THE LIQUOR LAW.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 418, 29 January 1909, Page 5

THE LIQUOR LAW.

v . ■ A- MAGISTRATE'S r COMMENTS ON ': l :•■;■;.■■-■■:•■;•"'■■.■■■ :^ P P L 'IOB:.MBTHOPS.:;;. : / v ..';;' :[■(:■;;' (BY. , TELSaBAPB-rPBESS ABSOdIATIOK.) .-. 'V '.;, ; T.. \i Vw- January 28. ~ ">:Judgment'was.given this •afternoon by, Mr.: Kettle, of.the police against• William'Henry.■Wrathall,.liconseo of the Si. Helier's Bay, Hotel, for hating'on Sunday, December 20 last,: sold'. liquor In contra'yon-' . tiqn ■of the • licensing laws, defendant •■ being fined , £15 'on each of'.the three' convictions. ; His/Yftrsnip, after giving his 'verdict,'went ,on : -t6 say -that ,he : saw,.no : reason .to;alter, .the opinion; he expressed yesterday about the .mannerjin. which this case; w»s Brought;".'"-.lt wasinota proper thing for anyone, especially' constables' and''detectives, to tempt, -of. induce, or'.procure'any person to'commit any kind.of offence, with a.iyievy of .proKCuting them, if they fell. .'He thought that any one who-went to; an hotel at'an hour .'when- the saje ,of -liquor was illegal, and -'attempted', to. get y.the .licensee; to ..serve him,.: was. in,' law equally guilty with the liceneoe who served 'mm.. ,In ; .his .Worship's opinion, > it. was a ■wrong things for. anyone/ policeman or detective, to. go. into an hotel, and by offering money induce' the. licensee to commit a breach;of the : Ait.; Section .64' of tho Gam-' ing : r Actindemnified..the police in. 'oasee-'-pf this kind, and if .necessary in this- Act it should be in the Lioen'sing-Act. Until such-, a section was ■; introduced into the; Licensing-' Act, making it .lawful for , persons to aot as these Constables did, their conduct', was; in his; opinion,, not'only: wrong, but it was contrary. to ; law, , 'and contrary ,to his, Worship's' j.sonse of Britisli fair play. .!■ '■:.', ■'■'• '.„•.'.'... ;','•■