Another charge against a Hotel Landlord.

Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1894, Page 3

Another charge against a Hotel Landlord.

• — . ; ♦" r The licensee "of Saunders' Hotel, Johnsonville (William H. Saunders) was charged at the Magistrate's rCoui'ij yesterday, before Mr Martin, j&ifc, and Mi 1 E, H; Pickering, J.P., Wtb, having refused to supply a meal to two travellers on April Brd last. Mr Wilford appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Thomas William Giese, a plumber, stated that on the day in question he "was working with a man named Alfred Thomas at Johnsonville, and about - midday they went to the defendant's hotel. Pie himself had a glass of beer, and Thomas asked for a cap of tea, which Mrs Saunders refused to make. They asked her if she. did not keep a table, and she said she had nothing cooked. Thomas therefore had a bottle of ginger ale. After knocking off work in the evening they went again to the hotel and told Mrs Saunders they wanted some tea, but she refused and again said she did not keep a table. Afterwards, she put two water biscuits on the table. Similar evidence was given by Alfred Thomas. Mr Wilford said his clients had no recollection of the occurrence, and he also raised the point that no offence had been committed as no .legal tender of money had been made by the men. • His Worship said he would take. time to consider his decision on the ; * joint of law..— N.Z. Times.