MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1295, 25 November 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Biddell, S.M.) ' THE SUNDAY BOTTLE. AND AN ACTIVE SERGEANT. PRISON AND FIXES. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, .Tames Henry Hopo, who was not licensed ■ to sell liquor, was charged witli havinfr.' tinlawftilly sold )kh' to Thomas Edward. Holmes and William Samuel Hardy. Constables Holmes and Ilardy gave cvi- \ dencfl to tho effect thnt they iind visitpdj Hoiio's premises on Sunday last at a; (|iiurier tn ton. They had been in coni-t paiiy with two other mcu, and, when,' Hopo had refused to servo them, ono of the other men had said to Hope: "They are all right. They have just comoi down from raltncrstoii." Hopo had then; supplied them with liquor, which wasj paid for. They had been there about, 13 minutes, and sqven men had been' supplied by Hopo with liquor. \ Sergeant Eutlcdgo doposod that Con-j etable M'Kolrio and ho had executed a • search warrant, aud had found 32 full bottles of boor on Hone's premises. \ Hopo was convicted, and sentenced to onp month's imprisonment. His Wor- \ ship ordered the destruction, of the; liquor. MRS. OYSTOX-.£15 FINE. ■Tcnnio Oyston was accused of having unlawfully sold beer to Thomas Archibald. Sho was represented by Mr.; H. V. O'Lcary, ami pleaded guilty. , ; Sub-Inspector Nhceban stated that Vi. largo bottles of lieer liad l»eu found on tho premises, and tliroo fivo-gtillon kegs. Tho pliico had been suspected as a sl.v grog-shop for fomo time, Mrs. Oystoa was p. widow villi three young chilibon. Previously, notliing had been known, against hnr. Mr. O'Loiiry plondnl for lenioncy.' Ii? the four years since her husband's death Mrs. Oyston had tried bard (o make ends meet by takiuj; in boarders, but had. failed to do so, and as the children hail had to live slin had succumbed iv temptation, nnd bad illegally sold liquor. His Worship made a. iine of .£ls, and directed that the liquor should bo destroyed. • OTHJSU SUNDAY CASKS. James Atmstron?, .ToscpU litch, JameV Grant, and William Thomas were charged with having been in an unlicensed houso. (Mrs. O,vj.t(in'.s) on Xovembei' 19, where' licjuor was unlawhilly sold. Fitch, Grant, an«i Armstrong wcro fined K .£l, and tho pawl iijfainst Thomas was adjourned till to-day. CUSTOMS DUTY. PASSUXGMII HY Till) WAURLMOO. I'rcderick James Sitvill, a passenger br tho Wurrimoi) from Sydney, npnenred oil ii chargo of having denied' thnt his baggage contained certuiu dutiable articles —a pendant, ,£2O; n> watch, £3; ladies' bags, £6 'k.; cutlery, Tk.; wearing apparel, .£.'); sporting rcnui&ites, M\ and half u pound of cigars. Tho defendant, who was represented by Mr. P. W. Jackson, staled that ho had not misinformed the Customs officer intentionally. Ho had thought that Iliu goods were in baggap) which was not under inspection at tho time. Savill was convicted nnd fined .ClflO, which was reduced to ,C 25. The goods are to bo forfeited. MISSING SCHOOI,. for- failing to send e.hildren to school. Joseph Daly was fined Us., William H Kdes 25., Charles Forbes 25.. Alec liilmcr 25., .Tames I/ooner is., William M'Millan 25., and George. Neivton 2«. OTHIiK. CASES. Norman MThee and .Trnuninli I.oonpy wero well.fined .J!l for having been di'. orderly while, drnnk. . Chamberlain vrns fiuod fovli.-iv-lnr lli-trcabcd a horso. Edward Howso was fined IPs. f.,r liar ng got-off a tniin while it wat uic-iii"