LICENSING CASE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 21, 20 October 1919, Page 4

LICENSING CASE

INFORMATIONS DISMISSED,

A visit' paid by three sailors to th* New Commercial Hotel 011 • October 10 has given rise to a crop of iiltgaliort. Due of the trio, named Anton Oustafscn, 011 entering the bar of the hotel, placed, According la his version of the story. » iv Miid '">!e nn the. counter - in payment for (hreo. glasses of irhUky, A stranger to Uie sailors v.-lio was it the bar attempted to make off with the change, and there was an argument, with the result lll.lt the men were ordered off the premises. Getting outside they continued to dispute, and there wns a scuffle which brought (Sergeant, MaUiieson nn to the,seen#. His investigations resulted in arrests. On tho Tuesday following the event tlio sneak thief was sent to prison for a month, and the sailors, who wero charged with breaches of the anti-shouting regulations, wer» convicted and discharged. The men having admitted breaking l.ho regit, lations, it was but logical that, the poiico should take action against tho.licensee, Mrs. C. ,1. Durrani, and tho barmaid, Miss A, li. Gamble, who was in Iho bar at the lime.. On Saturday morning, in the Magistrate's Court before Mr. 15. Page, S.M., the barmaid was charged with having permitted treating, of having supplied liquor lo 11 drunken person, olid with having supplied liquor lo 0110 William Ilauer, a person under tho ago of 21 years. Siinil.it charges were lnid ORaiiwli the licensee, who in law is hold responsible for the acts of her sorvant. Sub-Inspector Emerson prosecuted, and Mr. M. Myers appeared for the defendants. After hearing the evidence of Uie three sailors and of Sergeant Mathieson and ConstaMo Williams, the Magistrate dismissed tho informations, there boinp; insufficient evidonce to record convictoona