PETONE S. M. COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2180, 19 June 1914, Page 11

PETONE S. M. COURT

DRIVER A P\L\ATIOX ARM\

Tho monthly meeting, of flic Petotts Magistrate's Couft was' held Wedaesda.v, befave Mr.D, (4. A. Cooper, S.M. ■fehir .Naiikeville appeared to answer charges of being druiifc while.in cbargj?. of a horso nwd fart, , and negligent driving, Mf-I*' W. Jackson appeared for accused. The charges arose as a. result of an <cciu : reneo in iTacksofl Street, Pstttne, on Fek-uo.ry 21 Constable-Ganiia.ciy stated t-lia-f-, on'tlmt date,, a meeting of the Salvation Army was being held hi the street at about--6.8& 'p.m. He saw• accused drive iirt-o----t-ke •SaU-atiou Atniy ring, with tho- result that one oian was injured. Nanlteyilfe had made no attefti.pt to poll to one- side,' aji4 he (witness) .was, positive that the rtJa.n was very drtink at tile, time. '

W. B.'.'GSaug-h and J. HuHqwisit, iflem» hoi's of. the Salvation Army, stated that- Nsrivßt'tiie ewM ii»v(» gat past tM ring if lie had desired tn do so, Th« fflrittci' witness said, that acensott had tlio appea«n«* of being tfio Sftrse for liquor* Najikwitje, in pivmg' oyickaieo on lii.s own belmU, aibiHitcc! tho I/iit stated that it wjis mi awicJent, ti«j terse boKEiming testivs> at tiio sight Of some <:-iii-)dreK rftnMiug in front <rf it. Hc dtriied that' bo was drtmk. i Anrnsocl was fined lOa., with oosti; lis,, Oil tlife first cbatge, the- otlif?r information hciny disruisseu. ■ Bobl, Ifeiiicoek, tiilUatdsivloau-fecpflf, was elmrgml ffith having mad<> .use of certain language.' Mr, P! W. Ja«kso)i appeared for- accused, who .elected to be tried by jtivy, _ After hearing tiie evidence nsf CJoiistabte .Cannoci? atid Albert Speitee, . billiard . saloon-keeper, the Magistrate committed Hancock to the Siipi'ifiiK, Court for trial. Bail was ailoworl in «cesjsetj's <:>*« .recngaiisa.nees' of £20, mi 01x6 uirety of £10- .