MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2596, 19 October 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

ILLEGAL SALE OF LIQUOR

Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided at yesterday's sittings of the Magistrate's Court, when charges arising out of a recent, seizure of liquor at 2 Holland Street were dealt with. Charles Cook was charged with selling liquor without a license on Sunday, September 20, and_ Daniel Jlorris was charged with being the occupier of unlicensed premises (2 Holland Street!, from where

liquor was sold. Agnes Hogg and Michael Morris wore charged with being found 011 the premises at the time of the seizure of a quantity of liquor. SubInspector Mackinnon prosccuted, while Mr. 111. G. Jellicoe appeared for tlio defendants, who entered pleas of not guilty. It wa« agreed that all the cases should be taken together. . From the evidence for the prosecution it appeared that, ConstaMos Richards and Gillespie disguised themselves as soldiers on Sunday, Soptember 26, and walked down Tory Street. The defendant Cook niet them at separate times, and in a businesslike manner engaged in conversation with them, the result of the conversation in each instanco being that he (Cook) procured a very poor quality of liquor for them at. a liberal remuneration. Subsequently Sergeant Kelly and other police officers raided 2 Holland Street, seized a considerable quantity of liquor there, and took tho names of those 011 the premises. Daniel Morris admitted that lie was tho occupior of the house. Mr. Jellicoe, after hearing the evidence, said that Cook's plea, would bo altered to 0110 of guilty, but counsel submitted that there was no evidence to show that Daniel Morris was privy to or assented to the sales made by Cook. There was 110 evidence to show where Cook obtained the liquor.

The Magistrate coiisidered there was a case for Morris to answer, and, after hearing the evidence tendered by this defendant, decidcd that a conviction should he recorded against him. He was fined £25, with costs 75., the alternative being <1 month's imprisonment. Ten clays were allowed in which to pay the fine. Cook was fined £10, with costs 75., and given tho same alternative. Notice of appeal was given in Morris's case. Tlio informations against tho other defendants,_ for being found on the premises, were dismissed. DECISION ■RESERVED. Daniel Buckley, lifcensee of the Foresters' Arms Hotel, pleaded not guilty to a charge of supplying liquor to a police constable while tne latter was 011 duty. Mr. T. Young appeared for tho defendant. The police allegation is that a bottlo of liquor was placed at an agreed spot where the constablo could take it.. After hearing the evidence the Magistrate reserved decision. YOUTH IN TROUBLE. Robert Francis Kelly, aged 17 years, was not represented by counsel when charged with tiieft of two sums of money totalling £1 lis., but he pleaded guilty. According to Sub-Inspector Mackinnon, the accused had borne an excellent character beforo being; anested on tho present charges. He nad lost his position in a Government Department, where he was regarded as a very promising clerk. Tho Magistrate entered a conviction and ordered, tho accused to come up for sentence when called upon. His Worship advised tho youth to make restitution as soon as he had the means to do so.

OTHER CASES. Frederick Anderson, charged with deserting from tho steamer Kaikoura, was remanded until Friday next. On a charge of using obscene language, Archibald M'Phee was fined £3, and ordered to pay Bs. witnesses' expenses,. in default to undergo one month's imprisonment., For drunkenness, tho same accused was convicted and discharged. James Stilling,' who pleaded guilty to a sharge of using obscene language, was also fined £3, the alternative being three days' imprisonment. Ellen Armitage, represented bv Mr. H. I. O'Leary, admitted the use of obscene language. She was convicted and ordtered to come up for sentence when called upon. . A youth named John Joseph Smith, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness find to a further charge of indecency. He was fined 405., in default to undergo seven days' imprisonment. Two breaches of a prohibition order were admitted by Ellen Hawthorne, who was represented by Mr. H. F. ;o'Leary. A fine of 20s. was imposed, vith court costs . 7s. Default was fixed at three days' imprisonment. . limothy O'Leary, who bad been found m the Caledonian Hotel after the hour of closing, was fined 205., with court costs 75., tho alternative in this case also being three days' imprisonment. Defendants convicted of drunkenness were fined as follow Alfred Sether, 405., _ with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment; Michael Keating, 205., or three days' imprisonment ; Isaac. Meyers, 10s., or 48 hours' imprisonment; John Henderson, 10s,, or 48 hours' imprisonment; Andrew Anderson, 10s., or 48 hours' 'imprisonment. Alfred Fress, who had been found helplessly drimk at Upper Hutt last week, v;as convicted and ordered to pay 17s. 6d. medical expenses. Ten first offenders were leniently dealt with for drunkenness. .