THE LIQUOR LAW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1173, 7 July 1911, Page 2

THE LIQUOR LAW.

CASES AT GORE,

: IHy' Telc'c'rapll.—l'rcss Association.) Gore, July G. At the Magistrate's Court to-<lay, before Mr.' Young, S.AI., A. Sharp, a young man employed as a driver of a grocer's delivery van, was charged with • having, on June 29, 1911, in the AVnikaka Valley, sold six bottles of whisky. Defendant pleaded guilty. Inspector O'Douovan briefly related the facts. It appeared that on the day in question Sharp purchased a case of whisky at Waikaka. After lie had left there some time ho was intercepted by the police, who discovered that six bottles had disappeared. An investigation elicited the information as to selling the liquor at ss. Gd. a bottle to various men en route to Gore. Tho price paid per bottle was 'Is. 7d. on the ease, defendant clearing something like lis. a dozen. A fino of <£25, and costs (£1 55.), was imposed.

Charles Byron, senior, was charged on two informations with illegally selling and keeping liquor for sale at Gore on April 5. Defendant pleaded not guilty. The Inspector said defendant occupied a shop in -Main Street. Tlio alleged offences were committed at a placo apart from the dwelling where Byron and his family resided. Charles White'law (Mossburn) stated that lie visited Gore. During his stay there he had a wages order for ,£l'i and about ,C 1 Gs. cash. Ho knocked about the streets after arrival, and eventually went to a house, and met defendant, witness asking, "Could ho get anything?" Whisky was supplied, and drank, and he paid defendant, who also participated. lie went to sleep in tlio house, and subsequently figured in the Police Court on a chargo of drunkenness. It was tliea discovered that the money he had was some ss. Gd. or ss. 7d. The order had disappeared. He went back to defendant's placo, and the document was returned to him by Byron. Constablo Phillips, in his evidence, said he participated in the search of Byron's premises. AYlicn the police made an unexiweted call. Byron was in tlio act of making a hurried exit with a keg half-full of beer. The police took possession of it. Sergeant Burrows said Byron did not appear to carry on the business at all. The defence said the magistrate was asked to convict a man on tho evidence of a man under the influence of drink. He asked for the dismissal of tho case. Byron said W'hitelaw did not get tho wiiiskv there. He received no money from him. nor did he sleep on the premises. The mnrisirate said he was satisfied with Whifelnw's evidence. Defendant was fined .£SO and costs (55.) on the first charge. He would be convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon on the other.