RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S REEFTON.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 36, 1 May 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S REEFTON.

TuEsWr April qO|n, 487^ fßoforo E.Shaw', Esq. 8.M.) nnEAcn of mohmw^.aoi-.,,,, , . .Thmofl I. Aikon'wns charged on tho in-* formation' of ' Sprgoant Neville with tho (iboio offence, by aolliug on' 6 botllo '.of nlobn April 3rd, ho not boing lioonsod so to do. ' '■■(.. Mr Subnlnsuoolor Goodnll oonduetod thofproflooution, and Mr Pitt with, Mr. Bei'd, appoarod for tho dofonco, 1 dofbndant " Not Quilty.'? In'bponing; tho case, 'said that. for somo.timp papt tho attention of th'ej police had boeft. oflllecl.tpijro^hp^^f, the Lioo'nsing Act, andii hnd been neoos« aary to take stops to punlsH tho offondbra. At tlio ieqttcst' of tlio dofonco tlio ih'formera wore brdorod out of Court until Rubh tiino as thoy would bo roquirod to gito'ovidbneo. 1 Tho following oyi<Jp»w<>VAß.tUoh oallod. • fatoty Lu<»8"«"I am Cleric of the Lioon • 9iBp"OoT»t; 'Roefton'.' 1 1 KM tWo dofon< dajit James Aifciii, ho il tlio ' h'oldor of ft wholesalb liconao. Hb liofda no other form of Hceriflo. Jse ptltot within the difltrioi'oii'Vhiflhi am Ot«rk. '""V ' qyoflWexaminod* by"' Mr' IteS d-fl feavo 1 novbr 1s( h ßuo<y bottle lioonaes. 1 havft tad- ! no o'pplicdtiono foV Bup^'lioonaoa during ' thb past'twolyb rnonthai ' Xam not aware of|any bottlo 'liobhsoV having feo^i jdJued ur}ifor Ro'ntion 2 of "' Tho Licori'ijing drtlin lujheo 1 1872. All lioonaos for* lb| sa|&'of liquor do nbt como through my hnnrts; all certificates for Uoonaoij; through^ my handa. 4V w ; ' Hcipxaminpd — i)ofondanfc „bap. oppifpd lor' a bottlo lieonso. ' Tlio fop^or ;o ( 'bdfctjo li'ceiiqo is £30 for tljioypart^efp 1 is' a diferpmurof £2j^^pbr yea^'beiw^ttl wholbsalo and, a^'hottloliconso^.^'^-'i ' ■ Sorgoant Noviilo—l aorved dpfcndaiit wifli n pummons/to appear to«hf'i"'-l o«lco4, hmt if lie bad a publican's or rotftil lioonfloarifji ho'anid. nq. , ' ,' ' !A. Frnnk yivian— l am a photoßrapor jvnd/ Vosidp iti ". Hy"pstpprt,' X'^poW '^hj defendant. On tho B.rcl April!. ,l, was in lift stoi^. lie wtta.bohindi tho counter, nnd I n'skod linn for d bottlo of tho'boat English ale, and lib gavp it to.mo, and'|p.aid ( him for it. Mr John Hdskiris tinn thoro dl tho time. ; I fchon ■ took the bottlo to. Sorgoant ,No vi No's ,hpuß/6 ," op^npd" an d ■ tasted it,i and found it to,*bp ' l TpniiantV"; ' alo; " Wo'tlVon ',■'>>■< ;'Cros3-,oxnniiinod by fc Pitt— lt was my, business to take tlia'., bottle down/fy,' Bo^ jcant Novillo. I wns told to tako uVtbei'o , by Mr Goodnll, I Ijtavo not yot Riven up photography, that find ■' informing 'go protty well togothor, It wns on the 17th of .March 'that. Mr Goodnll roc^uostod mo to proceed to Hoofton, and there sup-" press flly grog nolling, I did not havo a roving oommision, I had a paying pom* niiaion. I wnfi to rcccivo I,os por day for ,0110 month, and I rocoivod £3 in advance. Whilbin lloofton, I rccoived a fnr'thor sum of £2 10h from Mr Goodall. I, " hnd no idea of consuming tfio boer whoii 3j bought it^' I asked for the beet bocnuso I folt ill, Vut I did not toll .defendant 1 that I wnn ill. I bought tlio boor becnuno I was paid for it ; my philoKopher and friond ia Mr Joljin Hoskin'a. Ho is not a photographer ; ho is » 'bootogrnphor" or to put it ' moro plainly a-Mjootmakcr ftora 1 Mokhmui. 3(^ first met my friend in rolbronoo to this case about a fortnight; before tho 17th March-. Wo discuHsed tho prohahlp appointment. Ho spoke to mo about it and X wont to 'M^r' Goodall to rnalto arrnngomonts', 1 Jioo'xaminod' by Mr Goofiall— The nd,vnnoo I rcooivod was on : account of my ''e'nlnry. ■««,.,..,,. - J3y tho Court — I did i not buy the b,oor to drink it. I can't say who ft- ronnous I had for asking for the beiit EurUsU alo !

