S.M. Court.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 80, 8 April 1904, Page 2

S.M. Court.

WEI.COME TO ilit UUTCiUISUXi b.il. lleioiii pi'oceeiling to Court Ij'usines.s ioslwUuy luornan;, when Air T. tiuuiilson;, lo.ol; l;ib .seal tor lno IUSI liilie a.t> iu U.c x\e\v i'lymuutU (usineL, .ur UchLou loi M*ssif4 and uesiuu; aiiii apou»gi.-jiiig lor Uiu Uly.-Aiju: oJ -\ij' iuii-ueJ. piebxUeliL ui ilie l.,uw ciel.v, u ieU Uoitis ol \\ei- : come lo LJie i.e men- j tioiieu thu lii/cl tnaL Air lluicnit/oii j iiad iiad' long experience in the profession as well as 'in Uiu capacity oi ' UxeJiilA'j's oJ 'llie J.uii , Wi.o.ve uiltii.-'.uCJe.-j m: iiju ILI L.iul''oiii; iilj L.u U. i :>1 .11.0. .;tr \i I'JiUlil . Jl' 'Ji.'ti l I.at lln j |_n Iv. i i'ii ."ui" 11 uH J auii (inpi on in Aueuiaiul woaivl oe conliuucd bei'e, and on ijehaii oi Llie oar pruaiised e\ei',\ a. i ,MSLuJice. He iv 11 sure thai \UuLsl sympathising v.jtii Llie uin.cuities uiip» unu.ii counsel had lo contend, Mr iluiciiison would nol allow lue.-.e leeim-:, Lo ililiUenee mm in admiiusUi il»g Lne law. said li nol uil.il leeluigs ol un .nuieieu pleasure thai lie look up msuuiits JJi -New j au uuiinijl se'-vi-'ajt y«-*ars close aIU-hlioh lo m.'j work in .lUcKlana that work laid oecome emieaied lo mm. He eoruiaily rtciproviaul Air Weston s Uusne :or a leiudj beluein. beach and uar, Uiat Uiai ..as iiecessavy ill LI-t inteiesls ol justice. One ui the most pausing iu<-m----ui':«.s ol liis se\ eii cfi;t s Jti Auckla|mi v\as that oi' ms relations with me piojession, whieii irom htsl lo lasi iiad been ol the must cordial iUii.uie ; and he was prmleged lo number amongst Ins Oearest lrands u.e leading iiieiubeis ol me bar iliere. 4ie iioiied thai when the tune caiiie lor him to leave Ae\v I'iymoulJi, he would l;e able to look back on hn» term 01 service heie Willi 'the same pleasure. In concluding, Mr Jiuichison said lie could iv relied on to do his utmost lo proinolu the greatest good Jeeiing in the Court. i'OLICK iiL.SI.NKby. —Drunkenness.— Harry Skellou was charged with having been iound drunk As he v'tts a lirst oh'ender, he was convictcil aud discharged. Sergeant Jiaddrell asked that the accused should pay lour shillings cab hire ( incurred iu taking llie to the lock-up. ll«»\\Vorship itskeU if it was usual to allow cab hire here. lie could not order the accused to pay lor it without his consent being obtained. Consent was given and an order made for the payment. —Prohibition Order.—' A prohibition order agniusl a New Plymouth resident was made on his oY.n application, to Luke eficct in the usual districts, —A Lad in Mischiol'.Sydney Koss was then called, on remand irom last Thurs'duy, on a cUu ge oi having set lire to a building. .Mr Weston appeared i'or tl'C accusc»-l lad, l'u\n case was lirst -lward on Wednesday, March ;j(>th, wlieu an older was made by JMr Wutul'ord, commit ling Uoss to tne l.»urni.am Ju-dustrial r-xhooi,. Tne boys' l<ar.■i.iN objected, and rwtained Air U.-s----:it,i io make an apjitication l'or a i i.varing ol' llie case. This was granled, and on Thursday morning aur Maniord, alter hearing coirnsel on use s-ido and certain uvidciicc an t» eiraracler on liie other, -decided Lo atljouru the case i'or a week. Tiiose circumstances were explained in Court yesterday, when the caso eanie on, but llie magistrate said il wus impossible ior 'him lo hear a case that had been partially heard by another Magistrate, unless proceedings were commenced do novo. Sergeant Lladdrell remarked that •lie still held the order committing the boy to tho school, His Worship said I,lie order must have hem cancelled when the tv-hoaring was granted. The sergeant said that was not u). The re-hearing was simply to ascertain whether or not the magistrate would be justified n varying the order of committal. His Worship ruled againsl the sergeant. -Mr Weston : Of course. -Mr Weslon tlien explained to the P.ench the facts leading up to Ihis ease, and suggested that the charge "light be withdrawn, as the bov had already b.va '•through the iiiv." lilt Pencil asked S.-rgeaul lladdrell lo proceed with the case anew, it was his duty now to pro\e to hiM Worship's satisfaction that i.he lad was guilty. The sergeant , was not, prepared to go on ,as he had not Ihe evidence at hand. Jle applied for a week's adjournment. Jlr Weston objected.

Ilis Worship said il appeared to him that, the police skoul I have l;:een prepared to go on. The accused would be discharged.