RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1180, 15 September 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(/Thursday,! September 14th. ' (Before Mr Revell R.M.) Cases for 4 abusive language and another for assault, brought by Mrs Stanton against Mrs Rumble were withdrawn. •■ • ... Mr Jones appeared for Mrs Stanton, and stated that such: was j^he case, but tke Magistral, as the information for the assault Contained a slatement that defendant <£ ; wounded " Complainant, said that constituted an indictable offence, refused to allow , itf'tp be withdrawn, and threatened to issue a warrant if the parties did not appear. Alleged. Nly-grogselling. Reuben Waite was charged with having sold'to^the 4th ins^? liquors, he at the time riot being licensed to do so. Mr Lynch appeared for the' defence. The Clerk of the the Licensing Bench for the Boatman's district, was called to prove that defendant had no license. Hugh Taylor,. a settler on theßuller road, said that he was a neighbor of defendant. On the 4th of this month he was at the" latter's house at the Junction with otherfe where he had some gin, but bte dijtl not pay for it. He did not nolice ■ .{whether any one else paid for liquors! or whether any one shouted for 'lynx; rHe was writing at the table when either Mr or MrSf « aite brought hilh^ the gin. He . whet%^iy^ojift .paM^ any mouey. f<j'^.]!^io^; : find hjrdjd t\pf s?e any' ouy'iliefe say for thet^;V f Efe cikl not kiifijskjjf an^bne boing' drunk \ Jl %r^iily|'t^Blr.Xynch, witness $aia< Ye did no£.Jhio«£ whether defendant was -there all the tihi^that he was iv the house. * """ " ■""^ ( Christopher Mindegmn was called but did not appear... Sergeant Neville in reply to the Magistrate said that he witness had been summoned but no expenses were tendered him at the timr\ The police had. no funds to do it with. 1 he Magistrate said he thought the Act required it, and witnesses should have their expenses tendered at the time of being summoned in these cases. The Sergeant repeated that the police had no funds for ihat purpose. The Magistrate said that they ought then to communicate with the Inspector on the subject when bringing forward these cases. Mr Lynch submitted there was no case whatever made out, and no proof of actual sale, either by defendant or any one under his control. The Magistrate said no chai'ge had hemi proved, ami the information must , be dismissed.'. , The polj.ee were very . remiss in getting up thes^ cases for ( nothing whatever' had be&n proved against the defendant.