''' ' 7 but I wanted good ah booanso I wai unwell. I don't know whether I told him thit or not. John 'ilonkinn—J am a shoemaker living at Mok'iurmi. '} recollect J}rd April, on that 'day I wan in B^v 1 Aifcina storo Vivan purchased a boltlo ofTen^ nant*«alo for which ho paid '2s Wo ftave tlio ato to Sorgcant Noyillo Wo thon oponbd it and tasted it. It was botilod ale. It was Mr ]<iikou' who soryod us, and recotved ttio money. Wo made a momoVrandum of tho 'transaction shortly auorwards, and wo both signed it. . .Croa^bxaminod— Ilmvo boon atMokhimii Sis .monthfl. !A .|&fdn>Hii pr-27t» March that I* |ort bottniaklng for the TSSHfib'ir " T Of sV in«HHvten«afc"Weatpoi.'t. on tUe'busin'osSjOn tup 2<jlJa and 27th _ Marotu* Wo bad had';'«rdmo f^evi^u's -ooiirorflßtiQiia.oa'tho 1 .ffijt'»po ko ,. lo tiyi«n aboat* % faformv^ .^usjncss abou^ tho 26th March. I first' went to Vi v ifljtt, fib'#f t^ )ju liaoss^' Ag M wa? that I wanted Somebody to *ro with mto. ; Wooamo Btrai(#,'WWn -Wostport. iilcin's^ttg PoUh'p firs/DJaco wo wpat -o. pn. burinf6rk:nV^V^i«on' T / " Ilon ' w0 wont' into Aiki'n'a yivin'a, aaked for n bottlo of boor: I - pannol rccoljoct thi.t h^askptloV^nyany;^^ bottle.':, Ho asko|i;' fo^^nnnip 1 JT6; : Dbn't think ho said'anythuiß ajiQUtbaiM I anw6il. Wo rcccivo 10a a day for the mfprWinf^ bus^ygl^'Wo'arb ' not ipVoM. iscd j anythjn'fi acfditionnU » l£ \* \°^ n £ 0n i quosiiorxfrto tf wljotMr Iro fiot^ ; any-h , j,b|ng oxtra in the ovpnt of a conviction; "but wo will not b V o disappointed if wo do not got it. Wo , Uai.no. monoy , of ou r pwni; wo havo to pay for tho liquor wo boudhUuWihoiqspoi? day and keep ourselves. It pays bettor than shoomakjng At the Mokhinui, because t'horo' is no (population thoro. •'■■•'-■ .■'■'Scrßoant Novillo-I rccolloct Brd April lastj "'On that' day Vivian" and ftoskin's oftilefl a^' my houao with n botllo ( of alo ; I oponod it "and found it to .bo, bpi\\^\ alo. Isotilocl iUnd itjias, >: ro'm'aijio(| .in my possession over pinpo. J[ pfO f du< ?P, t h .° ty^. ■tlo'in quosiion. ... „, UiooAfo proscout^n. ' ' ]\j[r Pitt said tho defendant Bad 1 ploa'dofl ••not guilty," moroly to olicit the nature oPt^io proacoution.'and the charaotor Of tiio] informers, and hb'folt had bepn, n^rsi\cd. lMio dcfondan ( t would notMony tß^feUatV^lfJ.R j#lo P*iV-9P r to tho infprmorfli b,oJßß#.9, ( UoJdor ,'pf, 'a bUtlo liconso. Fpr tho defence it was ur^d hid thou^ri j'b'bt^*. licens^ boon applied for they could not lio oblftinod,.tho iiripronfiion boiOK-that thpiproy vision cnnblinß "ihOj , graoting „pjf; ftuch lii'(inao \v«(a not in:oporntipn in tho dis> trict, --■ ... :,, „ ... ■'-■•■' Ilia Worship aißttifiod bis intention of uoaritiß tlio whol« of ths information be foro doiiverlßf' judßmctit. . . ■ ! POMOB V. MH3. BUIfl. waft a similar information, the in* Ibrmera boinp; tho namO as in Iho last base. . f tho dofoiulan 4 , who keopa the Half-way ilot/se, Lnniitiß OrooTr^, etatod that sho l^atl ooVved tho iuformeva witl» two glassos of ialc. Tlicy bad called on hor nnd ro« ■j^rpsontod tKnt they woro vory fatiftuod i with trftvolltnfi, and who had served them Und rbooiyed pnymont.'s Sho h«d lived tn'iNcJson iiinco'li'f.Si nnd had only reoo|)tly came upon Ihe.goldfiolds to live her nm, She wplfl^uito ignorant of ;4b!o lipensing lnwa.';"Sh : p f'ully'ndmiUod' I ooilbnoe, bat 'had '^fringed tlip'Juw in 4c nipfotb i^iloranpei i * .. .