SLY GROG-SELLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1923, Page 3

SLY GROG-SELLING.

A ‘SOFT-DRINK” SHOP. WELLINGTON, April Pi. Bather a unique summons ease "as heard before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M.. ve-terday. at the Magistrate's Couil. The charge was that of -ly-greg selling. :ind it was laid against Mrs Isabella Edward-, who manages a eoiiteetimiery shop in the same building a- Ihe [,i* - tore theatre at Newtown. ( unstable Carter gave evidence to the fret timt he had visited the .-hop ell savelai occasion.-. lint until a little while before February "3rd, "hieli was the evening in question, he had not been able to obtain liquie . He luid visited the -hop. and bought soil , drinks and ehiiaola It's once or twice. (In February *J3nl la-t. witness visited the -hop and a-keil il he could have 1 it. di ink of beer. He was given one. and alter he had been then* some time another man, George Marsh by name, iil-ii entoi'e 1 and had a drink of heel'. | the wit lit*-- asking lor a whisky. Then wiine-s iuqoil, 1 if lie could take a little whosky away "ith him. and he was given -nine in an ordinary suit drinks h (tie. The bottle was produced in * nul l. Mr Hunt: How do you know Dial toe leer "a- intoxicating;' Wi* n* - : i km. " beenu-e 1 h ive tasted io*.oxi Mliug liquor before. Th o vra- no one in the shop at the time. <MU ill"! *1 wi l ness, and no one entered v.hdi h* was there. Anyone to hid*.* most have been on all fours behind ihc counter. In ao-iier In quest iciis by Mr lb A\ • lark-on. e. bo appeared for tin* neeii-rd. [ witne-s -aid be had placed two hall- ! mowns mi the counter, one haling been taken a- payment for his wlii-ky. Marsh's Ivr. and the " hi-ky "it it'll he took away. Tills "hisky had i eeu pro- i da- ml from a h- It !.* an ter ti e emuuer. \ “REMARK..'. RLE" DFFKNI F. (. un-el for the accused said that the defence was rt unitUah I *.*. in that it was exactly the rover.-e to the evid.elice given by Con-lable Carter. The whisky had i-.eii r been sold : il was not | o oiluerd hum a bolih* in the -hop. Ihe i whisky had been - cured from Mr- Ed- j ward-'- boit-e. from wliem-e her bay laid fetelied it. The reason why she j oli'ered il to <'iii'll*l" was that lie had asked her for -onu* for hi.- wife, who v.r- veri iIL No b..*e: was kept ill the -hop. and ( : ;oter "a- in the habit of drinking ginger-beer. It was denied tliit t any Hi- ntion of a .-ly-giog : Imp | Kept leu Roy Hall at PHI. Cum.! able [ 1, ~| ~:.ob Mi R ■ )•:•> (the I'lopnct ,-|-i bad I.ei'U ill tbc Imp. Jill I In- t inm tha 1 Cai ter had b-evn : tbere; also Marsh "as not in the shop j with Carter on the 2'h'il. Mar-li had; n’ceii ed no beer, and < Her bail Ida*- j wise received Mr- Edwards. ill lie* v. ii im.-.--b-.x . de- j chi red ill'll Carle* "a- lying on oalli. j but the niagi-i rale vra- unir** inclined | to r.vcepi t.be eon-table's statement, j T!:e aeeu-. *1 vrs found guilty. and war convicted alll lined CIO. Ro.v Hail, for sMling liq i* r. "as convictei! and ordered L> pay costs. T-. Two oilier io formal ions against him "era uit lidrawn, wliilsl Mar-b was fined j -!! J, ;iml costs •>■