MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1332, 9 January 1912, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.M.) UNBBR SIJRVEILLANCEunIicensed GROG RESORTS. ONE MAN GAOLED. Two "Wellington people were before.Hie Magistrate's Court yesterday charged with selling liquor without haying a license to do so. Horace Jeyps pleaded guilty to the accusations against him. It was stated that he was a b'oardingbouse-keeper, whose alxKle had been raided by the police. A constable in plain clqtbcs had had very little trouble iu obtaining liquor. . lhe prosecution added that it was a. wellIcnown fact that Jeyes had been keeping a sly grog-shop, and the place, had been under the observation of the police since a previous conviction. Undesirables frequented the place. Mr.-Herd man, who appeared for J eyes, asked that the punishment should be a fine. His Worship said that the sentence would be a month's imprisonment. Mr. Herdman: "Your Worship cannot see your way to mako a fine?" His Worship: "Not for the second offence."

FINED FIFTEEN POUNDS. Thomas Elliott was then charged with a similar offence. He was represented by Jlr. A. L. Herdman, and pleaded not guilty. The police evidence was that Constable Hardy had picked up a man (whom he did riot know) in the street, and had gone to Elliott's and procured beer. There was a number.of beer bottles, some jars of beer, and some bottles of v.-hisky. The place was not a boardinghouse. The house liad been under watch as a reputed sly grog-shop for somo time. . The defence was a denial of the sale of liquor. Elliott stated that he had been entertaining friends, and the liquor foufla , was for use on New Year's Day. Elliott denied that he had got the liquor from a brewery. He stated that publicans had given it to him. His Worship said that one did not object to the quantity of liquor in the place at this season of the year; the objection was to the sale of it. He iras satisfied that there had been a sale, and he fined defendant £lb.

OTHER CASES. George Alexander Hill was fined £1 for having kept open a shop, in view of Manners Street for the purpose of transacting business therein on Sunday, December 10. * For disobeying a maintenance order, William Johnston was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Fines of £2 were made against A. Roberts, Daires and Sons, and H. Langdon for selling short-weight bread. For insobriety, Ada Edwards was fined £1 and prohibited; and John Patrick Coyle was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. John Weldon was fined .£2 tor procuring liquor while prohibited John Weldon and Joseph John Tobin were each fined £2 for ■ breaking prohibition orders.

Three months' imprisonment waa imposed Oft Annie Murdoch for beinfi idlo and , disorderly and without sufficient lawful means'o fsupport. For threatening behaviour and using certain language. Lawrence Power was prohibited and fined £3. Henry Hay was remanded till January 10 on a charge of the theft of w£2B, the property of Robert Buohele.