SUPPLYING PROHIBITED PERSONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9305, 19 November 1901, Page 3

SUPPLYING PROHIBITED PERSONS.

♦ • A £10 PENALTY. A case under the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act was heard before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., this afternoon. James Clements was charged with giving liquor, to wit, whisky, to Karauria Takina, a prohibited person, on Friday night, 15th inst. Mr Jones appeared for accused, and pleaded not guilty. He did not deny that defendant had obtained liquor from the Albion Hotel oh the night m question. Constable Doyle stated that while on duty at 8.45 p.m. on Friday last m Gladstone road he was coming towards the corner of the Bank of Australasia. Just as lie got to the corner he heard someone talking from the Read's quay side of the bank. He then met the defendant, who was looking back to where the voice was coming from. Defendant said, "All right." Witness went a few paces further, and saw Karauria Takina leaning against the bank. There were no other persons present. Defendant walked towards ijbe Albion Hotel. Witness crossed to the other side of Gladstone road. Defendant stood near the hotel until- witness passed. Witness came back to the corner. Defendant then met Karauria at the corner of the Bade of Australasia two or three minutes after they had parted, and the two walked around the corner together for a few paces. Witness crossed over, and defendant then came away from Karauria. Witness closed on Karauria, who on .being searched repeated, "I have nothing." Witness found m Karauria's possession the bottle produced, containing whisky. The constable stated he then went to the hotel and made inquiries, finding that a bottle had been given defendant containing whisky. A barmaid at the Albion Hotel stated that she had given defendant sixpence worth of whisky on Friday evening m a j bottle similar to the one produced. j Mr G. J. A. Johnstone, Clerk of the Licensing Bench, gave evidence as to Karauria Takina being under prohibition. j Mr Jones, for the defence, stated that the defendant did not deny getting whisky from the hotel on Friday night, and also that he spoke to Karauria, but he did not supply the prohibited man with any liquor. James Clements, defendant, acknowledged obtaining the whisky from the Albion Hotel. He spoke^o Karauria, whom he .1 knew well. Defendant did not give the prohibited man any of the whisky he bought, but drank it himself (bottle produced). By the police: The constable asked witness that evening if he had .bought whisky, and he had replied no — that he drank beer, not whisky. He did not go down into the dark place with KarauriiV. The barmaid at the Albion Hotel, recalled, stated that she did not give defendant another bottle. In answer to Mr Jones, witness seated both bottlts were Barry's lemonade bottles. His Worship said he was satisfied that the offence had been fully proved, and he had no doubt that the liquor had been procured for the person named. Not only had defendant committed the offence of supplying the drink, ' but, m the Magistrate's opinion, he had committed wilful perjury m denying his action. It was such men who rendered prohibition orders useless. Defendant would be fined £10, costs Us, witness's expenses ss, m default of payment by Saturday next two months' hard labor m Napier gaol.