ILLICIT WHISKY DISTILLING.
Wellington, This day
At the Supreme Court yesterday the case of Regina v. Taylor AA*as heard. The defendant Avas convicted in December last of illicit whisky distilling at Porirua, and was ordered to pay a heavy penalty. The defendant Avas subsequently admitted to bail on tAvo sureties, which the Crown alleged Averc for the payment of the fine. The defendant was, therefore, alloAved to leave the Court, and so far as the CroAvn could see there Avas then no possibility of re-ar-resting the defendant, inasmuch as security had been given for the payment of the fine, and the present action was brought to recover £200, the amount of the fine. ItAvas also submitted that at the expiration of tbe bail defendant offered himself to the authorities, avlio, however, refused to arrest him. The jury brought in a A-erdictfor the defendant. His Honor asked on what ground they gave tbe verdict? The jury replied that they thought defendant had signed a bond for his re-appearance. His Honor : Verdict for defendant, with leave for the CroAvn to move for judgment.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3769, 14 August 1883, Page 3
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181ILLICIT WHISKY DISTILLING. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3769, 14 August 1883, Page 3
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