BREACH OF LICENSING LAW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 5

BREACH OF LICENSING LAW.

SEVERAL FINES IMPOSED Mr. W. E. Haselden, 5.M.,. delivered '..judgment .yesterday, in .seve'ral cases: •in connection '.with ' bf ■ the' licensing law in'tho'.'Hutfc;- district."., The 'first-case: was J that ;iri;;;wdiich: Prances: Elizabeth. Bryan, licensee; ofV-th'e' Taita Hotpl;! ;was' "'charged;' with ■ keepirigvher licensfid'''premises. open during - prohibited hour's ■' for tho salo .of liquor. . ' .;. Iri "delivering■ judgment;;.the -.Magfe-' t-rato said,. ''The facts aro. that - on Sunday, ■ July 31, Constablo • M'Kenzio went to; defendant's hotel,at 12.20 p.m. : ,' and finding tho front; door, loct ana ''admittM.;-;-:H«". ii.fovind'three ;riien;,;Cooley) .Johnson,; and ''-'Al^op.'. in: the^; dihingTrooni; and Johnsbri;;. Were ' near- the; 'fireplace,. .'arid ! had . glasses'':obtaining,'.'liquorSon'-!the i-ifiantelpiece."' .'The and",'her •daughter - said .that' they'did not: think I 'there ; ,-wa's,; any harm,/-in';,giy tng; itlieSe men a drink.oll Sunday. , When the men .were; asked; ;what:,they: 'were.: doing j, they,: siiid they >w;ere; /waiting ■: for:: din--1 ner.';.,There;.wasi'no.sign ,bf. dinner..oll the table. : The three inen live near •.to'jdeferidant's;licensed : ; premises,^■■.■in different; .boardinghouses:/;,,:: .fendant'fsaid; the were,j.'giyen.ltp 'the -'two■:men .to- induce .them' to leave the kitchen the; diningroom. . The bar wa's 'not opened,- and the: liquor.;,was / procured:-; froin ja; ;:cupboard; and ■ s'. lib t; pa id for"-" i -The do : . fendarit':';s'aid\the : :«tcheri.,'d(Mr;:;W ..wiysVppeii,' 1 - arid' that:;..' I residents ; :in: this district ..'.seem.;' to.,bp: iri -tlie;habit ':of-.al-ways'.' walking--' r through^the' {liouse;" The';man 'Alsop :liad ;slei)t;'.in : ', tho' house .'ori'-^ Saturday*- night,:;arid' i .remain&i'' on Sunday. / Only-Alsop-and Johnson liad drinks. Tliq three men gave-evidericej ..they, '.each- - said.; they -'"were.:-- inX the ■1. abit :of ; :;h'aving: their Sunday dinner -;itt the :hpt'eL,;: ; ' Alsop' and 1 - dobley: -; siidV-ibey-paid'ls.:fo'r dinner.;; ■ Johnson said" he :paid:/l?.';,6d:",;;;,:;;'.";Si:V.;;::V;;-: After . reviewing, several '..cases,: , his Worship said that he was of opinion tliat",' defendant kept her licensed' premises open for the sale. ofr liquor, on the; day-' in. questibnjf'arid-.he ; ; could:,not ; accept the story of the defendant; and her witnesses in its entirety; ; Defendant would bo .'convicted, and fiued £5 .with costs. . • . Arising out of the' above information was a . cliarge , against';-.the three '. -men cbricerried .-for ' being-, found:, bri',licensed premises.-ori Sunday. William Alsop was fined- 10s. .a'nd:"cbsts,: his - Worship .remarking: tliat-though-lie had slept at' the ; - hotel .';on : ' : Saturday -.night •;• he ;■ was. not.'entitledstp stay /until noon. on. 'Sun-: .'lay and consume liquor. Henry A. Johnson was also fined 10s. and costsj ;as he - was -riot a ledger, and bad. been -fouud on ;thG premises ,'in Erohibit-ed hours; and • was' proved to avo drunk alcoholic liquor. ' v. •The' case against- Geo. Cooley for . 0?. )i ccns ed,, preriiises ■.; was dismissed, -as;there;>was:• no, evidence that defendant ,had . anything- ito; drink! in the-house,; drid,his;.presence was. ex-. cusablo, 011. tile ground that he was there for dinner. ,- . V- ', ■