MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2364, 3 December 1908, Page 6

MAGISTERIAL.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2

(Before Air. AV. A. Barton, S.M.)

JLIQUOR TO 1M?0-

HI BIT ED BEK SONS

A man named John Harris pleadi .! guilty to a -charge of supplying liquor to John Green, a prohibited person, and was lined L 5 and 7s costs, or one month’s imprisonment. On a further charge of having supplied one Norman Nicholson with ii.[uor, ‘knowing him to be a prohibited person, defendant pleaded not guilty. Constable Scott gave evidence describing the details of the offence which he witnessed. Defendant was quite sober at the time and since then tintwo men whom lie had supplied had been before the court and convicted.

Dugald Ferguson, hoarding-house keeper, also gave evidence, . stating that about- the date in question defendant was staying at- the Gladstone house. He saw defendant .and Nicholson together and told the former that Nicholson was a prohibited person. Defendant replied that he knew that was the case. Accused made a statement denying that he had given Nicholson anything to drink.

His Worship said he had no doubt as- to the guilt of defendant. He would be fined £5 with 5s costs .in default one month’s imprisonment'on this charge also, the sentences to be accumulative. ALLEGED THEFT.

A young man named John Harvey pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a bicycle, of the value of £5, on the night of November 29th.

Sergt. Hutton detailed the circumstances and accused was remanded until to-morrow morning. ALL EG it I) ASS A t-LT.

The ease in which James Straker Jackson is charged with having assaulted one William Harvey, thereby causing him grevious bodily harm, was again called at the Police Coma yesterday. The case bad been adjourned since Saturday last- when the evidence of the injured man and also of a Mrs. Brady was taken. The hearing of additional evidence was resumed, Sergt. Hutton eg tin conducting the prosecution, and accused being undefended. Alfred Philip Coker, medical practitioner, stated that lie attended the injured man Harvey, at the Police Station on the night of the assault. Harvey was suffering from shock and loss of blood, consequent on wounds in his head. Witness described.the nature of the wounds, and said that the wounds were route recent and hail been, in liis opinion, caused by some sharp instrument, but were not immediately dangerous. He saw Harvev and treated his injuries on the four days following the night of the assault;.

Leonard Martin, residing at Upper Gladstone Road, said that on the night of November 19th the injured man Harvey came to his gate and asked him to get the police as he had been assaulted. Witness did so and looked at -Harvey’s head, seeing three cuts on it. His face was also knocked about a hit, and witness washed his wounds before the arrival of the police. David M. Gorman, journalist, gave evidence of having seen the injured man in Gladstone Road, and upon the arrival of Constable Pratt, accompanying them to the house of Mr. John Brooking, where the accused man,, Jackson, was arrested by Constable -vj'att. Accused admitted having assaulted Harvey but denied having used the wool hook. He also said that he “was sorry he didn’t finish him” (Harvey,) and threatened to “murder him yet.” Accused repeated those threats when being taken to the Police Station.

Constable Pratt gave similar evidence as to tlie arrest of accused, who said lie was sorry.lie had not “finished him” (Harvey) outright. On the way to the Police Station accused repeatedly admitted the offence, saying that he only regretted lie had not murdered Harvey. . ~ This concluded the evidence for the prosecution, and accused, who pleaded not guilty land reserved his-defence, was committed for trial to the next •sittings of the Supreme Court to be held in Gisborne.

Mr J. R. Kirk, who has. been retained to defend Jackson at the Supreme Court, applied for moderate bail, but- His Worship said that in the circumstances he could not-reduce the present amount. Bail was allowed accused in £200,, and two sureties of £IOO each. FALSE PRETENCES.

A man named William James Imrie, alias James, pleaded - guilty to a charge of having, on Nov*. 14tli, obtained the- sum of £3 0s 6d from Herbert James Grieve, by means of a false dociimeht, to wit a valueless cheque. Sergeant Hutton explained that on the day. in question the accused' man ( went into Grieve’s jewellery shop to' pay an account of £1 19s 4. ' He asked for a blank cheque, which was given to him, and he filled it in for £-3, receiving £3 0s 6d in change.

His Worship deferred passing sentence, pending a full inquiry in .*? tli© .'anteccdeuifs of the accused.