MAYOR’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2247, 20 July 1870, Page 2

MAYOR’S COURT.

This Day. (Before I. N. Watt, Esq., R.M., and F. Fulton, Esq., J.P.) DRUNKENNESS, Geo. Davidson was fined 10s, and Benjamin Farra was sent to gaol for one month for being a habitual drunkard, OFFENCES AGAINST THE BYE-LAWS. Robert O'Neill was fined 5s apd costs for driving an express wagon for hire in Water street ; and a charge qf allowing impure water to flow on to Maitland street preferred against Susannah Francis, was adjourned until to-morrow. SLY GROG SELLING. John Naylon was charged with this offence. Mr Harris defended. 'J he principal witness was a man named Many, who said he went into the store of the defendant, situated at the corner of St. Andrew and Great King streets, on the evening of Tbur'day last, and obtained a quantity of Colonial ale, for which he paid sixpence. Cross-examined : I do not consider I am justified in answering the question [Did you go to the store with the object of informing?] I told Naylon I wanted the beer for my own purposes. I did not toll him a piteous tale about my wife being away and not being able to get tea. It is he who always dqes the sympathising—(laughter). He never gave me any Beer ; I always paid for what I got. I simply t#ld him she was absent from home, she was ip prison for three days, audjhe was the cause. I have beeu in gaol but not for setlingbeor; Iwasputinat Cintha ferry for kicking up a row ; and was in once at Tokoipainro for the samo thing. I did not beg the beer from Naylon, neither I did I toll him the morning afterwards that 1 would get him in for it and would gat half the penalty. It would be a very unlikely thing. My having been in gaol is no reflection upon me ; many honest people have been in gaol. I got in through my wife’s drunken habits. By the Commissioner of Police : Naylon enticed my wife to his store to drink. Sergeant Thomson stated ho saw the previous witness go into the store with an empty bottle, and leave with it filled

with ale. Mr Harris would make no statement, but would leave the Bench to decide whether they could convict on evidence of such a character. The defendant denied having sold the ale; he gave it to Many, who begged hard for it. The Bench considered the charge proved, and fined the defendant LlO and costs.