RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT, TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1094, 28 June 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT, TE AWAMUTU.

Thursday, June 26th 1870. (Before H. W. Norfchcroffc, Esq., R.M.) BREACH OP THE LICENSING ACT. James Devin was charged, on the information of Constable GilUes, and pleaded guilty to a' ; ' of the above Act, by selling alcholic liquors to four. persons on Sunday, the Bth June, the same not being bona fide travellers. His Worship said that he, himself was instrumental in getting the license for Mr Devin's house, as he ' thought that a second hotel in Te Awamutii would be an advantage to the general j-üblic, but some of his brother Commissioners were against it, for they considered it would lead to increased drunkenness.

Sergeant McGovern said that it was necessary to lay the present charge, as there were complaints made by the settlers of frequent cases of drunkenness on Sundays. He knew Mr Bevin a long time, and frequently stayed at his hotel wghen m Auckland) and a better conducted, nor a more orderly and clean house there was not m the town. He was very much surprised when he heard the present charge. was laid against him.

Fined £10, and ,£1 19s costs, \ybich was accompanied by a caution, tobe more careful m future. Henry Lewis was charged on the information of Constable Gillies with selling alcoholic liquors to two persons on Sunday, the Bfch June, and pleaded guilty to selling- two pints of beer, bnt not to a breach of the Licensing Act. His Worship • You appear to know more about the Act than the Court. Fined JBIO, and £1 19s costs.

Mr Lewis : T shall appeal. His Worship : Alright. DRUNKENNESS.

George Mantello pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness on Sunday. Fined ss, and 7s costs.

George Mantello was also ohar»ed with a breach of the Vagrant Act and pleaded guilty to usiug inaultinolanguage to Constable Gillies when m the execution of his duty. Fined, £1 10s, and , costs, 7s, or two months' itn prison ment. FIGHTIMG IN" KIHIKIHI. William -WilKams, and William Burton were charfc& with a breach of the Vagrant Act by fighting m a public place on a Sunday. Burton pleaded guilty—he knew nothing about the row, or how it commenced. Williams said he could telUiow it commenced, and all about it v he were allowed five minutes to address the Court. His Worshop : You cannot have ftal time. Williams : Well, thon, give me three minutes ? His Worship : N.o, you are both fined i?l each, and 8s costs. John Lucus, better known as Navvy Jack, was charged with, be>

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ng drank on Saturday, the Bth nafcant, pleaded not guilty. Constable Giltiei deposed, that he was so helplessly drunk, that he had to be carried into a stable, He was, he said, a pest to the neighborhood, as he was nearly always drunk. Fined 15s, and costs 7s, or 48 hoars inprisonment. John Nash pleaded guilty to being drunk on the 7th inst, and «ras fined 10s, and costs 7s. Worship said, m disposing of case, that there was a great deal of drunkenness on Sunday carried on m all the towns m Waikato, and he was determined to put a stop to such disgraceful sceues.