R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1197, 6 October 1882, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

1 masterton^this'day, {Before H, S. Wabwsb., B.M.] John Myers was oharged with beii.g drunk nod disorderly—defendant pleaded guilty, He was remanded for a proviouft offence of r a sirailur, oharacter a month ago. Fined 10s or 48 hours imprisonm Charles McPherson oharged with the. same, offence pleaded -guilty. Sergeant. Price deposed that- he :was troubleßoine l between one and two o'clock this morn* ing. J Second offence. The first one committed only two days ago. Pined 10a,or '4B hours imprisonment.: • ; ■ . Richard Niehol ra charged ffiw assaulting Samuel Joues on the 22nd of September. Mr Beard for the defendant, Samuel Jones deposed, 1 that •on the day in questioii he was standing about 11 a.m. in the doorway of the Empire Hoteli when the accused struck liira in the moutu. Hetiid not not lay the information before because ho had no money. The blow hurt his'teeth. : (To Mr Beard): .After, defendant struck him he went to the Sergeant who told witness to summon him. . ; The Court: Waa'thedefendantarrested on a w«rrant 1 Mr Beard I Yes. , : Witness: I spoke to the Sergeant after I laid tlie information, I wanted'the Sergeant to arrest the prisoner. I suggested to myself having the prisoner arrested. ;

The Court: Did you give any reason why you applied for tho arrest 1 Witness. I said he was threatening me. Mr-Beard: Who filled up the form of the information i Witness: The Clerk of the Court. Mr Beard: Di,d the Sergeant go with you to'the Clerk i ' • Witness: Yes.'. Mr Beartl: Were you laid up after you were Btruck J.

Witness No. Mr Beard: Did you strilcelficliol 1 Witness: No j I lmd n>y hands in my pockets. John Tatlersall, billiard marker at tho Empire Hotel, saw Miohdi lasc evening,. and heard him say that " it WP too bad of Cockney, and - he would fflake him suffer." '

Mr Beard : Do you know the exact re' mark made.

Witness; a very strong adjective was used.

Sergeant Price, deposeij tliftt witness complained on 22nd inst. that the defendant had assaulted him. Defendants mouth was very muck swollen, He accompanied the prosecutor that morning when the information wfulaid. (To Mr Beard) I did not consider.thg arrest of the defendant wub necessary. I made no recommtuddUon to the prosecutor, had I advised him, I should have told him to take out a warrant. I have warned the defendant some time ago to clear out of the town, Mr Bpftrd rpfej'rpd to the extraordinary way in which the case hail bepjj brought before the Court, viz-, by arrest, aijd,thjs just at a time when lie was about to be I called as a witness in another case, He regretted to' refer to the police;' as in all other cases he bad'no reason to find fault with their conduct of oaseß, but lie considered an inadversibn was necessary, The aeoused said he struck tbe prosecnhr because he heard Jones had ohaiged him wiih taking £5 from another man. The Court said the aocused was irritated but the provocation wits not of a direct or immediate character, It would deal with it as an assault, and inflict a fine of one pound or se/en days imprison-. ment. With' regard to the matter of the police it thought that the strong observation of Mr Beard was hardly warranted. It was, however, unusual for an information laid by a private individual to be conducted by the police. While it considered the remarks of counsel a little too strong it was not surprised that they were, rnadei ; ; THE SUNDAY LIQUOR CASKS. ! Sergeant Pries 7 <J. H, Corbett.— Breach of the Act- M l ' Ski ppep for defendant, ' ' The Sergeant stated thattlie three cases were brought on outside information, He found that lie had to bring the persons aocused of drinking before the Court and put them on their oath. He had no other evidence. ' ■ Jens Peter Poulsen, a Danish laborer residing in Masterton could not exactly remember guijday tl)e 3rd of September. On the evening of fluit'day hp m round at the Empire Hotel ' nothing to: drink in the hotel to his knowledge. (A laugh,) He had a little drop too much thai day. He had it at hofflP from Saturday night, Don't remember' being taken home that night by two young men, Mr Skipper ; I should like to ask where the Sergeant gets his information from,

Witness: I know Guntheiyl don't remember liirntftlfiiig me home. TAe 'Goili'tT' at tjjis [joint called Mr Skipper to order for interrupting.

Witness; I remember going jutn the house, but don't remember w)iat took place afterwards,

, Samuel William Obandlely residing at Mastorton said I remember Sunday evening the 3rd of Septembev. I saw Poulsen on Sunday evening sitting oil'the side of, the footpath, I went in the house to look for a friend. I took Poulsen home with Gunther.

To the Court: I was inquiring after Mr Petersen; Isd not Bee Poulsen in the house. ' " ' " ' .

Mr Skipper asked tlje Gourb to allow Mr Corbatt to make a statement.

J. H. Oorbett, sworn, stated ftat on the night in (jueslion the wityess ganje to his bouse the worse for liquor and: he ordered him out.

