SLY GROG SELLING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10620, 27 April 1912, Page 5

SLY GROG SELLING

A DUNEDIN CASE. (By Telegraph — Press Association.) DHNEDIN, Last-Night...' In* .the City Police iGoutrt to-day, before Mr- Bartholomew, iS.M.., Margaret Parker was charged witfh sly grog selling on April 14th. The evidence for the police was to the effect that a man. named Hollander had. thiree drinks of whisky on the premises, while 'Mrs Parker had a glass -of ibeer, 'Hollander paying. 2s far the liquor.' Hollander had made arrangements, with the .police earlier ill) the day to. visit Millie (premises:." ; . lii this evidence, Hollander said. that, defendant 'had spread dirty blander about his wife and family; and fhe wished to get even wrth.-hftrV, A few days ilafer, hi ' Consequence of a message he received, he wemfc to see the defendant, who offered him £o to square him. After counsel for the defence ('Mr Hanlon) toad addressed the Court, the Magistrate isaid he almost resetted that lie was unable to his .opinion' about isome phases, of the case, .but he could snot do "so, as tho (matter fond to go before a, jury. IMeiidiant reserved hen' de-fence.' and was committed if or trial, bail being allowed in. her own recognisance of £ioo. ;