MAGISTERIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2487, 27 March 1882, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

OHKIBTOHDBOH. Monday, Maboh 27, [Before E. Boetham, Esq., R.M.]

Dednkknnbsb.—John Rodgers was fined 10s ; T. McLeary was fined Iss; Wm. Ogier was fined 5s ; Sydney Smith, who besides being drunk, had assaulted the arresting constable, was finedJßl 10s, all to be imprisoned for the usual terms in default of payment.

Disobeying an Obdbe Henry jQ-oodey on remand from March 24 h, who had neglected to pay £1 per week as ordered towards the support of his wife and family, whom he had illtreated and finally left without means, was again brought up. He had steadily refused, and did still refuse to pay, saying it was against his conscience and Clod’s ordinances. He was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Shoplifting.—John O'Oonnor was charged with stealing one pair of trousers and one vest, valued £1 7s fid, from the shop of Messrs Strange and Pountaine, High street. He had taken the things down from outside the window, where they were hanging, at 7 p.m. on Saturday last, put them under his coat, and walked away with them. He was seen by a bystander, who informed the owner. He was followed, and the goods were found on him. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and that it was a drunken freak. He was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, with hard labor. Pbosechtionb undeb the Licensing Act. —Yinconzo Borti, of the Palace Hotel, was charged with selling liquor there at 1145 p.m on March 20tb, Mr Holmes appeared for defendant. Sergeant Pratt deposed that he walked into the house by the open back door into the bar, which was lighted up. There were four customers there, one of whom, a townsman, was drinking beer. The front door was closed. Defendant was not there, but Mrs Berti came in while witness was there, lie did not see any liquor served. Another officer, who accompanied witness, corroborated the above evidence. Jacob Nelson stated that he lived opposite the hotel. He was there when the police entered. He was not then drinking beer, as had been represented. Ho had had nothing to drink, Wm, Howard deposed that he was one of the party. He had nothing served him after II o’clock. Afred Newman, called, admitted having two or three drinks in the hotel, but could not remember what time the last one was served. Defendant stated that at the time of the alleged offence he was on his way from Wellington. His wife was left in charge of the hotel. Mr Holmes swished to raise the question of an employer’s responsibility for acts done in his absence without his authority. The Magistrate said he thought there was no necessity for that; he should not convict on the evidence. Case dismissed.— Edward Cookson was charged with allowing billiards to be played after hours on his licensed premises, viz., on March 22nd, at 2 a.m. Mr Thomas, on the part of defendant, admitted that the game was going on at the time named, and called defendant, who deposed that the room was let to a tenant, who kept it open on this occasion expressly against the agreement that existed between them. Some of his lodgers were playing after hours. His Worship said the circumstances did net disclose a very grave offence, still, if strictly pushed, defendant had been brought within the range of the law. On this occasion, however, perhaps the caution would suffice. Case dismissed.

Miscellaneous. Annie Jerome, for breaking a pane of glass at Addington gaol, was fined la and 2a 6d damages.—Michael O’Keefe, a cabman, for standing with his vehicle at a place not a cabstand, was fined 5s. —Joseph Hannan, for leaving his cart on a thoroughfare, was fined 10s. —Hugh Butler, Patrick Kerr, J. Sullivan, M. Quinn and Patrick Dowd, drivers of vehicles, were charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. 0. Whitefoord deposed that while driving on the Papanui road on March 24th, he met defendants, whose vehicles, loaded with stones, were travelling on the wrong side of the road. They were not properly attending their carts, and witness had some difficulty in steering elear of them. They wore fined each 5s. —Everard Earr, Joseph Smith and Thomas Search, for riding or wheeling bicycles on a footpath in Duncan street, Sydenham, on March 16th, were cautioned, and the cases were dismissed. — W. J. Falloon, James El win and W. J. White were each fined 5a for allowing horses and cattle to wander.