MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2098, 27 January 1908, Page 1

MAGISTERIAL.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25. (Before Air W. A. Barton, S.M.) ALLEGED PERJURY. Tho case of Joseph Burke, charged with perjury at the trial of a charge of aeuniultj against him duringwhich he swore that on December 2nd lie had dlsmissodi one of his barmaids, the contrary being tho fact, was called oh to omiblo Constable Wales, who bad come down from Port Awiuiui, to give evidence. Mr J. W. Nolan conducted tho prosocution and 1 Mistook .represented .accused. Goeorgo Wales, -police constable stationed at Port Awanui and lately at Gisborne. Remembered the charge •of assault brought by one .Haidie against Burke, the present accused. Know Sadie Watson, barmaid at the Record Reign Hotel. Served her with- a subpoena about 4 o'clock in the afternoon of December 2nd last. When witness first saw her sho was behind the bar at the Record Reign Hotel, bub later slie canio to tho bar parlor door, where witness served the subpoena on her. At first she refused to take it, but ultimately did so. Accused was present a't the time. Sho said she had had enough of hotels and would, not go back to the bar. Accused said : “Don’t be foolish —go back to your work.” Miss Watson repeated her statement that she intended’ to leave. Accused thou went •into tho bar and Miss Watson went down the passage tow-ante the back part of the premises. Witness then wont to the bar slide, and accused asked him to go to Miss Watson’s room and' ask her to como back to tho har. Accused showed witness where tho room was, and; he went along to it and' was admitted. Mrs Burke andi Miss Watson- were inside. Witness said, to Miss Watson: “Go back to your work—don’t bo foolish.” She replied: “I’ve had enough of ■hotels^ —I’m out of this.” Witness then informed accused of Miss Watson's reply. Nothing further passed botweeen witness and accused. •Air Stock did not cross-examine tlio witness. Tho cnee was adjourned until Tuesday next.

DRUNKENNESS.

Robert Barwick was charge,! with having been found drunk on the previous day having been once previovsly conviced of a similar offence w.'tfi■in six months. He pleaded • Not Guilty.” Evidence of arrest was given by Constable Irwin. Sergt. Williams stated that he was called in to see accused searched. Accused said: “I’m drunk igain, but I was supplied with liquor by a certain party. It’s not my fau.t.’ Accused mado a statement < n I:is own- behalf. He said lie liad absolutely no drink on the previous day. Could not remember having seen the Sergeant, nor could he remember making a statement about being supplied with liquor. In answer to the Sergeant accused said ha had not seen Constable Pratt on l be previous day. •George Pratt, police co -.stable, sai-.l that at 2.45 p.m. on the i r j/ious day saw accused and ho promised lo be at Alorrison’s, Gladstone Road, at 3.15, for the purpose of a'.lowug witness to catch the party supply ng accused with liquor. Accused said they would be in a loose-box in a stable in tho vicinity, tho party having promised to take up two bottles of beer at 3.15. Proceeded to the place with Constable AloPlierson and remained tliero for about half an hour. Neither accused or tho other party appeared. Did not see accused again until that morning. Yesterday accused appeared to have been, drinking, though he was not drunk. The accused said he did not wish to question the witness. He knew nothing of what the witness had said. Tho S.M. said it was ridiculous to suppose that tho police would come to court and commit perjury about tho matter. Accused- would' be fined £3, with costs 2s, in default 7 days’ imprisonment Herbert Cranswick, To Kia-raka, was convicted of drunkenness at Whatatutu and fined £l, with 2s costs.

rs. PROCURING LIQUOR.

Robert Barwick was charged with having on January 24th procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him. Constable Irwin give evidence of having arrested) accused for drunkenness. While being searched accused said lie had been supplied with liquor by a certain party, whom he said he wished to bring before the Court. The S.M. said that accused had been convicted of a similar offence on the previous day, and it was manifestly useless for him (the iS.M.) to say anything to accused. Accused would bo fined £lO, with costs 2s, in default three months’ imprisonment, the sentences on the charges of drunkenness and procuring liquor to ho cumulative. C LICE-INFECTED SHEEP. William P.icken was fined £l, with 7s costs, for having exposed sheep for sale at the Matawhero saleyarda which were infected with lice. THEFT OF BRANDY. Herbert Cranswick, Te liar aka, was charged with the theft of a bottle of brandy, valued at 7s 6d, the' property of Reginald S. Caulton, licensee of the Wbatututu Hotel. Accused pleadad guilty. Constable Doyle deposed that he found accused and another man partly intoxicated in a tent. Upon being asked where he got the brandy accused said he bought it. That morning, however, accused said he did not remember having taken it. Accused had only been an To Kara kit for about two months. Accused was fined £2, with costs £1 6s 2d, in default seven days’ imprisonment.