CHARGE OF SLY GROG-SELLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7830, 24 June 1909, Page 3

CHARGE OF SLY GROG-SELLING.

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 23. David Barrie was charged m the Magistrate's Court to-day, before Mr W G. Riddell, S.M., m connection with the raid by the police on a board-ing-house m Taranaki Place. Inere were two informations, one charging defendant with, while the occupier or the Paragon boarding-house, on May 15, being privy to the sale of liquor; (2) being found m the Paragon board-ing-house on May 19 when liquor was seized, and with having been on the premises for the purpose of illegally dealing m liquor. The former information was taken first. Statiou-sergeaiit Darby prosecuted, and Mr A. L. Herdman defended. Sergeant Darby said that all the evidence he proposed to call was similar to that given m the case against Mary Ann Barrie, and the evidence or the previous conviction recorded against defendant for being the occupier of premises wherein liquor was illegally sold. David Barrie said that his occupation was pig-farming. He was a boarder at the Paragon boarding-house. Mrs Barrie was the tenant. AVitness had not. paid for any of the liquor seized, * Hp was not m any way privy to the sals of liquor. To Sergeant Darby; Witness had ordered some beer about six weeks ago. He had merely purchased jt for himselt and friends. Witness took the liquor to the Paragon boarding-house. Mrs Jane Barrie stated that she was at present serving sentence m connection with the seizure of sly grog at the Paragon boarding-house. Some ot the liquor she had paid f°r > an" tne residue belonged to Clementine Dew. Bella Barrie gave evidence that Clementine Dew had given her money to purchase three dozen bottles of beer. She gave the money to her mother. William Scott, miner, said that Clementine Dew was a mate of his, He gave Dew 4s as his share of the purchase of some beer. Mr Herdman submitted that the case must bfl dismissed. There was no evidence given that Barrie had anything to do with the tenancy of the premises. There was no eviden.ee that Barrie was privy to the sale of any liquor. Sergeant Darby reminded his Wor v ship that evidence had already been submitted that Barrie had given orders m the Paragon boarding-house, thus proving that he had something to do with the tenancy, _ His Worship remarked that the parties had agreed that tho evidence given m the case against Mary Jane Barrie would hold good m this case. Ho would like to review the evidence. Judgment would be reserved till Saturday. The second charge was also adjourned till that date.