MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2061, 23 April 1907, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

A determined inebriate

Henry Spencer Phipps, who was before the Court and Saturday for drunkenness, again appeared before the Magistrate yesterday morning, to answer a similai charge committed in Childers road on Saturday, and pleaded not guilty. Constable Irwin stated that he airested accused, who was drunk. Accused, in cross-examining the constable, said, “AVas I drunk?” “You wore.” “That’s a lie,” he retorted in an injured tone His Worship interposed saying that he could not have this conduct.

Constable Davy supported the evidence of the previous witness. The detective was proceeding to state the previous convictions of the accused and named one date as 6tli February, when lie interrupted with “I was not.” The Clerk then produced the Court record, and thus verified the detective’s statement and accused then backed down and said he misunderstood, thinking the month was January. ,

“Because I am making a bit of a defence I am naturally supposed to be drunk,” was fired as a parting shot, lie was lined £l. costs 2s, or four days ’imprisonment. Upon a further charge of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, a plea of not guilty was entered. Constables Irwin and Davy supported the. charge.

His Worship : I have done all I can or you. ,

Accused: Thank you. Do you mind me making a note of it? A fine of £lO was inflicted, with 2s costs or three months’ hard labor in Napier gaol. The accused was also charged with assaulting John Page, who stated that he was struck in the right eye. “Let’s see it,” demanded the accused individual, sceptically. Witness, pointing to his eye, said, '‘lt’s sore, I can feel it now.” *

“Like your grandmother,” snorted accused in reply.

Dotective Maddcrn quoted the Police Gazette, giving accused’s previ-

otis convictions, which were half a dozen in Wellington. Accused: I say there's not; it’s a fallacious yarn. You’re laboring under a delusion. Accused was given the bonofit of the doubt, and lined £1 with 8s costs or in dofanlt four days’ imprisonment. A MAINTENANCE CASE. Kiclmrd Morris, a ship's carpenter, of Auckland, was charged at the Polino Court yesterday with failing to provide for his wife, Caroline Morris, and her threo daughters, aged five, six, and oiglit years respectively. Mr. T. Alston Coleman appeared for defendant, and Air. Finn for complainant. Mr. Coleman stated that the case ol the oldest .child was somewhat peculiar, and entored n formal plea of not guilty. AVith regard to the other two a plea of guilty would ho entered, and defendant would consent to an order. Complainant had one child, the eldest, before the parties married. The other two could be taken to Auckland to defendant’s sis-ter-in-law, who was willing to look after thorn, but not the eldest. Carolino Morris, complainant, stated .that defendant left her in January, making no provision for the maintenance of herself and her children. By Air. Coleman: She received about £l2 or £l3 from Bowman, who was in Napier gaol. Received no other money. Defendant suggested that she make money by prostitution. For the defence, Richard Morris, defendant, stated that while complainant was in Auckland ho sent her £2 after the first fortnight and 30s a wook for six months. As she was living with Bowman, ho refused to givo her any money. Detective Aladdorn gave evidence to tho effect that the liouso of complainant was squalid and the child- ' ren were neglected.' Witness was instructed to take the children away, but did not do so, as other proceedings were pending. Mr. Coleman asked for an adjournment as a witness did not appear. Ilis Worship refused the applica- ’ lion, anil decided that 5s per week should be paid for each child until 5 they were eighteen. Costs (10s Od) wero allowed in each case. CHESS BY TELEGRAPH. t < GISBORNE V. AVAIROA. / Tho resurrected Gisborne Chess 3 Club liad not long been in existence before it received a challenge from i tho AVniroa Club to a match over tho I wires, and the challenge was promptly ? accepted. Some delay-too'k place in s making arrangements for the use of j the wire, owing to the fact that there i> is only a single wire between Gisborne 1 and AVairoa, and though “quad” inr strumonts are used this is often in- ) adequate for the transmission of pubi lie requirements. Consequently there was some difficulty in inducing the l Department to make th 6 necessary . arrangements; but the local officers 1 found a way out of the difficulty withr out interfering with public conveni--3 once, and tho match was commenced l on Saturday evening at f) o’clock, . and will be concluded next Saturday. 3 It was intended to play six boards i aside; but Dr. Swanseger had to ab--3 sent himself from the AA’airoa team, and his Gisborne opponent, Air. F. J J. Bull, was therefore left without . a game. Air. Carr captained the i AVairoa team and Air. J. A. Connell the home team, anil Air. Rowley umpired at Gisborne for AVairoa, while 3 Air. Dixon acted similarly for Gis- - horde at AA’airoa; but their duties 5 wore light, as not a hitch occurred, i Good progress was made up to the 1 adjournment hour (11.45), though only one game was finished, in which 5 Air. King scored a decisive win for i Gisborne. The following are the ret suits so far, the Gisborne players J being mentioned first in each case, i they having the move at odd num--3 bers: — J Board 1, Connell (capt.) v. Jenson: ! Tho local player offered the Keiseritsky gambit, but was soon taken out i of the books by his opponent, who > gained a mild attack until tho gambit pawn was recovered, and at the ad- • jourmnont the local player was a 3 pawn and tho exchange to the good, t with the AVairoa man on his defence, with still a lot of fighting power left. Board 2, Sainsbury v. Shaw: The - International Congress representative i met his opponent with tho French : defence, which the AVairoa player did i nob deal with on book lines; yet a - stubborn contest ensued, and tho - game was adjourned on tho 23rd i move, with forces equal, but in*Gis- : borne’s favor as regards position. f Board 3, Crawford v. Carr (capt.): - The AA’airoa player defended with the centre counter gambit, and an interesting game developed to the 23rd • move, where it remains somewhat in i favor of the local president with even ■ pieces and a lot of fight in the position. Board 4," AVitt.y v. Hunter-Brown: • The AVairoa player tho i Guiocco Piano opening, to which the i local player offered a stubborn resistI a nee to the 16th move, where it ; stands adjourned on even terms. Board 5, King v. Burridge: Tho 1 local player offered the Queen’s gam- • bit, which his opponent had no adei quate notion of defending, and his i inadequate development left nearly [ all his forces inoperative against a skirmishing attack on his unsupporti ed scouts. Ilis King in turn was , routed, and on the loss of his queen without compensation he lowered his [ flag on the 23ril move, thus allowing [ Gisborne to score tho first win. Thus the local team has won one, has an advantage at three other boards, and the remaining game is even; but tho game of chess is never lost till it is won, and the final result may be still in doubt. At the conclusion of play Air. AA\ F. Crawford, president of tho local club, proposed a hearty vote of thanks to tho officers of the Telegraph Department, especially Air. Gumming, Acting Chief Postmaster, and Air. Piesse, telegraphist, who did everything possible to make things pleasant and comfortable for the players. The Chief Postmaster, Air. Renner, was an interested spectator.