CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3985, 2 December 1875, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, December 2. (Before E. ADGlashau, Esq. and A. C. Begg Esq., J.r.’s.)

Obscene Language.— Margaret Ray, who was defended by Mr .\hhilge, was dismissed with a severe reprimand ou a charge of using obscene language within the hearing of persons passing in Walker street. Disoudehlv Conduct. Edward Brown, who refused to leave the scene of a disturbance on tho Forbury Race course on the previous day when ordered to do so, was fined os, and costs. —Isabella Kerrison, defended by Mr Stamper, and Marie Deere, for fighting in Princes street opposite the Oriental Hotel at II p.m yesterday were each fined Is and costs.

Slt Giioc Selling.— Michael Dundon, for whom Mr Aldridge appeared, was charged with suffering to be sold on his premise-, at •South Dunedin, on November 10, two quart ho' tics of beer, he not being a person duly licensed. In dealing with the question (aheady aigucd) as 1 o the jurisdiction of the Court, the Bench held that they had the power to summarily adjudicate under tho Licensing Act. When the meeting of Justices to form this 1 'ourt was held, the Resident Magistrate particularly explained the meaning of the tGth section of tho Act to show they had the power. In the absence of the Resident Magistrate of the district any two Justices could fake hie place a.id adjudicate under the

Act. —John I’hornley, revenue constable, deposed that on November 1(5 he v.sited defendant’-' store an 1 saw two boys there—Patrol, Dundon and John Dundon— 3 ms of tho defendant. From John Dundon ha purchased two bottles of beer, paying 2s for them.—By Mr Aldridge .••When I asked for the beer the boy said that his father had ordered him not to sell to ([strangers, _ X said, “ perhaps we upy fiot

strangers, and as we want beer for om suppers you had better let us have it at once. He replied, “Are you all right ? and haudod me the bottle.— Revenue-Constable Thomas Murray cave corroborative evidence -Mr Aldridge submittd the ponce had fYuu.d to prove that the nott'ev rtatained aloohofic liquor. ft must, a .so bo shown that th® wap sold on bo.Mir of defendant or with his pormision. He called John Dundon, ten years 01-q who fie posed that the men coaxed him to sell tin bquov The 2s he got f or the beer he kept. He had never sold beer before, and had never seen oruiiKenness in the store.— Inspector Mallard pledged his solum lion or that he had receiyed letters from respectable residents complaining of the drunkenness to be .seen in defeudant ,s store. The Bench held it had be n proved that be r Wms sold and payment made, andr posedafineof i/LOand costs —Mary Canwas charged wit-h selling at Ravensbourne, on i ovember 17, one ahillinr’s worth of gin Constable Thornley stated that, with Constable

nrray, he went to Charles Pickett’s store, at Jtavenibonrne, on the date in question, and asked defendant (Pickett’s sister) if they could get a clank, bhe «aid she had not a license to sell, and witness replied that they were told to go there a - the brick-yard lower down. Defenoaut then took them into a room and supP. 1 . , ® ac k them with a glass of gin, for which Murray paid a shilling. Defendant frequently interrupted the witness by such excla mations as “ Liar, it’s a lie—it’s false,” and refused to be silenced,—-Constable Murray gave corroborative evidence.—Defendant (to the witnesses): Now stand down like two maggot®. Oh, you vipers! (Laughter.)-The Bench in this case also imposed a penalty of LlO and crats.. Defendant (defiantly to the revenmomcers): You II stiff ~r for that,’'—Charges against Edward Perry, Mean or Collins, and R W. Shepherd were i till to-morrow.