtobjr 6th, went t> Butler's where they had drinks which were supplied by ono of the girls. Witness onuld cot B-iy who p«ld for the drlnke. Witness was sober. — By Me Orlsp: He did not hear Hughes engage a bed, bui heard him n%? that he was going to sty there. — B. Hughes deposed to going to Butler's with Kneen, Bosnian, and a strange man. Kneon did not oail for drlnko. Wftrcrs <? : d nrt wn* «*ny, Scaalan had hid too much, and Mr Kneen had had enough before that Mr Kneen hid a glass nf beer, whloh witness got for him, but did not pay for It. Wltne e s mlgbt have aleo h d a glass of beer. Witness engaged a room at Bat'er'a that afcerooon, but did no v . s^op there, not having moved his traps from Henry'u. — By the Benoh : Soanlaa was screwed, and not able to say what really happened — W. H. Koeen deposed to being m oomp»ny with Hughes and SoaoUn and golDg to Butler's with them. He did not remember anything more, exospt waking np from a couoh there and fhe next mornlnc; finding himself In his own bedroom.— The oase was dismissed, nnd tbo saoond information against MUs Butler was withdrawn, Henry D*vls was similarly ohnrged. The Informations were amended as In the, previous oases, and Me Ortop'a objections were noted* Kvldonoe having been taken, the oaia wai. dlimloeed and the saoond loforn^fttton withdrawn,