POLICE COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 16, 20 January 1900, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

Fiudat, January 19,—Before Mr. R, L. Stanford, S.M. KEEPING BILLIARD SALOON OPSN AFTER HOUItS, * W. Marnes, leasee and ownor of a •hiliaid saloon in Egmont-street, was charged with teing opan after midnight on December 29 oh, Mr, Weston represi nted defendant;, and Sergeant Stagpoole conducted the case for the police. Mr. Weston stated that the by-law dealing with-the closing of a billiard ■>aloon was faulty, and there was really uothing to enforce the keeper of a private, saloon to close at any specified rime.

The Magistrate, after hearing the evidence, dismissed the oise. RESCUING lIOKSES FUOil IUNGEU, W. Beals was charged with the rescue of three horses from the ranger on Saturday, 13th January, Mr. Quilliam appeared for th 9 defendant, und Sergeant Stagpoole for the police. Richard Frewiu, poundkeepr, stated that on evening last lie received word that some horses wore, straying in ]?ulford-strect. He irnmeoiiteiy. went there, found three horstP, and was about to drive them to iho pound, when the defendant interlei e'!, threatened to smash him, and drove the horses back to Lid (Jitals') *ya.d. i'tso defence was that tho horses were not ytraying. Dofetdant said ho was r. Ml ;vi«g tUo hor.-es from one pjddock to lauther, and had left thtrn on the swWde while ho ivent into a house .-ou'iiy for a horse rug. The horets . imJ bridles on, and he could not tie them up to the hedge without trespassing on the footpath, so lis had to leave |tut*ill. When he came out ugiin I fc'rowia was driviug them off, when lu | si; .pptd him. i lie iMttsristrnto said it was clear that the oif-iMX) hid been committed, nc, ili-.-i Jv, th.j bu;si.-s certainly wtro str.iyii.)', d, teconcliy, tucy hud been takt li '•<>.l6 oi tie tsutiUn. I; wast ii'.i-r « ». rious olt'oiicr, and liaUa to a in r.u nut sriUy of ,i'so. However, » :-i . > ueuw.-fc.iii'i;.". of t,.no ease, tl d: JiuL. Si '.) i ai.ii cosls won -I s :ilie i-'Ai.