BUSINESS NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2060, 11 December 1907, Page 2

BUSINESS NOTES.

Tenders are invited by the Cook County Council for the supply of 2600 dog collars. An advertiser wants to rent a four or five-roomed house. Messrs Common Shelton and Co., and Dalgety and Co., have ail entry of 2300 ' sheep, 5 prime bullocks, 3 fat heifers, 20 fat pigs, one medium draught horse, and oewt of pig wire to ho submitted at tho Matawhero sale to-morrow. Further entries invited.

Messrs Redstone and Sons notify that coaches leave for Tolaga Bay ami Waipiro and for Morere and Wairoa on Mondays and Thursdays, at 7 a.m.; also for Tiniroto and Wairoa oil Mondays only, at 7 a.m. The Department of Agriculture notifies that the throughbred stallion Glenapp’s season is closed. Only entries previously booked will be received.

At their mart at 2 o’clock to-day, Messrs Miller and Craig will sell on consignment a large and varied assortment of men’s mercery, Q a dies’ dress materials, drapers, etc. The goods are to be sold without reserve. Messrs W. Pettie and Co. are making a .special display in the gentlemen’s department of seasonable goods. Special attention is directed to the stock of men’s tailor-made suits. In all departments there is a big display for tho Christmas season. Mr. T. G. Lawless has three spfeiidid quarter-acre sections fronting Ormond road for sale. Sections in Stanley road are advertised by Mr- W. L, Clayton.

CHARGES AGAINST A LICENSEE “SOMEBODY IS LYING,” SAYS HIS WORSHIP. THE CASES DISMISSED.

At the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, before Mr Barton, S.M., Joseph Burke was charged with having permifcted drunkenness on his liccnseci premises the Record Reign Hotel. Sergt. Williams conducted the prosecution aincl called .James Thomas Ilardie, who deposed that lie arrived in Gisborne on November 17th., 'and boarded at the ltecord Reign. He had no drink on the day of bis arrival, but on subsequent days bad a considerable number of drinks at one time in the hotel. On 19th witness had 7 or 8 drinks before dinner and bought a bottle of champagne for himself and one for tlio two barmaids. AVitness admitted that after drinking the liquor ho was sleepy and getting drunk. 'Tlio barmaids thereupon told witness to go to bed. Defendant then came to witness and asked him to liavo another drink, which he did. AVitness was then told to go to the commercial room and ho went. AAThile (there ho bought some more chamoagne, but could not say how much. The next witness remembered was finding himself in bed in Inis room. He got up and went downstairs, still slightly hazy. One of the barmaids asked him how ho felt. Witness replied “No more buying champagne for me,” or “No more-drink.” To Air Stock: Informed tlio polico on November 26th of the number of drinks ho had on 19tli inst. Could drink four or five bottles of hock before ho would he -intoxicated. More .than one bottle of champagne was bought by witness in the commercial room. AVitness did not remember if' he went for a swim on,the afternoon of the 19tli. AA 7 itness had not a very strong animus against defendant. A\ 7 i-tnese was sure t-lia-t both barmaids were in the bar when bo went into it. The two barmaids came to the hospital to see witness and mentioned that they were going to give evidence in this ease against Burke, • Ida Diuilolp stated Itliat . she was employed as bar-, maid at defendant’s hotel, and had served Hardiie on the morning of the 19th in tlio bar between nine and ten o’clock. Hardie liad about three or four glasses of liock and after that four or five glasses of sherry. At half j>ast ten the other barm-aid came in the bar when Hardie bought two bottles of champagne, one of which be drank himself and the other the girls drank.. After thiV Hardie fell asleep and witness woke him up and told him to go to bed Defendant was in the liar at tb<time and s'aiid that Hardie was al 1 right and asked him to have a drink, which lie did. On defendant’s suggestion Hardie went round to thr ''ommercial room. AATiife there he ■bought five more bottles of champagne-. Miss AAkitson, the other barmaid then came and asked wherr Hardie was. Defendant replied, “Hr is asleep in that chair. You had better take him to his room.” Hardie was drunk and witness and Mis: AVotson assisted him to his toowi AVitness next saw Hardie at 8 p.m that night when he had some more liquor. To Air Stock: Had been f barmaid for three years. (Served Hardie with liquor because defendant said he was alright. dJardir did not give witness any money tr keep for him that day, but- did give her some on the following day. which she handed to defendant. Left defendant’s employ on December 3rd Witness did not volunteer this in formation to the police. Defendant had never told witness not to supply Hardie with liquor. Hardie- war fairly sober when he went to bed that’ night. ' 'Re-examined by Sergt. AVilLiams: Defendant had said tc her “Hardie -is mad. Give him the drink. Let him have it.” Sadie AA T atson, barmaid, stated that she had been a barmaid at the defendant’s hotel. Witness left of her own accord. AA'hen witness went into thr bar on November 19th at 10.30 a.m Hardie was There and apparently liad been drinking. Hardie (asked witness to have some champagne,and two battles were purdbased. Afta they had been consumed, Hardin was drunk -and fell asleep in the chair. During the drinking of t-lie cliam pagne defendant- was in and out of the bar. AVitness corroborated the evidence of the previous witness a: to defendant saying Hiardie was alright and “shouting” another drink for liifm. Defendant sent Hardit into the commercial room and while he was there five or six more bottles of champagne were bought and consumed. AVhen witness returned from lunch defendant- told her and Aliss Dunlop that they 'had better take Hardie to iris room. Defendant made no effort to restrain Hardie from getting liquor. To Air Stock: Had had 5 yea is experience as barmaid. Had never been in the Criterion Hotel in Christchurch. Witness did not see Hardie give any moucy to Miss Dunlop. AVitness could not remember if Hardie was drunk when ho went to bed that night. Witness informed -Detective Aladdern as a friend about the drinking bout that liad taken place because she did hot approve of it at all. ”

