THE LICENSING ACT.
CHARGES OF BREACHES IN SHANNON, ''■?
At the sitting, of the Court at Palmerston on Monday William McKegg was charged: “That on June. 4, at j Shannon, being the licensee of prem- > ises known as the. Albion Hotel, he did sell liquor in such premises when they required to be closed.” He was further charged with exposing liquor for sale at the same time, and place. The defendant pleaded not guiitylo both charges. Concurrently with the above charge. Robert McKenzie. McKegg was charged: “That on June 4th, at Shannon, being other than the licensee, did in licensed premises, to wit, the Albion Hotel, supply liquor to persons at i time when such persons wore not entitled to< be supplied with such liquor.” He was further charged: "lhat, on June 4th, at the same time and plmai;) he did expose liquor for sate when the premises were required to be, closed.” A plea, of not guilty was tailored in' both charges.. Both'defen dan’s wore represented by Mr McGregir. / ■ ■ Constable McGregor, of Shannon, stated that, at 6.55 p.m. on June 4, he visited the Albion Hotel, but before entering the premises he noticed the bar was lit up. On entering the bar parlour he saw eight men two of whom he knew. Robert McKegg, one of the defendants, was in.the bar. The slide communicating with the bar and the parlour was up and he saw eight glasses which appeared to have contained liquor—beer and whisky. The glasses were empty at the time" He asked a defendant what he meant by halving the slide up, buit he made no reply. One of the eight men in the bar parlour explained that their car had broken down and they would have to stay where they were, but they had not booked up at the hotel. The other men, said the same. He told the defendant, Robert McKegg, that he had no right to serve the men with liquor but he replied that he considered he was within his rights. The names of the men were not, entered in thebedroom book for that day. For the defence. Mr McGregor said that Messrs Briscoe Brothers, two of the eight men found on the premises, had gone into the street and met some night and intimated that they would be staying until the following Tuesday. On the! night in question they hod gone into the street and met some old friends whose car had broken down and they took them into the hotel.’ The bedroom hook had not been made up to date, and the practice that was to enter up the term of a guest’s stay on "the first day and leave it at that. Evidence on the lines of counsel s. statement was given by Christopher and William Briscoe, in addition to other lengthy evidence in rebuttal of the charge.' Mr McGregor said that the Briscoes were bona fide lodgers and the party of six their guests. His Worship pointed out that- atleast four of the six men. who called in were not bona fide guests, but eas-,* ual acquaintances of the Briscoes. The licensee had no right to sell liquior to the Briscoes for consumption by men who were not their bona fide guests. Both defendants were fined £5 and costs on the charge of illegally sellingliquor, the charge of exposing liquor for sale being withdrawn. Arising out of the previous case thefollowing were charged with having been found on licensed premises at Shannon, to wit, the Albion Hotel, when the same were required to be closed; Christopher'Clement Briscoe, Edward Woods, Harry Fox, Percy Butter, Thomas Taiylor, Joseph Higgins and William Briscoe. The ’ defendant Taylor said that ,he hadi only, gone to the hotel with the other five in the car because he did not tike td stay outside in the cold. He did not have a drink, but wanted to get on to Huntervilie. Hi§ Worship said he would give him the benefit of the doubt aniUdismissed the information against him,. The other defendants, with the exception of the Briscoes, would be : fined £3 and costs each. The information against the Briscoes was dismissed, His Worship holding that they were bona fide lodgers. TWO FURTHER: CHARGES. Two charges were preferred against Ronald Collingwood. (1) “That on June 4, at Shannon, he was found 1 on licensed premises, to wit, the Albion Hotel, when such premises were renuiTfd to he closed; (2) On June 4, at ~f--.--.rp hems" a person required un- ... t n 104 of, the Licensing Act, 1008' 1' < v i ;r e his name and address to Constat:, McGregor, he did give a false no me and address to the constable.. The v.ccused, who had forwarded a plea of guilty, was and costs on ealch charge.
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Shannon News, 13 July 1923, Page 3
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