SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LICENSE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12716, 30 January 1906, Page 2

SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT A LICENSE.

A WELLINGTON OASE

STRONG COMMENTS BY THE

MAGISTRATE

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, January 29. At the Magistrate's Court, to-day, Before. (Dr. McArthur, William Clark, and Edward 'Barrett, proprietors of a -cafe, were charged on rtlbree separate informations with having sold beer without 'being licensed to do so. Evidence was given for the .prose mJtfion to show It'tat a party of probati>n«ury constables visited the cafe on three ■successive nights, and while having . upper were supplied with bottled beer fit Is 6d la bottle by a waitress. One night they purchased *s bottle to take away. All the visits were paid after 10 o clock, at (Which hours ibotels close. A day or -two after the place was searched by the police, "who found two dozen bottles iull of beer land 75 empty bottles. For the defence, Violet Pattern, the iwaita-ess, deposed that she had instructions from her employers not to suppiy liquor after ten o'clock at night. It ■was 'her custom to send out for tho liquor required by men visiting the t«aitaurant. She kmew that defendants lad iliquor on the premises, and granting a favour 'to the witnesses for the prosed iition told them she would get a bottle if. they did not sa-y anything to the dobs.. dark did ndt know that witness had taken the liquor until making up his ■books. Subsequently he found that a bottle had not been accounted for. He asked witness if she sold it, and she said yes. He then asked how much she got ifor it and she replied one and six. To ihis he- added: " You can have that. IDon't do it again." Hda Yorship said he had no hestitation in saying that liquor was sold and -that he could not believe the girl. Each ■defendant -would he fined £25 and 3s 6d •costs, in default one month's imprisonment. Counsel for the defence applied to Have have the fine reduced to £25 for both defendants. His Worship (refused ho do this. Wilful perjury had been committed by the •witness for the defence. He also refused to grant bail to defendants. -Counsel said Ms clients had no money. His Worship: " Well, they must go to •gaol."