THE LIQUOR LAW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 251, 16 July 1908, Page 6

THE LIQUOR LAW.

FIXE OF £20 AND COSTS. (BY TELEGRAPH.—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT). ' Chrlstcliurch;, July 14, i At tho Magistrate's Court this , morning, Charles William Hefiley was .charged, before, Mr H. W. Bishop,, S.M'., with having sold \ boor to Honry Iloivprd Gibson without haying been liconscd to do so, Gibson mollis ovidenco said that ho. wont to the defend-, ant's oyster .saloonj and there ho .had a dozon oysters, for which he paid .sixponco, and then ho called for a glass of beer; and paid sixpence for it,. Ho had had oysters in tho saloou previously, and the chargo was always sixponco a> dozen. . The defendant also told him that if'lie went to the saloon v on the following morning (Sunday), between nino o'clock ' aud noqn lio coula obtain a "taste." Corroborative evidence was called, ono witness stating that bo had also purchased a glass of beer), and had seen Gibson pay for' a glass of beer. Sergeant Burrows also gavo ovidenco, ancUsaid that when tho premises were searched ,on tho day following tho snlo a demijohn containing about a gallon of beer and a bottle containing ■ rum were found. Tin had ..had a with oysters in the saloon, but had not ieen .asked to pay for it. ' The l • deivnuam' t that ho had been paid'for any hour, and said that ho did not romembcr having soon Gibson before. He had', sometimes given away a glass of beer with.a plate of oysters. ,Tho defendant was finod;>,£2o and costs.-