POLICE COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 8, 10 January 1901, Page 1

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M.) A FEMALE, who was a first offender, was charged with drunkenness and discharged The same offender was then charged wit neglecting her infant child. On the application of Sergeant Siddells the case was remanded until to-morrow morning to enable evidence to be taken. •. , Frederick Jones, licensed mterpretci, a prohibited person, was charged obtaining liquor from the Royal Hotel. The circumstances . were that he had onAis way home drove up in a vehicle and asked the cabman to procure two bottles of beer, which was duly obtained, the cabman no knowing that the man was prohibited. Mr L. Lees appeared for the defendant, and pleaded guilty. He referred to the past services of the defendant in the Maori wise, and to the encomums that had been passed upon him by Judge Barton, of the Validation Court. “He will leave the dis trict,” said counsel, .“as employment has been promised him, and I ask lour Worship that justice be tempered with mercy. His Worship said that no one was more soiry than he to see the defendant in such a position Everything that could be done had been done to wean him from drink, but appaientlv with no effect. The means used to obtain liquor had been most impudent, and he must inflict a penalty accordingly. Me would be fined £5, and costs 14s, in default 30 days imprisonment. From his own defendant had the capacity to earn a good living, but his talents were wasted Enough drink. He strongly advised the defendant not to touch another glass, because the taking of one led to another, and total abstinence was the only hope for him. Mr Rees applied for and was granted until 2 p.m. to get the Smith, hairdresser, applied *° r or a prohibition- order against John 0 ’ ’ laborer. The defendant agreed to the pio- - order as far as the town of G \ sb ° r “® was concerned, but tho Magistrate said tha that, would be of no use. Mi Smith was giving evidence, showing that it was necessary the order should be granted, when the defendant interrupted with the exoiamation, “Oh take it out! Take.it out. The im patient ejaculation meaning that he would consent to the order. His Worship warned the defendant that if he did not behaie himself he would be sent to pnson. ihe order was granted. John Ross, farmer, of Kaiti, laid a complaint against Henry Wilson, dairyman, of Kaiti, asking for defendant to be bound over, and alleging that defendant at Kaiti on the Gth inst., had threatened to strike him with a stick, which he held in his hand. Mr Jones appeared for complainant, and Mr L. Wees for defendant. In cross-examination it was elicited that the parties had previously had a dispute about a roadway which the defendant was cropping, and that complainant had cut the wires of a gate on the road. The complainant having given evidence a witness was called, when it appeared that the wrong person had been served with the subpoena, and Mr Jones applied for an adjournment to enable the right person to be served, lne application was granted, and tho case was adjourned until this morning, to come on after the civil eases.