SLY GROG-SELLING.
A RESOURCEFUL SERGEANT. TAIHAPE, Ocober 15. A sly grog case heard in the S.M. Court presented unique features. The evidence showed that Sergeant Beattie, of the local policy proceeded to Utiku on Sunday night, and, disguised with false whiskers and a slouch hat, applied for a bottle of beer. The sly grog-seller warily asked who the \rould-be purcheser was. The sergeant replied: "Joe Smith, working at the mill." A bottle was then sold, and the sergeant, removing his disguise, revealed himself, and, with the police, searched the houee. The proprietor received a month's imprisonment on two charges, but is reported to have left for Australia. Another defendant, on a similar charge, was fined £10.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 40
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126SLY GROG-SELLING. Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 40
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