„- ;■- . f j^is Worßliip' renewed' judgment in tho-i)Be;V:-':;V::: ;; <v< :'; ! '^;'" / , ■;';■;,; /'; ' SliieUis Bros', woi-o 'Similarly informodi n, sajnfit, ! thu , <|ha"rge . ■bom«: tlib 1 ' silo ; of a b ktio of poc'tidr' to the informer^, on the •r Tho s doTbnd,ants plonded, "not guilty," n id wore' ; d'of ofiiJo'd -% mi Eitt- andi Mr l:oid,'- 'It- was admitt^ilhat^liq-dofoiid^ natfl woro not . ibo,,holdorß .of; ft',pp,ttlb, Itoonn'o. ■" • Tho following Cvidonco 'was • tiidn oftllod. '-"• ; '''■" ■' - : ' ; •"'■' ■ j j.i'vnnk Y'^inn : OH \\\o evoriing of the, 4th inslnnt I pttrobWttbM ; b'6tt'o of porfon-U-oni tHoidofortdanlHfpri.whiph IJ/poid hiig \sst Ifoslpins wnfi wit^ mo,.j\nd wo mh m floquently took 'the bottle to 'Sorgoaht, ;NavilW;(rrtd stimplednnd lnl;clod itjM '.'.,. 1 j Qrofi^oxaminod f I know tho; 'd.ofondv Htf'W whs' y>o<rttßfl'> brttito: mb;'bv tbn lorgprjuf., I did nojfc, tell him that I wan iinwbil j t asko'd 'iprnnfd fibttiinod l-a 'stono boUio'. '; ljpa|ciijfl -$8, T bntorbd'nhd left thpi'phpp.'tpgelh'cr. 1 " '"' ' " '•'•■' - John lioßlnns • I 'rcoollopj. tlio day 'in" fluoatiowk whoiii X w.ns^ftt^dbfcn'd'ttntH' feto!<o- , iVivian •iHircKnabjii,, a' liotttp of bortbr.' thoro. as doacribo^d. and paid, 2s for ' Serficnnli Novillogavp evidonco simiior' to thnti'given in tlibformor ca3o. A . . ' Thi'i dloso'd the ease f for tho prosocu«' ■tio».' ' ' .Uofdhdant 1 oalled no hVidonco. Mr 'Tiold oo'ihm'oMod. upon tho ovi-« doniio, at^ ( iiJomo length, and loft tho enso •aoiwvAUy'with t|)o.Jspuoh an Tsv Pitt ; hnd d oiio in tho prbcbdmg oaso. ' , ; Judgment rosprvptl. Eoboi't was. charged with soiling n bottlo of port or, on the <tlh instant, not -being duly, licensed.. 'defendant pleaded "not gtiilly," and wos defended by Messrs Pitt nnd Tioid f ( 'Tt was -'admitt'od that ''defendant was not 1 tho holder of a bottle 'lieonso. Jolin IloHkins : On tlio day in quostion X whs in defendant's storo and bought a bottlo of ' porter nnd : paid 2|j for it; I soo'Mr IVtteraon'in Court , and swonr hn was tho man who sorvod mo! Wo nftorwnrda took tho botllo to Sorgeaut iNovillr. " ' ' ' CroHH-os;nminod Thoro wns nobody but ounilvoo in the storo nt the timcf,.^ vvh's not on the sp'reo" between' tlio 2nd nnd 4ith April. »<>r was Vivinn. Wo loditod at Du'nk'n Hotel, Wo Uud au odd „.,". .. .. . I • . W . ;1 „l ... „vl ,

UJ.U.L. JIW--1-WJ— lM«"—l— "" I— —»" '""" rr " drink but were not drunk nil the tinio. Kobcrt ftntforson— To tho host of my knowledge I first 'a»w Vivian at Potbr M'Gf ratios, Qreonstoho. I boljove I havo noon lira also U Charleston at tho Casino. Ifc'is clQgo'o.i'ten years ago. ' I|!e was thori singing At thA Casino. ' Havo also soon Jn'ra nfc Shcotian's in Westport. Jffo wad' sfngtaß and 'knocking aboat thoro. Shortly aftor Shcofian camo up boro saw Vivian at' the bar.' I Wye no recollection of over jiavmg scon yivian'Mn ray 'Shop. Ifo could not havoboonlii'my storo, ana I not hnvo soon Mm. Had \\6 boon in tho storo I would haye 1 soon and romonioorod Cross>«oxatnincd--I do not know tho informer Hoskins. I will not swear that I. did not sell a bbttlo of boor to ITookiiiß, Vmtfuuwa))' Hartpinfj fcljotit tho' danco liotiso at Grponstbno. 