AUCTIONEER CHARGED

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21121, 23 March 1934, Page 10

AUCTIONEER CHARGED

1 - ♦ j 11.1.1if.A1. SALE OF I.KjroU i Ai.i.i:(.i:i» | rr.* s»s-'ji a' i' u■ ■ risi ■ : WI'i.LJNGTOX. March 2:!. \ c::a._,c t.f ftiisii:; liquor without ;i I.lv.a J preferred to-day apa.n.-.t ' Johnston. an auctioneer. He ■ , p' ;,i!rd no: r.uiU.v on the ground 1 hat • he had no knovlcdse of th.e transaction ' ami v.w • not responsible for the act of' lit.-- rvani. i Sub-Inspector Martm said ii'.turniajiinn came to the Licensed Victuallers' ! Association las' year thai the defend-j ! ant was soiling liquor from his pro-! | iikm's. and. as n result, the association's ■ secretary and another man went to j the auction rooms and hail no di'Ti- ! cuity m bnvinu a bottle of whisky ! ear"* f 'men. Under th" !. ( c fondant wis nior.b 1 (.;■= than tivc ■union t'.me. Kvi- , 1.. i iv. ' I'-, a- !>• avT'v.-aV im'' . i..--: I 1 breach of the act. nut w ;u imhr business.' i T: <• M I Pa:;e. S.M.. ' i > in a chars-' 1 mail r I \ t master was 1 la-Mr i'«r ii.o ac: of his servant, if ( ! the • t ttt d 11 -.■> act in the mi:-" ei Ins cimiliivmni;. He thought : • Hie iii'imer tmdiim would 'oe that the • -1"1'i-ir 1 fl'encc in the <• •>» ms employment. Defendant's Lvidemp I irl'naT.""*** find he had sold larue j quantities of nqiinr durinu the last 2,> | i > e.o - on Oehalf of the police. the Official Assignee, banks and other insli- 1 'ut'ons. As !ar as he know no liquor. I had ever been sold on the premises. I other thai? by him-clf. iie had eivcn - j i list met ion s that none of ins employees ' v 'ere to sell liquor. The liquor lie had; ;■ o!<i had a!! been m lots of t':\e uallons i-r more.