THE COURTS.
ILLIiCAL BALK OK UQCOK. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Gore. Last Xight. The iirs( of sixteen charges against live persons consequent upon the recent •li<|iior raids was heard today, when .Mary Jane Tbur.ton was fined C4U for selling, thi- be ; ug Ihe lirst offence. The second charge was withdrawn. In giving judgment. Mr. Kenrock, S.M., referred to llie obj,:elions frequently urged against the methods adopted by th-' police to secure convictions. Personally he did not like them, but bo realised •that they were necessary in order to i bring offenders to hook. Otherwise the law would be a d«'ad-letter. The police should, however, not endeavor to make purchases of persons merely for the sake of testing. Keasonable grounds for wu-»p,eeting illicit trading *hould exi.-t 'before taking such a step.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 10, 5 February 1909, Page 2
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129THE COURTS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 10, 5 February 1909, Page 2
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