A DISGRACEFUL CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81830, 24 August 1906, Page 3

A DISGRACEFUL CASE.

PRIMING A DIPSOMANIAC WITH DRINK. FEB FRBSS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, August 23 A middle-aged man named Andrew McLeod pleaded guilty to two charges oE procuring liquor lor Patrick Francis Uyland, a prohibited person. Strgeant Hendry described the euse as a particularly gross one. The police had found Hyland in a deplorable state as the result of heavy drinking. Since then he had taken out a prohibition order against himself, but thu was of no avail, and the man was now in a state of collapse and delirium tremens from liquor supplied by defendant. Defendant called Thos. Mahon, who ■aid defendant was trying 'to get Uyland right so ai to complete certain business transactions Andrew McLeod, in his defence, reiterated his denial of the charges of procuring liqior for Hyland after the order wan made, though he Knew that he was supplied. He admitted getting whisky for Hyland before the order wai made.

Mr Kettle, S.M., said he was satisfied that the defendant did supply Hyland with whisky on the -Bth. He could picture the true position. Hyland was a man with some property, and, unfortunately, drank heavily. Defendant wanted to make use of him in a transaction he was endeavouring to bring about. In order to carry that out, it was desirable that Hyland should be kept somewhat sober. McLeod thought that his friends, who were supplying the liquor, were giving too much and spoiling his chances He (Mr Kettle) would assume that McLeod induced Hyland to get the prohibition order in order that he might hare sole control of the administration of the drink to kim. With that object he told the boy not to let other people get drink for his father. " That is the true position, and you know it is!" went on Mr Kettle, ''and m coming into the witness box and telling me what you did, you lied!" He was bound to inflict the full penalty of £lO, and only regretted that he could not lend McLeod to gaol without the option of a fine, If the fine was not forthcoming within twenty-four honrs, defendant wou'd go to gaol for one month. His Worship commended the po'ice for the action they had taken in this cate, which was the most disgraceful one he hsd ever heard of.