THE "Lambing down" CASE.
The notorious " lambing down " case was airain b- fore the magistrate, Mr Belli Smith, on lust Haiunlny. Mi r n»'O. Cuwjmt appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Gottei for tue v'.eicaue.
Mr Cotter sai<) that since the n Ijournmenfc the Licensing Committee had r<>fu°ed to grnnt Adams a bcense so that lie was no longer an mnk.-eper witi.in | the moaning of the Act. He (Mr Oottpr) withdraw the plea of not guilty, and put in a plea of guilty, and seeing that Adams had lost so heavily alren iy, lie thought a nominal penally would meet! the ends of justice in tuis case. His Wors ip fc ie cvi Iciico of t ie proM3 cntion looked very Imd, Imt of course no e\idotu'e had boon submitted by tiio otlier si li». If tin? fact? as stated in the prosecution had remained uncontr.idicted, lie Mi that a heavy penalty must have been in Hie ted. Taking the facts as stated into oon si deration, ho woulil in tins case inflict a fine of 20s and costs. —Herald
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Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 57, 5 July 1884, Page 7
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180THE "Lambing down" CASE. Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 57, 5 July 1884, Page 7
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