SLY-GROGGER GAOLED

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 973, 16 May 1930, Page 10

SLY-GROGGER GAOLED

SEQUEL TO EXTENSIVE RAIDS DALMATIANS IN COURT The sequel to extensive police raids last month was heard in the Police Court this morning: when nine men were charged 'with selling liquor withi out a licence. Marko Roglicli was : sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. Visko Alatulavich was lined .£SO, and Vojnavich was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon. Adjournments : were obtained in the other six cases. Vojnavich pleaded guilty through an j interpreter. Senior-Sergeant FlanniI gan said defendant occupied premises at 139 Victoria Street. Tie was a j sick man, and his wife, who was not | long out from Dalmatia, was trying to run a boarding-house. She had j obtained the liquor to retain the pat- | ronage of her fellow-countrymen who j were drifting to other boarding-houses j where they could get drink. About i 13 dozen bottles of beer had been orTdered and about half that quantity was ! drunk before the place was searched, j Some of the liquor had been found by 1 the police in the oven. Sub-Inspector Shanahan asked for the imposition of penalties that would act as a deterrent, as sly-grogging in Auckland was very bad. Vojnavich giving an undertaking that he would not carry on the trade, he was given a chance by the magistrate. He was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon. The interpreter was instructed to warn defendant of the consequences of a further offence. Matulavich pleaded not guilty and Constable O'Carroll said he had been served with liquor at the man’s house, : 9 Vincent Street, by a young woman, j Phyllis Hunt admitted serving men j with liquor while she was staying in ! defendant's house. She had given the i money to defendant. According to ! Sergeant Classen he had found 19 per- ! sons in the house when he executed his j search warrant. Defendant had said i he had no beer but witness found 36 j bottles of ale and 28 empties. The house had only three bedrooms and Matulavich paid £ 2 a week rent. He paid the girl 15s a week also. Matulavich denied that he received any money from the girl or kept any beer. He handed a paper up to the magistrate. “But this is the receipt ! for the beer,” said Mr. Hunt, in surprise. “Yes, but it is not made out in j my name,” countered defendant. Matu- ! lavich, who was a second offender, was ! fined. £SO, in default two months’ imi prisonment. i Roglich was said by Sub-Inspector Shanahan to be a third offender. He had been fined £3O in 1928 and £SO in 1929. “I have been in bad health and had to pay my rent somehow,” explained defendant. “Well, you don’t need to worry about your rent for a while,” replied the magistrate, imposing a term of two months’ imprisonment. “Thank you,” said Roglich, as he left the courtroom.