A SLY-GROG PROSECUTION

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12698, 29 October 1904, Page 4

A SLY-GROG PROSECUTION

'.-'■■.': -,'• ■ • ■■-:■■ '■':'-■'. - .■''■'■ '''/'"-'j'SiSMIS DEFENDANT FINED £100. Another Grey-street resident, named Mrs, M. Palmer, was brought before Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday, upon charges of selling liquor without a license, on September 24 and October 2, Sub-Inspector Black prosecuted, and Mr. Martin defended. Harry Marshall, carpenter, said that on visiting Mrs. Palmer's shop on September . 24 he called for two bottles of beer, which were supplied, and for which he paid 3s. Putting the bottles in" his pockets he went outside and walked away as quickly as possible. Before he had gone far, however, he was accosted by Sergeant Hanson, who made him deliver up the liquor. On October 2he again visited the place. Mrs. Palmer again supplied him with beer, and while he was drinking it several others came in. They drank three bottles together, Speight (one of the men) paying for them. Cross-examined by Mr. Martin, Marshall declared that he did not meet the sergeant • by arrangement. . . "Why are you engaged in this business?" asked Mr. Martin, mentioning the caw of Mrs. Thorpe, who, as the result of Marshall's and other witnesses' evidence, was - feed £75 for sly grog -selling a few days ago. - " Because I consider that this sort of thin? wants putting down with a strong hand,"' replied Marshall. Would vou take £5 if von were offered it, after this"?-—Yes, I would. Sergeant Hanson, the next witness, said that while he was aba fire in Grey -street, on /;', September 24, he saw Marshall, who '.old him that he was going to get i. t-otsp'is «i bottles of beer. He darted off, and witness., ■ and Constable Mclver, accepting the statement as an invitation., followed. When ■ Marshall entered Mrs. Palmer's, witness and the consume went inside. Holding tie door ajar they saw til that transpired. They saw Marshall get; the beer and pay for it. 'When Marshall came ou's witness followed and ' demanded the beer, which was handed over. Wholesale merchants were called to show , : that during August, September, and Octo- \ ber, Mrs. Palmer was supplied with 69 : dozen buttles of beer and nine bottles 6* . whisky. .'■' -■■'■ ■) A man named Samuel Speight also-said • • that Mrs. Palmer supplied him with liq'ior on October 2. He paid for i.e. .Mr. Martin pleaded guiltv to the first charge, but not guilty to the other. _ He called witnesses, who said that Marshall and ' Speight were supplied by a man named Fatt, one of Mrs. Palmer's boarders. Fatfc said that it was his own beer, and explained' that he got it from under the counter in the shop. Afterwards he changed a pound note for Speight, who gave him 2s. - Th« magistrate convicted on both chafgesr . and. rioting that she had been convicted be« fore imposed a penalty of £100 and costs.