Annual and Quarterly Licensing Meeting.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3567, 2 June 1880, Page 3

Annual and Quarterly Licensing Meeting.

Yesterday.

(Before H. Kenriok, Esq., E.M, (Chairman), and Messrs Puckey, Workman, Souter, Brown and Taipari.) We conclude oar report of the hearing of Mr Campbell's objection to the renewal of the license of the Warwick Arms Hotel !~

A. Hogg, sworn, deposed—That he was owner of the Warwick Arms Hotel. Brown and Campbell, of whose business he was manager, were not. Mr Mcllhone was not the tenent; McMullen was. He had never received any rent from McMullen, Mcllhone always paying him. He often visited the house. He did not recollect having been at the hotel in April last with Eowe, a surveyor, and Gerald O'Halloran, a native agent. He was never with those gentlemen at the hotel early in the morning. He did not recollect throwing dice. He never gambled, and had never thrown dice for money in any hotel on the Thames. He did not see those gentlemen play at dice within the past two months. By Mr Brassey—Mcllhone rented the house for his father-in-law, and he always understood that McMullan derived a monetary benefit from the business. The next witness called was Henry T. Howe, but he did not appear. A medial certificate stating that he was too unwell to attend was put in. Mr Brassey contended that the subpoena had not been properly served, inasmuch as that Mr Howe's travelling expenses had not been tendered with the subpoena. The Bench held that the subpoena had been properly served, and a messenger was despatched to fetch him. W. Rowley, sworn, deposed that he was a hushman, and on the 21st March was at Mcllhone's." He played a game of cards with Mcllhone for drinks. They bet a shilling on the turn up card. A man named Schaeffer was also present. Witness lost a shilling, and Mcllhone won. They played until early in the morning. He did not notice a policeman coming into the room. It was not true that ha lost £4. He was sure they did not play till 3 o'clock in the morning. He did not tell Mr Campbell so, neither did he tell him that he had lost about £&. John Schaeffer gave corroborative testimony. I Francis Brogan also gave evidence about the game of cards. He further ! deposed that Mcllhome had upbraided him for knocking about his house and getting information for Campbell. Mr Brassey had told him he need. not attend the Court, and offered him half-a sovereign to clear out. Brassey strongly advised him to go away from the Thames, he said that the steamer left for Auckland early next morning. This took place in Brassey's office. By Mr Brassey : He would swear that Mr Brassey had asked him to clear out, and offered him 10s to do so. He recollected going to Mr Brassey's office with the 10s which he had received from Campbell. Campbell - gave him that money to get a drink with. He did not recollect asking whether he could get to Tairua. Brassey made the proposition that he should go to Auckland, and then to Waikato, to dig gum; but witness said that Waikato was a very poor place. He did not tell Brassey that 10s was too little to go to Auckland with. He would swear positively that Brassey proposed that he should go to Auckland. Brassey's brother was present when the above conversation took place. He did not tell Brassey and Mcllhone this morning that he did not know anything about the present case. At the time Brassey first spoke to him he was not wanting to go to Tairua, He was quite sure there were three or four men playing cards in Mcllhone's. He went in for the purpose of seeing Ned Quinn, of Ohinemuri, about work at Te Aroha. He knew a man named P. K. Donnelly, and another known as Pickhandle Dan. He was at the Governor Bowen Hotel on that day, looking for the latter personage, as he thought he might get some work from him in felling trees for pick-hankies. A gum-digger named Scarrit told him that Quinn was wanting a man to drain land at Te Aroha. He did not know whether Quinn was down at Shortland on the day he went into Mcllhone's. Brassey's brother was in the I adjoining office when tljey had the conversation above related. He was not in . Campbell's office last evening nor any time during the month of May. He knew Mr Campbell's office. He had only been in it once, and that was to get spectacles for Campbell. Campbell did not tell him to go and show the halfsovereign to Brassey. Some weeks ago he saw Campbell at the latter's house, and Campbell said that he had a subpoena for him. He then received the subpeena, but told Campbell that he did not know anything about the case. In reply to Mr Brassey the Bench said they did not consider Brogan's testimony an element in the case. Mr Brassey said it was his intention to lay an information against Brogan for perjury. He then addressed the Court, and the Bench retired to consider their decision. On returning the Chairman said they considered one charge of gambling proved, but did not think that in this case it would them in refusing the license. slf *"~^__cMullen would promise he would in future reside in the house the Commissioners would grant the renewal of the license. Mr Brassey said he would undertake to do what the Bench required. The formal granting of the renewal was adjourned until the 12th inst. The decision was hailed with applause by those in Court, which was however promptly suppressed. The Court adjourned at 6.30 p.m. until thil morning.