S.M. COURT.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 6 February 1920, Page 3

S.M. COURT.

* — OTAKI—FRIDAY.. (Before. J. L. -Stout, Esq. SAI.) On Licensed Premises. Six voting men were charged with being on licensed premises at Otnki of ter hours. A letter was put in, in | jrrhich accused pleaded guilty. I ' Constable Satlierloy stated that at 10 'p.m. on January lA’nd lie found accused tat an hotel. going there for 'the purpose of getting liquor to take to a dance at Te Horo. All were first j offenders. i Each accused was convicted and j fined £1 and costs. | Furious Driving, j a -.. JEcChesnev, who did not appear, ,vas charged with driving a motor car at a furious rate. Constable Hatherlcy stated he was in a motor car on the night in question, and was passed by McChesney at the. . rate of from 50 to 00 miles an hour. The driver had aboard the party con- j •corned in the previous case. . f Accused was convicted and lined £'- i

Sind rosiH. Maintenance and Separation, p p; Maugham (Mr Harper) sued L«n! Maugham (Mr Stavoley) for maintenance nn'l guardianship of children, and for separation order. | * Appliesut. v.-lio said she had been , married for eight or nine years, and j had three children, asked that the | children he left in her rare, her husband to pay for maintenance. Her

Imshand worked .regularly. receiving good wages, ami also attended motor •sports. He had not given her sufficient •to ta.fp her children, and she had Id work to pay her rent. Defendant was ordered to pay £1 per | v.-eek maintenance for ids wife, and 10s fur each child. Custody of the children .was given to Mrs Maugham, r Bad Language.

Gilbert Glover (Mr Harper) was charged with having used had lan„uagn. Defendant elected summary trial, and pleaded not guilty. Matin to Jlenmra stated that defendant borrowed a set of harness from him. 'Witness asked him to return same, when Glover made use of bad language to him. on the road, and inside his gate, in a loud voice. Witness gave no provocation for the bad language. He did not think the swearing would have been heard more than _OO yards away. William Macdonald deposed that lie heard defendant using bad language on the date in question, and went to see what was the matter. Defendant was on the road when he used the bad language. and made use of further bad words when inside his gate. Anyone passing on the road could plainly hear the words used. His wife had heard game. He had suggested to Matin that he lay the information, as bad language had been used on other occasions-- He had had no trouble with

Glover, Florrie Macdonald deposed to hear- . i nff accused use filthy- language on the •occasion referred to. Tt could he 1 heard half a mile away. Witness and her husband, and most of the other neighbours, had had trouble w.ih plover. The defence was a denial of the use Of the words complained of, while it was contended than if used, it was not In a public place. Defendant sir ted that he had sworn at Matiu, but. from the spot where he ptcod to Macdonald's gate was nine Chains. Matin had told him Macdonald was anxious for the ease to come on, as l Ire wished to.have a cut- at witness. ( Macdonald and witness had had a f'row" s while ago. Tie had used no , Obscene language on the Toad, and it .was an exaggeration to say he nc.uld be hc-ard half a mile away. Henry Wilton, h Waiiohn farmer, stated that he had measured the distance from his gate to Glover's, and ’ found it to be 23 chains, while from Plover V to Macdonald’* would be hbemt eight chains. "The KM. considered there was a certain conflict of evidence, but there was Sufficient evidence for a conviction - bud defendant’ would be lined fo and -costs. Fourteen days were allowed in which to pay the fine. (Left sitting.)