HOW TO MANUFACTURE WINES AND SPIRITS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3140, 26 April 1883, Page 3

HOW TO MANUFACTURE WINES AND SPIRITS.

Some curious evidence was adduced in the R.M. Court, Wellington, yesterday, in the case of a roan named William M*Hngh, charged with being an idle and disorderly person. The arresting constable deposed that on searching the prisoner he round certain papers in his ■ possession, the nature of which was explained by a publican named Lunny, - v who said^—l am a publican; and keep the | Cricketers’ Arms, at the corner of Tory and Vivian streets. I have seen the ‘prisoner before. I think I saw him three or,four days ago. He came to my place and offered to manufacture stuff ’ for me if I would give him a price. He told me he did not want much. (Accused —Excuse me, I don’t think , yon are right.) Examination continued—He showed me some papers, something like those. (Prisoner continued to make interjections, and the Chairman called upon him to desist from interrupting the witness.) The : re- , oeipts show that the ingredients for.the ‘ manufacture of brandy are spirits of wine, oil of cognac, essence of capsicum and white sugar, the liquor to be colored with burnt sugar. For whiskey, spirits of wine, oil of creosote, essence of eaprioum, carbonate of soda and white ■bgarareto be used. Thare are also .directions for making gin,rum, port wine . and fhanry. Attached to the receipts was a blue paper containing a list of prices. I don’t think that stuff manufactured from - those receipts is suitable to flell. I should not like to drink it. Prisoner said—l got those papers fiven to me by a man who came from Wellington and intended to’ have de■troyed them. T went to Terawbiti in aearch of work; bat was unable to obtain •mployment. I then came to Wellington and tried to get work from some of my old friends, but was not successful. I intended to have left the place, but got drunk and was locked up. I never used any of those receipts, as I knew they were not right. I was not aware that I offered them for sale. I always feel bad after taking a little drink. The Chairman—The charge is that . ■ you have no lawful means of support, sot that you are in possession of those papers. I Accused—The charge is not true. I *m a hard-working man. I have been working at bushfelling for a sawmill at Waipukurau. I have had 24 hours for drunkenness, and if yon will let me go I will promise to go away. . The Chairman—The case is dismissed