A MIXED IDENTIT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14528, 20 May 1909, Page 11

A MIXED IDENTIT.

I'IJJSLICAX FINED.

Before Mr 11. V. Wi.l.Uwm, S.M., at tliii City l'olico Court ;asi m lay, j\!ox-in<K:r Clrav, licensee of trie l'rince of Wales Hotel, was chafed with I hat he, liting a publican, allowed to remain on Ins premises a. prohibited person. Mr appeared for the tl'jtauJanl. Wallor Goodman admitted iVing a prohibited person, and to Itavinp been on tho licensed premises mentions!, but could not Bay on what date, lie left, at 8 o'clock next, morning, and did not ;;o liacl; that dnv. Ito was in the lion?* about. 12 hours. He i-ctiiriircl the noxl niphf, but did not po inside. Mr Gray was there, and r"fus"d to admit him. He wa? not (coin!! in, in any case. If Mr Gray snid he dy| e;n in it would bo incorrect; V was merely otandiiif; on Hie footpath. He had given the to me of "Wilson" !o Mrs Gray when ho i'.lon|icd at the hole]. He did liof t-c- Mr Ornv till the iiiorniiie after ho went to (lis hotel. Constable Fox crave evidence as to visitin;,' the Frinc* of Wales Hotel in pr.-i.rcb of nnmlm.tn. Tlie licensee had said that Tlondmiiti tad boon IliC.vo :i (puii'lor of an hour prdviolisly, but he had pencil litin with n< ( drink.' lie said ho knew him 100 well, and was aware, flint lie was a prohibited person. Mr Gray also paid (but Goodman had come in In a --k for aMr Wilson. He (llifl licensee) liad told him that. ■Mr Wilson bad gone, and that he had hclku- j;o too. If wan staled for l.lio defence Unit a man named Wilson ha<l slaved al the holel, anil il'al the licensee tip-I ii-.l seen Goodman (ill lie 1-rliirned Ihe followim: eveiiin;;. .Alexander Gray stai"d that accused liad slaved at the hotel all nighf under the name of Wilson, ami had lea., bed, and breakfast, but disappeared without paying Knbeqiienlh- heard Ihat a probibited peifcon nainsd Walter Goodman bad been seen almat. bis hotel, and al once concluded llial he and th'.- a!!ei;od Wil«on were identical. He refused him admission when he returned in the I'.venini,'. Gross-examined, witness said he lint luirncd that the :illep?d Wilson was Goodloan on the day of his leaving. Ho did not ad; Goodman for payment when ho relumed. The Magistrate: When was this alteration made in your booh?— Witness: Then: was no inlcn! innal alteration made: (examining bonk) 'that entry [or dinner wan put in the wrons column. Tho Matri'dra-le: I have no Invitation in rccordinir a conviction in this case, and T pay very littl? attention to Mr Gray's evidence. A fine, of £.5 was indiclcd.