PROHIBITED PARTIES.
A COUPLE OF CASES. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday Joseph James was charged with having on .July 18th committed a breach of Ids prohibition order by procuring 1 iquor. Sergeant McXceloy said James’s order had expired on July 27th. Ho promised to reform in the future. The S.M. said there were certain persons who for a monetary consideration or a share of the liquor procured drink for prohibited persons. Those subject to orders would not bo supplied at hotels where they wore known. These illicit suppliers ho would hko to see before him, and lie would mate a severe example ot anv such as v ie proceeded agadist 'hie prohibited man who had boon before him recently said lie did not really want liquor, but that when it was offered to him ho could not refuse it. Ho promised the Court that lie would inform the police if anybody offered him liquor, and since then there had boon no trouble with him.
Defendant promised not to take liquor i;i future and to report to the police the name of anybody olleiing to give him drink. A nominal line of os, without costs, was imposed, the S.M. remarking that he was giving defendant a chance. Margaret Dm, is pleaded guiPy to having broken the conditions of her order by entering licensed j remises on August 15th. Sergeant McNeeley said the oiler had been issued on August 4th at defendant’s own request. When He order was issued she said she understood the conditions, but nevertheless had been found in a hotel buying a bottle of beer. The S.M. said licensees should have some description of prohibited people. Ho thought it might be advisable even to send a photograph with each copy of the order. The Sergeant said defendant at present was in receipt of charitable aid. The S.M. (to defendant): It is not very nice for you to receive charitable aid and then spend the money in drink. Defendant: I am very sorry. The S.M.: Some steps should be taken to make her known to licensees. The sergeant promised that such would be done. ■ The S.M. said he would give defendant a chance, though he made it plain that she must cease to spend public money on drink. She vend 1 bo convicted but not fined; but next time she appeared she would have to go to prison if she could not pay a line.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 9, 26 August 1911, Page 8
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405PROHIBITED PARTIES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 9, 26 August 1911, Page 8
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