S.M. Court.

Manawatu Herald, 18 September 1902, Page 3

S.M. Court.

(Before A. Greenfield, Esq., S.M.)

THIS DAY,

CIVIL. ■ /' Herbert Austin v. Albert J. Robinson —Claim for possession of tene- , Mr Reade appeared for plaintiff. ■; No appearance of defendant. Mr Reads said tenant had had possession for four years without paying rent. Defendant had sent a letter which the Magistrate refused to take notice of.

The case was adjourned to next Court day. Smale & Hay v. Joseph Chalmers. —Claim 6a 6d. No appearance of defendant. Judgment by default with costs sa.

Smale & Hay v. John Kelly.— Claim £1 6s Bd. .No appearance of defendant. Judgment by default and costa 6a. Smale & Hay v. Thomas Collins. —Claim £1 2a 6d. Judgment by with costs ss.

jpDOMEjNT SUMMONS. Edmund Osborne v. Joseph Moran. —Claim £8 16s.

Mr Reade appeared for creditor. This was a debt of over 12 years ago. The S.M. refused to take evidence!

CRIMINAL. Police v. Ernest Dodson. Defendant pleaded guilty to riding a bicycle on the footpath. Fined 2s 6d and costs 79Police v. W. P. Gray. Mr Hankins, with Mr Eeade, appeared for defendant. The defendant was charged with, That during hours at which licensed ** premises are directed to be closed did sell- alcoholic liquor to William McOreanor, and ; Did expose liquor for sale during prohibited hours, and ' . . , Did permit drunkenness on licensed premises, to wit, the Post O&ice - Hotel. Fanny McOreanor stated on Sun- . day, 31st August last was at Wyeth’s boarding house ; was cooking there; cooked part of the breakfast on Sunday morning, and her husband - went to see if he had left her boots there; he went to look for them about seven o’clock,<ab she asked him to gpbjishe .went direct to Gray’s; went ifeto one of the rooms downstairs by the back door, and it was on the. left hand side; there was no - _ one Jin the room; heard someone scrubbing inside in the bar; knocked on the wall near the bar; Mr Gray opened the bar; asked him if McCreanor had left a -parcel there; he ■ said he did not; McOreanor was in. the passage; she asked him for a little drop of brandy and port wine; he-said if she did not feel well he ' would give her a little; he did; . don’t think she remained long; Gray went on with his work; he closed the bar; afterwards her husband came into the room and sat down; did not hear my hnsband ask for any refreshment; had only the one ■ drink; my husband might, have helped me out; a man named Collins assisted my husband ; never saw. . Gray after he' had served her with ' the drink; might have given her husband money when he left the ;. boarding house; Gray’s man was scrubbing the room she was sitting

, in. Bj Mr Hankins—Slept the pre--3 vioua night at Wyeth’s; it was late . p ' , when she came in; had taken some : ;*•h e ep to Wyeth’s on the Saturday ; - night; had some beer before she 3 went to find the boots j the beer “ ■ diaa|preed with her and made , her \ s giddy and, sickj felt drowsy when

she sat down; she knew she was muddled that morning : do not remember anything said to her ; after leaving Gray’s went and sat down; was convicted for being dmnk on the Main-street on the Monday following ; on the 16th. of this month went to the Manawatu Hotel; remember the constable taking her out of the hotel, and he told ’her to go home and not trouble the hotelkeepers ; she went back to the hotel and Mr Levett ordered her out, and he gave her in charge for refusing to leave licensed premises; was fined ; do not remember saying she would put Levett up for selling her liquor within prohibited hours; felt very bad from the effects of drink when she Went into Gray’s house, Re-examined—Brought home two bottles of beer on Saturday night; had only a pint of beer on Sunday morning; it went to her head ; could walk straight; she had a sleep after she had the port wine; after leaving the hotel sat down by the side of the creek, where her husband left her; she felt ill.

(The' continuation of the evidence in this case will be concluded in our next issue,) The S.M. said as to exposing liquor for sale the case must be dismissed. The only evidence for Selling liquor during prohibited hours was that of Mrs McCreanor, which was not reliable, and he therefore dismissed all three informations.