CHARGE OF SUNDAY TRADING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 442, 26 February 1909, Page 9

CHARGE OF SUNDAY TRADING.

r?^:s' [-"!:'■:.-—- -*——— ■'■:-■-.'-. :'■'■'■' r^ : - AN APPEAL; ALLOWED, '■[ '.'/' ' '■'■'■. ■'■ ■; ■_.. IBT TELEGRAPH—I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION.) . ' ;);:' ';'. .>\O ■■'a>;-v'Aupkland, February 24'. ■■;■• v A conviction recorded last month byMr. It. :W. Dyer, S.M., against Harriotte Diugle, liceriseo/of -the Railway Hotel, Drury, on a charge of Sunday trading,'formed iho: subject of :an- appeal uiider the Justices of the I Peace; Act, 1903, before Mr. Justice. Edwards at the Supreme Court to-day. ■""•.■-■ '.!..■•■.. ■. ': :■ '■The Crown Solicitor (the Hon." J. A.Tole, K-Ci) detailed the circumstances which-led. up to the'prosecution, .and-resulted in a conviction and ondorseni'ent l of thelicensb in tho lower Court. 'He said that a. .farmernamed Henry Tooman visited the hotel on the evening of Sunday, November29,-'in.search of his brother,? who was- boarding-.'there.. On arentered a private room, in which. were: ; his 'brother and ; another. boarder. Drinks wer©:called for,.but tho'landlady de.murred at'serving HonryTooman, remarking that the other two could have', refreshments as .they, wero boarders. ,'After some persuasion, however, she brought'in drinks for all. three,'which ..were paid.for, and several rounds wero .consumed during the evening. , . Henry. Tooman gave evidence,. which bore out these facts, ,and he ,: further. stated that bis action'in informing the. police ; of what had'occurred, was , prompted , .by high.words [which, had onsued between, himself arid Mr. j Dingle. , ,- v ■• ■:■■■.■.-■ .'■'■■ •.■;■;'. . '■.': v ■:.- ■'-': ..'

.; The appellant" characterised the previous witness's evidence concerning' ..'the sale of drink qnjhe Sunday, in question as a tissue of falsehoods, and stated that spite had Caused him to act as informant to the police. Alexander Patterson,' a drover,:.- deposed that He was in thehotel on the evening in question, but did not witness the sale of any drinks '. .■.. : -■',-;'.. ' ; .•■.'... ■':■: .'.'.,.■;.;■. ■ :...;:■:..; .His. Honour remarked that the evidence of the witness Tooman was characterised by inte'rise. spite against , Mrs. 'Dingle, and there was. not-the slightest doubt that this had given rise to the prosecution; Hβ .was quite sure any Jury who heard the evidence would have .desired .to go no further. . The case would have" required to bo a very strong one indeed to allow it to affect the value of the property'concerned, and.he had no hesitation in"allowing the appeal: :'. '■'.•.' -