SLY GROG SELLING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9309, 6 March 1907, Page 8

SLY GROG SELLING.

A DEFENCE THAT FAILED.

FINE OF £25 INFLICTED.

[PEESS ASSOCIATION.]

DUNEDIN, March 5.

in the CSifcy Police Court this afternoon, before Mr Widdowson, S.M., David Morris was charged with having' sold alcoholic liquor without being the holder of a license. Accused, who was defended by Mx IxwAn:, pleaded not guilty. Mr J. M. leaser, w.ho prosecuted, said (that on Sunday, I7th February, the police ■raoded' defendant's house, and fou/nd a number of men drinking t-ear there. Def andpnit was caught pouring out a glass of beer. Theie were six glasses of beer on a table and four empty beer bottles in Mrs Morris' bedroom. There weTe six bottles of beer in a box, two in a. pocket of a lady's dress, two more in the pocket of a ooa*, and' three gin bottles fuffl of beer in a Maori kit under a bed, besides some .empty bottles. Mt Irwin said the house was occupied' •until last week by Mr amd- Mrs Morris, sens-., and defendant lived with his 1 parents. On fchs. preceding- Saturday a mam, •who always stayed at the Morals' house vrfo'M isfl IXuiodan bold' a friend to got in a dozen, of beer for him, for if he ireturned that highto it would be late. Accused, not knowing of thifi araaaigemenifc, went ' up town on Saturday nigh*, and bought 6ome gin bottles kill of draught beer! Defendant met throe men that night, and they were drinking until 1 midnight from <tho stock of bottled beer | that had aronred. Mrs Morris, fearing • there was too much liquor, hid /some in

her »oom. After ktrtriet- evidence had been given, accused Wja&jconvicbed and fined £25, with, £6 18s=oasti.

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