HUSBAND IN GAOL

Evening Star, Issue 20316, 26 October 1929, Page 10

HUSBAND IN GAOL

WIFE CARRIES OH HIS SLY GROG BUSINESS [Special to th» * Star.’] AUCKLAND, October 25. Annie O. Davis, a married woman with two young children, who kept a shop at 202 Hobson street, was fined £lO or one month’s imprisonment at the Police Court to-day on a charge of sly grog selling. Constable Dunn said he went to Mrs Davis’s shop at 8 p.m. on October 3 in company with Constable Gregg. He paid 2s for two bottles of beer, which he and Constable Gregg consumed on tho premises. An elderly woman came into the shop and said “ these two nice boys will snout for me.” However, there was no “ shout.” Witness added that ho bought two more bottles of ale and left the premises. Sub-inspector M'Carthy said the shop was raided after the visit of the two constables, when - a small quantity of liquor was seized.

Airs Davis’s husband was now serving a sentence of three months’ imprisonment for sly grog selling in the same shop. He had been convicted for sly grog selling in Grey Avenue, but afterwards moved to Hobson street, where he was caught again. “ This woman has kept the shop going while her husband has been in prison,” said the Sub-inspector. “ Liquor was sold openly, as the constables found.”

“ Your Worship knows I never want to be hard on women.” added Mr M'Carthy, "but Mrs Davis lias laid herself out to sell sly grog, and made arrangements for it ” Mrs Davis was allowed a week in which to pay the fine.