RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. This Day.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3691, 14 May 1883, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. This Day.

(Before Captain Prcccc, R.M.) NEW NAME FOR DRUNKENNESS.

Eperaima, a native, was charged with having been drunk on Saturday evening at Taradalo. The prisoner said he had been seized by an " old complaint," and was taken ill on the road, lie was not drunk, and remembered the policeman coming to him. Constable Villcrs said ho found the defendant lying on the roadside near Taradalo in a pool of water. He was helplessly drunk and could not walk. He was not ill. The prisoner made a statement to the effect that ho was seized with an epeliptic fit while travelling along the road, and during the interval that elapsed between the tiino he sent two other natives for his wife the constable took him in chnrge.

AD , Cr. Benjamin, who at this juncture entered the Court, was called by Sergeant .Biu'tenshaw as ;.i witness, and deposed that ho had seen tho prisoner staggering about the -trects in Taradalc drunk on the day in question. A fine of os and costs was inflicted, with the usual alternative. rmU.VK AND MSORDERI-Y. Homo Ahiahi, a native, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly on Saturday evening at Taradalc Constable Villers said the prisoner was drunk, and was "semftiing" and fighting with other natlvos outside Mr Benjamin's store. G. Benjamin gave corroborative evidence. There were a great number of drunken natives outside witness , store. Tho prisoner knocked another native down. The prisoner, who made no statement, and asked no questions, was fined _ ;C2 and costs, or in default seven days imprisonment with har.-l labor. THE RESULT OF A DISCUSSION. Nepata Paraouc, similarly charged, also pleaded not guilty. Constablo Villers said this prisoner was drunk, and pulled two or three other natives off their horses, and there was a general row for three-quarters of an hour. He experienced great difficulty in dispersing them.

A witness named Chase was also examined, and said that the prisoner and his brother had a " disoussiqn," and the argu r incut ended in a row. The men were " literally drunk." The prisoner said that ho and his brother were " only arguing "—not fighting. The argument cost Nepata £2 and costs, including expenses of one witness ss, or in default of payment seven days hard labor. Si LET BIIOTIIEJILY LOVE CONTINUE."

Krei Paraonc, on a similar charge, " owned up" that ho had permitted himself to be overcome of iraipiro, but denied that he had been guilty of disorderly behaviour. The constable proved the charge, and in reply to the prisoner said that, as a rule, he was a peaceable man, but that, seeing his brother fighting, he was no doubt led to bike part also. ' The witness Chase deposed that ho had seen the prisoner fighting. lip was drunk at the time.

In consideration of the police having given Krei a good character he was let off with a fine of £1 and costs. ruinous DMvim Henare Matua was charged with having, on the 27th instant, furiously driven a horao and buggy on the new Taradale road.

The defendant pleaded not guilty. W. Orchard, coach proprietor, of Puketnpu, was called, and siiicl he saw the defendant driving near the Tutaekuri bridge eacing the buggy as hard as he could gallop. Witness had to pull out of the road as quickly as possible to let the buggy pass. The way in which the defendant was driving was highly dangerous. John Halpin gave corroborative evidence. Constable Villous said he examined the buggy in accordance with information received. The buggy was covered with mud inside unci out, and the hor.se looked as though it had been driven very fast. The defendant made no statement, and asked no questions of the witnesses. A fine of £1 and costs was imposed, with expenses of two witnesses 15s Gd, or in default, seven days imprisonment with hard labor. FURIOUS HIDIXCh Rionilria, charged with having furiously ridden a horse fit the same time and place as abov.', pleaded not guilty. Tlie same witnesses were examined as in the preceding case. In reply to the defendant the witness Orchard said he had not previously seen him galloping horses on the road. Constable Villers said the horse was bleeding fit the nose owing to the manner in which it had been ridden. There were all* traces of blood along the raid over which'it had been ridden-

A penalty similar to that in the " furious driving" caeo was inflicted. His "Worship intimated that in any future cases of furious riding or driving a much heavier penalty would be meted out. There was no other business.