SAID IT WAS PAINKILLER.
S.M. AGREED IT WAS LIQUOR
(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)
WAIHI, this day.
Charged with a breach of his prohibition order, Charles George, strenuously denied a statement by a constable, that he was under the influence of liquor when accosted. Defendant alleged that a mistake had been made on a previous occasion, that he was under the doctor's orders and that what the constable smelt was painkiller, which he had taken.
Mr. F. W. Platts, S.M., said he agreed with the constable that the defendant was under the influence of liquor when accosted. A fine of 40/ with costs was imposed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 142, 18 June 1929, Page 8
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