This concluded tlie case for the prosecution and Mr Stock addressed the Court for the defence. 'Counsel contended tli-at. the evidence for tlie prosecution should ho mot with every suspicion.

Joseph Burke, defendant, stated that lie saw Hardio on tlie morning of the 19th. going into breakfast and again just before lunch saw him in the bar drinking something which looked like claret and lemonade. Handle was not in the bar all the morning. The evidence of Hardie anld' the two barmaids was a pure fabrication. Witness did not tell Hardie to go into tlie commercial room. Did nolt see any. champagne served at all that morning. Had never made till© remarks attributed to him about ■ the.-man being mad and to let Ilian have drink.- Witnese next saw Hardie about 2.30 p.m. in a room off the bar and saw him pass over something to Miss Dunlop, which, on enquiry by witness, proved to he Hardie’s hank hook and some money. Witness took possession < f it and went to Handle, telling liim lie should not give it to the girls to look after. Hardie said ho was going to have a swim, and witness took charge of his money after having it counted. About 10.30 p.in. witness saw Hardie in bed in Ills room smoking ami reading and lie was quite sober. Did not see Hardie under tlie influence bf liquor at all on the 19th inst. To Sergt. Williams: The evidence for the prosecution in witness’s opinion was concocted.

Hannah Burke, wife of defendant. deposed that she had seen Hardie ill the bar at 10 a.m. bn the 19th inst., and gave similar evidence to the previous ' witness. Witness then saw Hardie going into lunch and spoke to-liim about three o’clock and at tea time about 6 p.m. also about 7 p.m. when ho was quite sober ami said lie was going to bed early. Witness emphatically denied the statements in the evidence of the barmaids and Hardie. To Sergt. Williams: Hardie could liavo hid drinks without witness seeing him.

John Godfrey, accountant, stated that lie shared No. 9 in the Record Reign Hotel with Hardie, and remembered Hardie coming to bed on the 19 til November. Hardie was iquite sober. To Sergt. Williams: 1 Had seen Hardio three times during tlie (lav and on each occasion he was sober. Witness further stated that lie (witness) was not drunk that day and had never been drunk in his life. Had had no conversation with defendant about the case. Fred. Strickland, ©orter at Record Reign Hotel deposed that during the morning of the 19th inst he was about the bar of the hotel From C a .in. till about midday and did not see Hardie either in the bar or the commercial room. Did not take any number of champagne bottles away •from the bar on the evening of the 19th. To Sergt- Williams: When lie .took the bottles away that might there may have been two or three champagne bottles amongst them. -Hardie may have been in the bar without witness seeing him. Ite-ex-

amined by Air Stock: Only 5 or 6bottles were kept in the bar at any one time. His AA 7 oiship, in delivering judgment, said the evidence in the case was most contradictory and ho did not feel justified in recording a conviation. Either one side or the other had committed deliberate perjury. His Worship also remarked that there was more perjury in licensing cases titan in any others which came before tlio Court. The information would bo dismissed. j Alleged Sale of Liquor to Intoxicated Person.—. Joseph Burke, was further charged w-it'li hiving supplied liquor to a person already under the influence of liquor. By mutual agreement the evidence in the former casewax taken as given in this case. After hearing Sergt. AA'illiams fertile prosecution and Air Stock for the defence, His AA’orsliip dismissed the information.