BREACHES OF LICENSING LAWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 11, 7 July 1911, Page 5

BREACHES OF LICENSING LAWS

HEAVY FINES IMPOSED. By Telegraph—Press AesociatWn. Gore, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, before Mr. Young, A. Sharp, a young man employed as a driver on a grocer's delivery van, was charged with selling six bottles of whisky. Defendant pleaded guilty. Inspector CDonovan briefly related the facts. It appeared that Sharp purchased a case of whisky at Waikaka. After he had left there some time he was intercepted by the police, who discovered that six bottles had disappeared. Investigation elicited the information that he had been selling liquor at 5s 6d a bottle to various men en route to Gore. The price paid per bottle was 4s 7d. On the case defendant would clear something like lis a dozen. A fine of £25 and costs (£1 ss) was imposed. Charles Byron, sen., was charged with illegally selling and keeping liquor for sale at Gore. Defendant pleaded not guilty. The inspector said defendant occupied a shop in the Main street. The alleged offences were committed at a place apart from the dwelling where Byron and his family resided. Charles Whitelaw stated that during his stay at Gore he had a wages order for £l3 and about £1 6s in cash. He knocked about the streets after his arrival, and eventually went to the house of defendant. 'Whisky was supplied, drank and paid for. Defendant also participated. Witness got the worse of liquor, and went to sleep in the house. Subsequently lie figured in the Police Court for drunkenness. It was then discovered that all the money he had was some 5s fid, whilst the order Had disappeared. He went back to defendant's place, and the document was returned to him by Byron. Constable Phillips, in his evidence, said he participated in the search of Byron's premises. When the police made an unexpected call Byron was in the act of making a hurried exit with a keg full of beer. The police took possession. The Magistrate said he was satisfied with Whitelaw's evidence. Defendant was fined £SO and costs (ss) on the first charged, and convicted and or-' dered to come up for sentence when called upon on the other.