The Court (to Chandler): Who did you see when you entered the house, Chandler: I saw nobody. Mr Skipper said there was no evidence against his client. , ,

The Court: It is a case of strong suspicion bi)t ns & criminal oharge it fall! far short of pjroqf.' J dismiss the casp. Mr Skipper said the Sergeant of police had done bis 4nty, but (here was some -bus. behind him. '

" Same y Thorny W»gg9-:-Bfllling liquor on Sunday to James Brown and Johtj Eljey. James Brown deposed, I remember Sunday, September 3. About 10 pm. I was home. A little before that hour I was in the Prince of Wales Hotel. John tflley'and MrWagge were there. I had nothing to drink there.. I was there about an hour and a half.

The Court i Did Elley have anything to drink, --

fitness: I was in a private room trans, acting private business, s Mey pj present and no liquor was .supplied, John Ejley, sworn, deposed, that on the J .evening in question ho was at the Prince of Wales Hotel for about an hour. He was not supplied while there. - ; 1 The Court-dismissed •f Same v Cjharles F.Worth.—Charged with' liquw'on to Arthur John W. TOtenair, I '™™, he believed lje remembered tjlunday the 'l3th of August, but could hot carry his ■ njind back; Could'not §ay; whether be jvas in : fte' Royal Hotel :on {he. Sunday jn question. Did.Jiot' know Arthur serby, ' the Eecond cook of the Empire Hotel, Did not ■remember going to' the. Royal Hotel with him. Don't remember having drunk - there on any Sunday. ' ; - . Sergeant Price; Did you erar have any drink there on a Sunday.. ■ ' , Witoesi! I'a not going to. criminate sty*

(A; laugh.) I can get any drink I requite at MrCorbett's, where I live. Arthur Kerby, called, diposed that he did not: think.. that he was ever in the .Royal . Hotel on a Sunday. The Court: The caeeia dismissed, l'he Court said that it could not help remarking there has.been an amount of forgetfulneea.that struck it as remarkable in the . oases.just heard, ;In laying theso'informa--tions, at'the suggestion of ; the Court it thought that they would have thegool effect/ it would show how unwise ' -it wai to give . i official. utterance: to such statements as had J beenmade.' ; • : , 'v W . The Sergeant said' he was placed in*, . Very awkward pojition . as he had no proof ; other, than that he had .brought;')! '•! . The Court suggested that Poulsen might = have 1 been proceeded;' agaioat 1 for < being drunk on a Sunday.' ; 1 i m WELLINGTON ilfoN, CANAItY, AND DOG: SHOW. (Abridged from N. Z, The first show held under the auspices of the Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Dog Association was' opened at, St; George's Hall yesterday, and was succeisful beyond the most sanguine expectations of the promoters, N6 sooner were the doors thrown open at 2 o'clock.' in the afternoon, than visitors bfcgan to r pour in a constant stream, and in a couple of hours the place was pretty well crowded, When it. IB stated "that there were neatly 300 exhibits of all classes, it will be seen that the efforts of the Association . to get tip asliow worthy of the place we ably seconded' by ownors of pets of glj kinds, cauine and feathered.' To commence with the poultry, we may say that the show was an exceedingly good ono, although one or two varieties, notably Spanish fowls, were poorly represented as to numbers, Of ducks, there was only one entry; no geese wore shown,: aud the only swan entered did nqt put iii an appearance. Tlje classes for Hamburg! (silver and gold, spangled), 'fioudinj (black and red game), and Brahmas'were wel| filled, Mr J. Paytori L of. Mastertou falsing Ist prize for his pair of; tho latter (light vape'fy,) S|r\y.'Siualft Forbes of Cdrt'erlpn tqok jst prige for one paip of Houdiiis,' and was highly commouded fop a second pair- Some of the prize brpedj showol a "Jot of f>i'eedintf, bijt tljere jyerp very fe ff Dorking, game, Cochins, orb&jir tarjia, The exhibits of pigeons trere got very numerous btjt of fiur quality. Thpi§ was a really splendid , shoff of, panaris, The birds showed every shade of plupjpgp froffl yellowish white jo rich yellow and dark pan, aiifl were' pronounced by the .judges to be a Ipt fit to be exhibited anywhere.' Among _ Ihp jjivdp" w§fe j - number of extra exhibits, lyhjch aftrapteij a good deal of attention, among them being a Mew South Wales king parrot, gorgepns in its red aiid gfeen plumage, a Npff Zealand kajtp, an Aup'raliaii cockatoo, and 9 nafive pigeon. Enttjea of setters were numeyong, anfl of fair quality; and the spaniels were ujjo numerous, but not at all even in point of merit. The Bhow of sheep dogs antj colleys was ft poor one, and there were po bull dogs in (he hall. The greyhounds were not in greftt foycej but [hpre were one or two passable dogs. The Newfoundlands, St, Bernards, ,apd mastiffs were all represented, but none _of thp dogs in these classes call for special motion. Now that-ihe Dog, Poultry, Canary, A and figeon Fhow hos been ated, there is no doubt of annual affair, and a spir'it of and emulation once being improvement tuaybelooked year's exhibits. . '