ILLEGAL SPIRIT STILL.
JWO MEN SENT TO GAOL. ANOTHER FINED FIFTY POUNDS. [BX THLEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION-] MtTECKISON. Friday. At the Court to-day, before Mr. T. JMaunsell, S.M., on the information- of Frank Ojcford, collector of customs at Greymouth, Thomas Henry Bagust was charged with having in his possession a still suited for distilling spirits. Leonard Thomason and Charles Henry Lord, alias Harry "Lloyd, both of Gowan Valley, were charged ' with having in their possession a still suitable for distilling spirits and did knowingly supply an unlicensed still to Henry Bagus',. The evidence disclosed thai'Bagust had bought certain tools, etc., from Thomason and Lord which included the plant. The plant had been overcarried to MurchiiiOii and came under the notice of the local constable. Inquiries subsequently traced the plant to Lord and Thomason who. however, had then left. Bagust pleaded guilty and was fined £50. Lord and Thomason pleaded not guilty. Thomason was sentenced to nine months and Lord, who the magistrate said was the ringleader, to 15 months' imprisonment.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19220527.2.37
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18101, 27 May 1922, Page 8
Word Count
168ILLEGAL SPIRIT STILL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18101, 27 May 1922, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in