ALLEGED SLY-GROG SELLING.
A CHARGE DISMISSED. [Press Association.] GORE, March o. The last of the sly-grog cases, that against Mary A. Byron, was dismissed, as the police evidence was not corroborated to the magistrate’s satisfaction. Mr. Hanlon, who defended the accused., referring to the methods of obtaining convictions, said it must be remembered that the constable was paid by results over and above his salary. (Inspector Mitchell: “Not necessarily.”) The constable hud sworn that the reward rested with the Commissioner, and was forced to admit that if the conviction was obtained it affected him monetarily. The other witness was a common informer. who admitted that he was so, not for money, but for love of the thing. There is a great deal of feeling in the town against the informer, who was taken from the courthouse to the railway station by back ways under escort of two constables.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2443, 6 March 1909, Page 4
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148ALLEGED SLY-GROG SELLING. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2443, 6 March 1909, Page 4
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