A PECULIAR CASE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11347, 16 April 1900, Page 7

A PECULIAR CASE.

At tho Waiuku Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, April 11, before Captain Jackson, S.M., and Messrs. Manning and McNaughton, J.P.'t, the case, Police v. Waterman, was heard. In this case' the defendant, . Captain William A. Waterman, was oharged with . supplying Gcorgo McPherson, a prohibited person, with 2s worth of whisky, on November 5 last. Mr. Tolo, Crown Prosecutor, prosejgted,,and Mi. Baume appeared for the defendant. ; The-defence was that MoPherson^ffep/ a person named Robert Morrison an' account, and gavo him an order •on Captain Waterman for £2 worth of goods, the goods, or liquor, being supplied to Morrison, and charged to McPherson. Tho -first witness, Mr. H. Parker (late constable), etated that ilcPlierson was continually drunk during tho currency of tho prohibition order. May. Waterman, daughter of • defendant, itated that the 2s worth of whisky was sold ■.to Morrison for his own use; no whisky was eupplied to McPherson during the time tho prohibition order was in force or tc anyone for him.' Her father owed McPherson money ' for horseshoeing and general smith work. All the goods in the bill sent to McPherson were sold to Morrison. The goods wore supplied to Morrison in pursuance of order from McPhorson. - Aloxandrina McPherson, wife of George McPherson, said sho believed her husband got as much drink during the currency of the prohibition order as at any other time. For the defence McPherson said he did not buy liquor from Waterman on November 5 last, nor was lie. supplied by anyone on that date. He never received any of the items charged in the account. He gave the order to Morrison for a debt. Ho had done a good deal of work for Mr. Waterman, and he believed Waterman owed him £4. He gave Morrison an order for £2. The 2s worth of whisky was not supplied to him nor any' of the items included in the account. Robert Morrison said be got all the items in . the bill. He drank them all himself. Ho did not give any to McPherson. He intended the drinks to be paid for by the order from McPherson, and tho liquor was paid for by that order. This concluded the case. The magistrate reserved his decision till next Court day, Juno 15.