'v ; ..Bta»Jc ..Yivian tojoallod-I,™ at Grconstono about a wook ftftor tho JCuranra ru»h br'oko out in oithor 1870 or 1877. 'Ws nof^ih Ncw^oalnnd Ootoro 1869, I was nevor in Obarloston till Marob', 187?. I 'mnii prbfosstonnl mnßor, thorcifl anothorprflfdi»9ibnal sinpdt named Vivian. Was noyor in Wostport mouth. I rifover.bolohgod to a Star Com* mnyjin Wostport. ■ By Iho Court— l went into Paltorson s 'yiiih Ilo'skins, I saw Tftttorson. I swonr r>o»itivoty tHq_tifcwaa in tbo aloro I saw dofen'dant. . '„'. . „ ... FrjinU 1 Vivian, nnd Sergeant Novillo gaf o [oprrpborattvo o^ifjonco. Tins' closed tho, enfje, ■Judgment roiorvotl. ilichard Cln'nß wnn eliarßod with Rolling 'two battles of alo, on tho flth instant, to which ho ploadod " »« fc S' l ' l^*" "tt wasadmiltod "Unit dcfbndanfc was not tlm boldor of a boUlo license. Frank Vivian : I went to Clunß s sfcoro on tho OUi instant, in company with Thomas Gordon and Hoakins ; >t was in tho ovoning, after ton ; Gordon l?ouahfc two bottloa of nlo i'rom Mr B. Chinß. I saw 4s paid. Gordon and mynclfdrnnk'onobottlo in my bedroom in Dnnk'fl Ilotol. IToskins waited for mo anri wo wont to Mr Novi^lo tofiothor' < Cross- oxaminod--M(iy lmvo boon ni Chiiiß's prior to tho dny in question. Gordon wont in first. Xlo wont in the biok way. Ho woa rocovcrinc; from tho ofFocts of drink", and I of course profo«sed friondflhip for him, so I said wo would ißot a cotf))lo of bottles of alo and ' havo a good drink. I Ravo Oorrjon tho money to pny for tho boor. Ho thon loft by tho baclj: door, onl wo foljowod by <ho front j 'door and met him and got ono'of tho bot* (tlosifrom him. „ By tho Court— -I sop Mr Qhinj? m 'Oo^t ; to tho best qf jny boliof it was ho who sorvod us. . Jbhn lloskms gavo oorrobotatiyo ovid« ',ono|».' ■■■-■■' ■'i^y, thp Court— Wo all thrco enmo ot^t by Ith'fl back door and soparatod. They won't to Dante's, 'and I wont to «cr«oant ftoyiljp. Wo woro twico at Sergeant Novillo's." •Thomaß Gordon - 1 qwear distinctly /that it was not Mr R. Clung win served me or who roooivod tho monoy. It wns John Chine:, I wont in Clung's baolc way, loaving thorn on tho booph ; I then ret turnod and found Uieni on.tho benoh ; I could not' make i mistake «« to whiob of tho Ching's it wns wlio served tho ato, Bichard Ching— l nm a storekeopor { I know both tho informers, I cannot re--1 oolloot having sold twobottlos of alo to Gordon or in tho prcnoneo of iho two ;r\formors. Wo Ireop our alo at tho baok of tbo storo .nnd lo got it o porgon has to , leave tho counter. Crow-oxaminod — I ennnot rceolleot having wld two bottlos oa alo to Gordon on tbo day named. Jtob<»rt(Klcy won similnily charged, Judymenl reaorvod. tho cvidonoo was siniilar ot that given in tho proooding C3RO. Judgment rosorvech