DECISION RESERVED

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 13

DECISION RESERVED

A PETONE HOTEL CASE

Tuo men weie seen going in the back gate of the Victona Hotel, Petone, by Senior-Seigeanfc H. H. Butlei ono night last mouth. One was cauying a sugar sack -which appealed to contain a jay. A quaiter of an hour later the men cume out, ugain without the bag. but while the ionior-Beigeant was talking to them, •in auk WilJcocks, who assisted m the bar .it the hotel, appealed with the bag. Seeing the sen-oi-Kergeant, lie left the bag, which contained a jar holding about a gallon o£ beei, in the yard. To the bcmoi-seigeaut, Willcocks admitted hayM" got the beer foi one of the men, ha\lng ananged to hand it o\er on the stieet Jt had not been paid foi 'If you don't serve these men jfloi houis they -won't come neai jou thiouch the day," Willeocks baid. Ihc licensee, Alis. B L. Purcoll, was inteiviewed on the pieinises by the sefuoi-sei^caut, and said that WilJcocks had no light to supply liquor after horns. '

TheSe facts were related b'y'Senior-Ser-geant Butler in t the' Magistrate's; Court at Lower: Hiitt. .-■ yesterday" as .evidence against B. E. 'Pur.ce.ll on charges of. selling liquor.after: hours and: opening, for the I sale "of liquor after •■hours, and,, against [Frank.■■Willcpcks for supplying liquor after [hours. .They..pleaded not guilty. - Counsel for., the^ defence submitted, that the information 'agaihst: Willcocks should be dismissed, because supply connoted delivery, and in this case there-had been md, delivery. ..The- ..charges, againsifc the licensee should also b'eidismissed. ■ It had not been established that the sale was completed or . that Willcocks- had any authority to' sell or opeii the premises. After hearing; evidence from the^ two' defendants,' Mr. W..H; Woodward, S.Mi, reserved .his decision.,,, ■ . ;