POLICE COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 221, 1 October 1901, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

Before Mr R. L Stanford, S.M.— ' Monday, 30th September. The first case called on was that ' against Mary Reilly for failing to support her husband, John 2oilly, but this j was struck out, Mr Govett explaining that the Charitable Aid Board would i deal with tho matter. L iuis d" Jotigh was bound over to I keep the piacp for 12 months on a cuarge of assaulting Alfred Payne. Mr Qui 11am appeared for the com-1 pl unaat, and Mr Weston for the defendant. I Prohibition orders were made against Sarah James and David James, to be in force in the Taranaki and Eginont dist icts. I A. BAD CASS. I James Harvey was charged with I procuring liquor for a prohibited person j on September 21st. ' Sergeant Haddrell prosecuted, and Mr, 0. MacDiarmid (Messrs. Standish aud||Kerr)Jj defended accused, who pleaded not guilty, i Constable Ku-sell stated that ac-| cused and a man named; Murray went to the former's rooms oft Devon-streat and accused subsequently went to the White Hart Hotel. Witness having informed the sergeant of what he had seen, they both went to the home, and found Murray and accused with two empty cups before them containing traces of beer. Accused got excited and the lamp was blown out. A bottle containing beer was found between Murray's legs. Serge mt Haddrell corroborated the previous witness and stated that accused s iid he had been drinking tea, denying that he had had beer. He had warned Harvey about supplying prohibited persons Arthur Oiarke, barman at the White Hart Hotel, provrd telling beer to accused Oonstabh S'ackpoel gava evidence of accused having on other occasions supplie I prohibited persons. For the df fence Mr. MacDiarmid oiled James Harvey, the accused, who stated that he purchased a bottle of beer for himself on the occasion in question, and that Murray had none of it. ToS-rgeant Haddrell: He did not own up about the beer because he procared it Co- himself. Always had two cups on the table but did not drink out of both. The empty bottle found ha been drunk the night before. Blew the light out for mere fancy's sake. His Worship said he cou'd not very) well speak too s'rongly, as Harvey's j conduct was simply infamous. He had known him for years past to be one of the worst class of moral assassins. To supply persons who were not able to project themselves and had to be protectfd by law from obtaining liquor, was equal to committing moral murder. Not merely was it proved that accused did supply prohibited persons with drink, but he added to the offences by committing the grossest perjury which had be n heard in that Court. He would infliftt the full penalty allowed by the Act, and fine defendant .£lO, ir default three months imprisonment, Thomas Murray was then charged with aiding and assisting Harvey in committing the offence. Defendant pleaded not guilty. The evidence was similar to that in the previous case. Defendant denied drinking beer at Harvey's, but simply went there to! borrow a spade, Sergeant Haddrell contended that the defendant was worse than Harvey. His Worship did not think that this case was as bad as Harvey's, but considered it was clear defendant assisted Harvey to commit an offence. He indicted a flue of 20s, with the usual alternative. BICYOWNQ OK THR FOOTPATH.

Bertie Allen, a youth, pleaded gu'lty to riding a bicycle on the footpath in Gill-street and was fined 2s and costs. A WARNING TO DRIVERS OP STATIONARY ENGINES.

William James Orozier was charged with acting as driver of an engine having a cylinder with a capacity of over 200 circular inches and not holding a first-class certificate. Phillip Wells was also chirgpd as the employer of Orozier for allowing the engine to be worked by Orozier. : Sergeant Haddrell prosecuted. I Both defendants pleaded guilty, j I under a misapprehension. 1 It appeared that Orozier had for three years been running the engine at ! the Sash and Door Company's works and was engaged by Mr. Wei's on the understanding that he was to get a certificate. Orozier applied for a certificate and after about three months correspondence, in which he clearly stated the capacity of tbe engine he was employed to drive, received a secondclass certificate and bpth he and Wells considered that would suffice. As however the cylinder had a capacity of over 200 circular inches the Act required the driver to hold a first-class certificate.

The Inspector of Machinery, Mr. McGregor, gave evidence as to the requirements under the Act. In reply to Orozier he stated that he found both engine and boiler in a satisfactory condition.

His Worship said he was quite prepared to believe tbe defendants were not quite clear as to the precise terms of the Act.

Sergeant Haddrell stated that the Department did not press for a heavy pemlty. His Worship fined each defendant the nominal sum of 5s and 7s costs. RETENTION OP VOLUNTEER EQUIPMENTS,

I Allan C eland was charged with failling to deliver up the uniform and accoutrements of a volunteer on quitting the force. Mr. MacDiarmid prosecuted for the Taranaki Guards. After formal proof had been given by Captain Taunton and an explanation made by Mr. Weston on defendant's behalf, the information was withdrawn.