SOCIAL CLUB RAIDED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18922, 25 January 1936, Page 2

SOCIAL CLUB RAIDED

ILLEGAL LIQUOR SALES

FOUR MEN BEFORE COURT

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day

When the name of Richard Elisha Taylor was called in the Police Court yesterday, it was a signal for •numerous constables to proceed to the prisoners' room and for each to return carrying boxes stacked full of various brands of liquor, mostly beer. In a few moments one side of the court near the bench of Mr W. R. McKean, S.M., resembled the bottle store of an hotel.

This liquor comprised nil that was seized by a party of police sergeants and constables when they raided the premises of the Auto Social Chili on the top floor of the Pacific Building on Christmas Eve. Taylor, the 'manager of the club, was .charged on three summons informations with selling liquor without a licence on December 20. 2'.',, and 24.

Three others were, also charged on summons, these being Leslie Dickson, Stanley W. Budd and Walter K. Hall. Dickson and Budd were charged with aiding and abetting Taylor on the three dates mentioned, while Hall was charged with aiding and abetting him on two, and also with being found on the premises. On the first charge Taylor w.as fined £BO, in default three months' imprisonment; on the second he was convicted and sentenced to come up for sentence in six months if called Upon; on the third he was convicted and ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution, lie was given time ,tO pay.

Budd was convicted and fined £n on the first charge, and on the others he w.as convicted and ordered to pay costs and to come up for sentence if called upon within six months. 'He was allowed 14 days to pay.

Dickson was fined £2 and costs 10s and was also ordered to come up within the same time if called upon. Hall, on the first charge, was fined £2; he was convicted and ordOTO.d to pay costs on the second; the third charge was withdrawn. He was given 14 days to pay.