LIQUOR SELLING CHARGE.
FINE OP FIFTY POUNDS. George Miller, against whum charges of liquor selling were preferred, and adjourned from the October court, appeared before Mr E. Rawson, S.M. at Te Kuiti on Thursday. Accused who was under arrest, having been apprehended on the steamer Willochra at Wellington, conducted his own case and pleaded not guilty. Evidence was given by J. O'Connor detailing a spree he and accused had and which ended by accused assaulting witness. A lady testified to having seen defendant and another man driving a vehicle near the river at Te Kuiti. The men were taking out of the cart what appeared to be a case of whisky. They took out something in straw envelopes and put them into sacks. W. H. Grant detailed a transaction he had with defendant. When witness and defendant were settling their business at defendant's house a Maori came and was given a bottle of whisky in return for which he paid 12s 6d to defendant's wife. Defendant treated witness to whisky and witness shouted in return paying 2s to Mrs Miller. A Maori came in and shouted paying 3s for three nips. Subsequently another man came in and shouted. He also paid 39. Witness saw another Maori roan come is! and give Mrs Miller £1 for a bottle. She gave him chauee, the price for the bottle being 12s 6d. W. Wilson, who was convicted on Tuesday of keeping liquor for sale, gave particulars about obtaining liquor in conjunction with defendant at different times. Some of the liquor came to Hangatiki and some to Te Kumi, being carted from those places by defendant. A man named Dyer was associated with defendant. Evidence was given by Constable Canp with respect to watching defendant's premises. The shop was frequented" by people, including Maoris, who ;ame away under the influence of liquor. Wites3 was watching ths premises on the occasion that the witness Grant had mentioned and he corroborated the latters evidence with respect to the Maoris coming and going. Defendant did net give evidence on his own behalf. His Worship convicted defendant and inflicted a fine of £SO or in default three months' impisonment on the charge of keeping liquor for sale. On the charge of supplying liquor to a Maori, defendant was fined £lO and costs or in default one month's imprisonment.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 621, 22 November 1913, Page 5
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390LIQUOR SELLING CHARGE. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 621, 22 November 1913, Page 5
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