MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2653, 8 November 1909, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 6

(Before Air W. A. Barton, S.AI.)

DRUNKENNESS. At the Gisborne Police Court on Saturday Edward Rilley, who was found drunk in Lowe Street, and had been once previously convicted within the past six months, was fined £1 and 2s costs or 4 days’ imprisonment. Pirinihia te Eke was fined 10s and 2s costs with the alternative of 4S hours’ in gaol for drunkenness. A first offender was mulcted in the usual 5s aud costs, with the option of 24 hours’ imprisonment. INCITING PRISONER TO RESIST POLICE. The case of Henry Eversfield, charged with having incited Oswald Shaw to resist the Police on Wednesday night, was again called. At the previous hearing the evidence for the prosecution showed that the accused had followed Shaw, who was arrested for drunkenness and urged him not to let himself be taken to the station. The case was adjourned to enable Eversfield to bring witnesses for the defence. These, however, were not forthcoming. Mr. L. T, Burnard, who appeared for the accused, pointed out that aIL that took place was that Eversfield called out to the man not to go witli the officer. By this time, however, the prisoner was more or less under control, so that Eversfield’s interferencereally made no difference. Under the circumstances he could barely be held to have incited the other man to resist. His Worship said that there was no excuse for the accused. The police had their duty to do and must be protected. Constables had Trouble enough in arresting drunken >'men without the public interfering. However, as the prisoner had already been dealt with in; connection with the affair, a comparatively small fine would meet the case.. He would have to pay £1 and £1 6s costs or undergo 7 days’ imprisonment. THEFT. David Austin, on remand, came up> for sentence in connection with the theft of a silver-mounted brush and comb, belonging to an employee of the Turanganui Hotel. On the'prisoner’s; behalf Mr. Burnard said that Austin appeared to have been drinking forseveral days, having come into tonm with a good cheque. He had. no really criminal intention in going away with the tilings in his pocket-. His Worship said he could not admit the accused to probation as lie had been previously convicted at Greymoutli,. though not of felony. He would befined £3, or 14 days’ hard labor. “I hope this will-be a warning to you to swear off drink for the rest of your life,” concluded the magistrate.