MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1724, 15 April 1913, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) 1 . TRAMWAY HOTEL. CONFLICT Or EVIDENCE. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday Francis Eugene MTarland, licensee of the Tramway Hotel, Newtown, was charged with having sold liquor to an intoxicated person, and with having permitted drunkenness in his hotel. Thomas Milburn, a barman iu tho hotel, was charged with having sold liquor to an intoxicated person. Sergeant M'Crorie, of Mount Cook Police Station, stated that, at about 10.20 p.m. on March 17 lie was cnlleu by telephone to tho Tramway Hotel. He arrived ten minutes later, and there found a man helplessly drunk in tho back parlour of the house. The man's mate was standing alongside wiping liis friend's face, and a boarder named Carroll, who w'as there, olfered to give up liis bed to tho man. Mrs. JX'Parland said that she had rung up for a motor-car in which' to send the man home. He (the sergeant), however, refused to allow . him to go home. Tho man was so incapable through drink that he could not speak or walk. Finally, he was taken to the' Mount Cook Police Station. When the barman (Skinnon) was asked why he had not put the man out before, Skinnon had answered that ho had endeavoured to do so. but had not succeeded. Constable Lambert, who was present at this time, had thereupon remarked that Skinnon. could have called him, as lie was outside. In the course of subsequent evidence, witness admitted that the : hotel was a well-con-ducted one. After evidence- had been tendered to the effect that the man had only been given one drink in the house, and had afterwards been refused another drink, and had been requested by:tho man, who was in charge during the licensee's absence, to leave the premises, his Worship dismissed the three informations, remarking that there may have been some suspicious circumstances, but, owing to conflicting statements made by different parties, he would not enter a conviction. .STRUCK COBAR'S CAPTAIN. George Crossley was charged with havt ing assaulted Captain Daniel Durlow, of the ferry steamer Cobar, on Saturday night. Captain Durlow deposed that Crossley had gone on board tho Cobar inebriated. After failing to get an order executed, witness had remarked to Crossley: "You go on out of it; you are no good here!" Thereupon, Crossley had struck him. Crossley was fined £1, with costs is. , HER STUBBORN REFUSAL. Mary Leo appeared on a charge of having broken a prohibition order. The police stated that she had been before tho Court some time ago, and had been requested by the Court to go to Mount Magdala Home, Christchurch. This, however, she had not done. Mr. H. F. O'Leary, solicitor, stated that Lee had refused to carry out an undertaking to go. to the home. The women who had interested themselves in her case were still willing to pay her fare to Mount Magdala, but she refused absolutely to go. His Worship: Very well, she will be ordered to'-bo placed in the Pakatoa Inebriates' Institute for one year. "COMMON LOAFER." Tho police brought James Eaglo before the Court as one whom they deemed to bo an idlo and disorderly persou. Eagle, they alleged, had been begging for alms. Inspector Hendry stated that Eagle had a long "record," and that a constable, had reported that he was a common Aafer. ■Eagle was 'sentenced to one month's imprisonment. OBSTRUCTING A CONSTABLE. A man named Copeland was accused of having obstructed Police-constable t Melville, who was arresting an' inebriate.' He was fined £1, with costs is. . HAD PLATED HAZARDS. David Albert Roberts was fined £2 on a charge that lie was a rogue and a vagabond, m that ho had played hazards. THE PLUMBER'S TOOLS. James Oliver Armstrong was remanded till Friday for sentence on a charge of tho theft of an overcoati' and ; several plumber's tools, of tho total value of .£l. Ho pleaded guilty, and tho remand was granted in order that tho police may endeavour to find tho owner of tho articles stolen. FAMILY TROUBLES. Georgo Contessa was sentenced lo one mouth s imprisonment for having disobeyed a maintenance order. Spencer Barden wa9 ordered to pay 18s. per week towards the support of his wife. Alfred Hanson was ordered to pay 10s. per week towards tho support of his father. DRINK CASES. For having broken prohibition orders, Edward Mohan was fined .£3, John Joseph Kelleher .£3, Frank Bird .£3, and Frederick Blacklidge ,£3. William Smith and Joseph Scott were each fined 10s., with costs 10s., for having been in a hotel on Good Friday. CIVIL CASE. (Before Dr. A. M'Artluir, S.M.) Remington and Co., plumbers, Welling-, ton, sued H. E. Mannin, contractor, Wellington, for .£7l Is. lid., as for work done and services rendered in connection with tho erection of Short.U' Picturo Theatre : in Willis' Street. . Sir Kenneth Douglas appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. A. W. Blair for dofondant. Judgment'was reserved.