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D18OBEYING A SUMMONS lii m * I
At the local Police Court yesterday before (Mr. jH; H. Chlpplndall, re lieving S.M., David O, Dawson, licen see of tho First Nugget Hotel, pro ceeded against Gregory Johnston, for refusing to pay £8 for meals and
uucujujuoauuou. ueienaano aid not appear and the 8M'., Said that as thiB was a matter In which he would hflTe no alternative but to send defendant to gaol, he did not care to proceed iwitb. the case ox parto. In Either cases it woujd bo different but ?where a 'person's liberty would be taken away from him he (the S.M.) did not feel inclined to proceed! Ho asked Mr. Dawson If he had seen the derendant and received a reply That defendant had seen him since the ' summons was issued and pro mised to pay '£2/10/0 per week but Slaving recolved previous promises from him that had not been lulfilled lie told defendant to make that ot ter to tho court. Mr. Dawson also re ferred to other matters concerning defen*3ajit which strongly influenced ^ him: In pressing the charge. He saw ' defendant that morning and he was perfectly .sober and said1 he would attend the court. The S.M. adjourned (the case until 11 o'clock In the hops th*t defendant would put In an mp. pearance. When tho case waa cal led,*: at this; hour there waa still no pppoarance ol defendant and the S.M? ordered 'a warrant to he. issued for, dlsobprtPff a. suouaons.