RESTAURANT-KEEPER FINED.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 24, 27 January 1906, Page 7

RESTAURANT-KEEPER FINED.

Peter Franenl pleaded not guilty in tie Auckland Police Court yesterday afternoon before Mr Dyer, S.M., to naving sold unwholesome nsh to Timothy Sullivan on Jan. 23rd, and to having exposed unwholesome nan for sale on the same day. Constable Cuinmlng said tfiat in consequence of information received from a mau named Sullivan, a ship's fireman, he visited the shop, and asked Franchl whether the nsh which Sullivan had was sold to him by Pranchi. Franchi said he sold him some llouuder, but gave him the echnapper as a present. Witness snowed the fish an hour later to Sergeant Williams and Constable Ross. Witness also looked at the fish in the window, and noticed that Franchi appeared unwilling that he should examine a particular plate of schnappef. Witness therefore asked Franchi to reach out thiu plate, and as he did so Franchi said it was bad and told an assistant to take It away. The fish stank badly. Witness kept a few pieces from the plate and carried them down to the water police office, where he showed them an hour later to Sergeant Williams. All the flsh was cooked.

Police-Sergeant Williams and Constable Ross gave evidence. It was stated that Sullivan had been subpoenaed, but could not be got as a witness.

His Worship decided that the evidence had not established a sale of the fish, and he need uot call on the accused to answer the charge. The exposure for sale in the window, however, required an answer. The accused said the fish in the window was not the freshest of the fish, but It was still wholesome. The weather had been thundery. Fried fish at this time of year would keep good for three days. During the examination of the fish in the window 60 or 70 pieces of flsh were broken up, and he had to throw them away, Including much that was admitted to be fresh. Witnesses named Sutcliffe and Samnel Green, fish experts, said good fish wonld keep two days after being fried. Green said the greatest danger was that ths flsh might have become sweated through the boats being out In wet weather. His Worship dismissed on the charge of selling, bnt convicted for exposure, and fined the accused £1 and 7/ coats.