PROHIBITED PERSONS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 74, 10 November 1911, Page 6

PROHIBITED PERSONS.

A STIFF FINE

E. Smith, an elderly man, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court this morning with having on October 27th supplied liquor to Margaret Davis, a prohibited person. Accused, who was hot represented by counsel, pleaded not guilty. Constable Mackintosh gave evidence that about 2 o’clock on the afternoon of October 27th ho saw accused and Davis in Broadway. Davis took something from a piece of paper and passed it to accused. Then Davis continued down Broadway towards her homo and accused went into the Empire Hotel. As she went along Davis looked back over her shoulder very anxiously. Accused was in the hotel for about two minutets, and when ho came out lie followed Davis, being about two chains behind her. Davis went into the house and witness jumped over the fence and accosted accused, who was in the yard. Being asked what he had done with the liquor ho had accused said he had none, and said lie had come to the house to cut broom. Accused denied that ho was carrying liquor to Davis or that she had handed him any money. Davis had been in receipt of charitable aid for eight or nine months. By accused: Accused did not say he had got a shilling from Davis to buy tobcaCo.

ScVgeant McNeeley gave evidence that when taxed accused said ho had bought sixpence worth of whisky, a glass of beer, and some cigarettes in the Empire Hotel. Asked why he had gone to Davis’s house accused said he had received notice to cut the broom on the section.

Elizabeth Fitzgerald stated that on the day in question accused bought from her at the Empire Hotel a shilling’s worth of whisky. He bought nothing else. Augustine* Frederick Wilson, Noxious Weeds Inspector, said he had not prior to October 27th served a notice to either accused or Davis to cut the broom on Davis’s section. A notice had been sent to accused dated November 6th.

Margaret Davis, called by accused, said she had asked accused to cut the broom on her section, asking him in Broadway. At the time accused said ho had no tobacco and witness gave him a shilling to buy some. She gave him no money for whisky.

By Sergeant McNeeley : The shilling she gave accused was not taken from a piece of paper. She did not think there was anything wrong in the fact that she wont into her house by the front way and accused by the back way. The back way was frequently used. She was in receipt of charitable aid.

In a statement, accused said ho had bought the whisky before he met Dav-

The S.M. inflicted a fine, of £5. Accused .was given till the end of thes riionth to pay.