MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THE LAST POLICE ENTERPRISE. A WAY-SIDE COOK HOUSE. '.-* (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) : The police raiders, who invaded a cookhouse frequented: by the employees of the meat works at. Ngahauranga were called on, to givo. evidence: in regard to three ot. the .charges arising .out of the. raid. , : Wm.V Anderson, cattle drover, pleaded guilty 'to.ri". charge of having, on February 6, at Ngahauranga, a No-license district, ;sold 'becr to oho Wm.. Scoles"Griggs. Defendant pleaded -guilty, : and on the application of his counsel, Mr. Wilford,' ftas remanded' .to Monday for sentence, in order that the other two charges should be heard before, defendant was dealt with. -Bail: was:allowed in the sum. of i!2O. and one surety of'i£2o. - . .. . The other two charges wero againstJamps Steere, who pleaded not guilty to an allegation: (1) That he unlawfully kept liquor for sale in a No-license district; and (2). thai, being the occupier of certain unlicensed premises in which beer was sold, ho was privy to the sale. ~ ■

' • •Evidence given by,'the-police was to the effectthat wnen N tho cook-house:'conducted by Steero was riided on Sunday, a quantity of-beer was'found after-certain of the raiders had -been supplied with and had :paid for liquor. Evidence- was given by ' the man Anderson that .-Steero was no •party, to tho sale,; and had no interest in .-tho "liquor in .any way. It. was-the custorn of tho men employed at the meat works to have a "tarpaulin muster," and to get. a- demijohn- of beer .out from town. Witness'had charge'of.-'-this beer, which he got Steero to order.. .Witness, kent..the beer m a store-room" in- the cook-house, and ho- himself-held the key of'-the room, as he know, the men who were entitled to a share of tho contents of. the .keg.

Stcere stated' on oath that ho had 'never sold any beer- .at the . cook-house,. nor had he tieen'a.partvior privy-to any sale. Ho had no Itnowledge that the- beer: was for sale, although .lie knew the men had a "tarpaulin muster", every now. and then'to got a: keg: for themselves.• "His.AVorship..-reserved- decision-..until Monday morning. •, r rv Four other charges .arising out of the above.-raid were adjourned until- next week; ■ : . \r. . .

, *'AI,L PARES, PLEASE!" ' "' • Failure to payva-'tram fare' in response to the general demand, of a tram conductor/resulted' in' the /appearance of •F; M'Fadzean, who was defended. by Mr. Toogoodj and"-pleadedrnot dence/ "was 'called to the, effect-that defendant, boarded a car;at'the Newtown terminus. onDece'-nber 11, and.failed :to produce his fare v when-r'the:-'conductorir -ma'de '.'-a general 'demand- on the occupants of the particular compartment. Defendant was m for "Airfares, please!" The conductor said he: went . through ~ thecar several , times,' and - defendant, did not tender, his fare until after. the inspector, •had found-that-he' had' no check. -For. tho defence it "was' urged that -MTadzean: was -sitting on the inside of the, car along- ■ side a bigi man. He offered his * fare; once, .but the conductor did not take. it. then, and he (defendant) held on-for hnn ; to come round, again but he did not come.: His Worship said . that... the by-laws;

stipulated that passengers must, on-' demand from ■ the conductor, pay 'the fare.No doubt the fare must be demanded, and in this case there was, evidence that a demand had been made: 'It, was quite as much, the'.duty. of. a passenger to offer, his fare as it was a duty .of the con- 1 ductor to demand-it A demand for fares by a conductor: was '■ specific as well as general, and defendant would be convicted and ordered to pay costs, £1 16s. Mr. John O'Shea, city solicitor, conducted the; case for the prosecution. CRUELTY TO A HOESE. A pica of. guilty was entered ' by Frederick Westbury to a charge' of illtreating a horse by working: it whilo it was Suffering, from a : sore back ' and shouldors. Defendant said the horse was in good condition, and that he bad takes

overy precaution so as not to cause the animal pain. - A conviction and fine of «C 3 and costs J2l 10s. was entered. Mr. 'Webb appeared for the Society for the -Provontion of' Cruelty to Animals. . AFTER HOUBS CASE. Lingering at closing timof was the cause of Jas. Hussettfs appearance, a charge of refusing to quit the licensed premises of the Princess Theatre # Hotel;- and on. a' further charge of having* been found on licensed promises after closing hours. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and after hearing evidence at 1 some ; length his Worship dismissed both informations. Mr. O'Leary' appeared for-defendant, "and Jlr. .Wilford .watched «tho case on behalf of'tho hotelkcepers.' V, : " STEALING SEVENPENCE. A charge' of stealing sevenpence, the money of Ernest Matthews,; was" preferred against Joseph Lube; It was. alleged that Matthews handed the . over to accused on. the understanding that he was to receive "four drinks for-, sevenpence," and accused departed with • tlie money, but did not return. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and was fined A los., and costs 65., m defa-ilt 48 hours' imprisonment. A CHIRGE OP THTFT, A recent arrival from oversea, John Howard, pleaded not giulty to a . charge of theft of . a .Gladstone bag and contents,"

valued at J85,, ; th0 . property .of :; William Alfred I)ucksy.* ! E-.idencb'.i was','giveii by; Detectiye jMiller,. 'of. Lytteltori, whov said, that •that he; lifid','found : tho.. bag.. ,: : At ."this stage . a Tcinand ;.to Wedneidny, next yas grants,S application of-.Chief-; JJctoctivo ';Br6bcrg. BaiU was ' allowed -Hn; tho suhi; j^piO; : 'andVono;\suMty,;pf.;'.^^^^ BICICLE LAiAIP. V' Arthur, Wednesdayiii'.was.. .brdughtV;forward;'- for, sentenco ; 'of; stealing a bicycle lamp, .valued.' thev-.prppefty -of William : .^His. into considbratioil' tho vfa'ct that' accused had not : bcoir,beforo<.tho Court proviously. and enterG,d; ; :a; i ;'convictiDn ) ' ; ; nnd,;'or(]ercd. .liirii' to cbmbi;iip! foi-. sentbhce>whcn' t 'called' on, condition-;thiitj' lie refunded' is; '6d to' a', second-hanid;: dealer.i- ,;.si / A}'fine;:!of-.;2ps.i^aii&:cos^ tared.'' against:-. J'ohiiCreigliton; 'inanrfor';goin'B.; , pn''-tb ; way Statibniforythe 'iiurposo ,of?solicitiug custom or. : hirp.V K;-v : : i'or, allowing '.watbr. wasted:-on his prjmises. 'i'liomas -Jj .'O'Hagan, ' dairyman,: was ;fined-'2os.;:: arid 'costs' ' H- : ;leavirig.-:tlieir;'-hand-carts ■' : ih 'a Street' 10s'.,' andcosts rs.;f,:beirig.; fmposed:' "on : ;' Trank; Ilaii-' son, Harry -Rushtcii,'' .aiid« : James JJaivid 75.; for,-: leaving ''a^vehicifc-'.in'.'the,'street without: anyphoKa;, attached,' ■ and.'. George Longhurst-;;;was::,.'similarly'.'treated' bu' a like 10s., and. 7s.;'yfor -leaving, an -"eis:-. press unattended.'' ; ,V;- hV''••>'} • John Doyle was convictedi and fined 10s., and costs 75., for .using- insulting word's withintent .to, provoke a breach of the •peace. ■ - • v •Q n . e 'Arst offender for-drunkenness, was convicted and dischai'ged. -