THIS DAY.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4406, 16 February 1883, Page 2

THIS DAY.

(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., E.M.) BBEACH OF BOEOUGH BYE»I.i."WS.

Frederick Wells was charged with allowing an offensive liquid to run into the Owen, street channel.

Constable Hazlett deposed that about 9 30 on the morning of the 11th inst. he was passing the butcher's shop of the defendant. He saw an offensive liquid flowing from them, the smell was felt as far off as Rensbaw's Corner. It proceeded from the waler table which was followed up to Mr Well's shop, to where he traced it by seeing dirty and discolored water in which were floating small pieces of fat; there was also water running from the shop over the footpath. Mr Wells was washing his shop with a, a hose. There was a tub in the back yard under a tap which was running inio it. It appeared as if it had been used fc| corning meat in. There was a very b:# smell, similar to that in the street proceeding from it. Defendant was preseat. He looked further up the street, but could not trace the smell past the defendant's.

James McLiver, sworn, corroborated the evidence of the constable as to the existence of the smell, but could no'; say where it came from.

Mr Miller for the defendant f'^ied that the smell arose from his presses He called the defendant, who on being sworn stated that. on the moraing of Sunday last the constable visited his premises and complained of an offensive smelJ. After looking over the premises be said " Oh, it isn't your place." The tub spoken of by the constable never had any brine in it, and it had not been emptied on that morning. There was no smell arising from it, or any other portion of his premises on that morning. Had not emptied his brine for three weeks. Had cleaned that portion of his premises on the previous night, and was washing out his shop when the constable called.

Win. Coles said he lived next door to defendant, who keeps his premise* very clean. Was at Wells' place on Sunday morning, and there was no offensive smell on his premises; the water running away had no offensive smell. Was in the street before and after the constable called, and experienced no offensive smell.

John Head corroborated the evidence of the last witness.

The Bench said a very offensive smell did exist on that morning, and the constable traced it to Mr Wells' premises, where it was very clear it pro» ceeded from ; whether from the shop or yard was immaterial. The defendant would be fined £1 and costs, 14s.

STJNDiY TEADING. John Pearce, of the Wharf Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on Sunday last.

Mr Miller, who appeared for the defendant, expressed regret that the affair had occurred. Mr Pearce was absent when the liquor was sold, and he would see that such an occurrence would not again take place. The house was a well conducted one, and the defendant would leave the matter in the hands of the Court.

Sergt.-Major Keily detailed how the constable had seen the man who had procured liquor from the hotel on Sunday last. •

The R.M said that the law had been broken, and it was the defendant's duiy to see that it was not done. He wot d inflict a fine of £1, and costs, The ccviviction would have to be endorsed on .Hq license. A BREACH OF THE PROHIBITIVE CLAUSE. John Black more was charged with supplying Jane French with liquor, knowing her to be a prohibited person. The defendant denied having served her with beer, but udinitted the knowledge of her being a prohibited person. Constable Hazlott deposed that o:: the 11th inst., in the afterncon, sa>7 the \ defendant go' along the Beach rov.: with,| bottles under his coat, and after ards return with the bottles filled with beer. Subsequently ascertained that he hcd obtained them from the Wharf Hotel. The defendant proceeded to the Louse of a Mrs Godwin, where Mrs Jane French, a prohibited person, was. Saw her meet Black more.

Jane French, sworn, stated she was at Godwin's house on Sunday evening. Gave defendant, who was there, 2s to get her Is worth of beer. He took two bottles for the purpose. She met him after he went for the beer, aad he handed her Is and said the beer was locked up. The defendant, denied having brought any beer for French; the beer was for himself and Mrs Godwin.

The Bench said it was clear that the defendant had gone for the beer for Mrs French. He warned him as to a future infraction of the law. Fined 20s, or a week's imprisonment. For the next offence he would sentence him to a month's imprisonment.