SLY-GROG SELLING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14341, 10 July 1914, Page 6

SLY-GROG SELLING.

an up-river case. A FINE OF foil INFLICTED. A charge- of alleged sly-grog sell lag was licard at the Magi-Ha'c's Court at l;aetilii on Tti e-day. Mr W. K. Ilaseldca, •5. .V1., pre-ided over the- court. Joe sfitnoa, an A-.-yriaa -icr.kctper, carrying on hu.-inc■■■• at the native kaiaga at Jerusalem, was charged hy ('on-tabic Mcßae, that he ccmmktcd a !.reach M section 27 Jot the Licensing Act. on or a Lout June Uth. lie was defended bv Mr Tn.-tin. The police evidence alleged that search of SimonV j.ivn.i-revealed three or four bottles o: wh:-ky. and that Simon, on receiving the .summons said, excitedly, “What 1 has -omcone given me a way;If i knew the one who has given me awav I would shoot him 1" Simon had had a rase of liquor on June liiii. and on the KHh on It i; l»»rtlcs remained, lie ai-,o liad hud a ca-e on May 22ad, and others during line pa.-t iv-ei-e month-. There were .about RHI appaicntly recently emptied With-- <,utsidc deieitdant'.- v.harc. CrO'S-cxaiaiii'd, witness had no! seen any sign of hop Leer. There was no sign of any selling Ly defendant. For tile defence, Albert Edward Uavey. a settler, gave Simon an excellent character. Witness had had soft drinks al Simon o place, and the two loaned each liquor in a friendly way. Defendant deposed Ciat ho had lie.a; in bits! rcss at Jerusalem for the pa-t I eight or nine years, and was in the habit 1 of procuring liquor for hitnsai: and friends. He had nev.-r --id nay. lie denied making the statement r.r.d .hr. at alleged in the prosecutio.;. lie did not I give the Maoris any liquor, but conic ! consume a V.ottleful in a day him-Mf. Puke Rangitawera. chairman of the Native Council, testified to Simon's respectability. Witness had seen drunkenness among the Maoris, but they had got the liquor when thev went to Wanganui. There was a bottle licen e on the river t-teamer. Witness though: Simon gave liquor to the pakeha-. but not to the Maoris. On one occasion Simon had given witness a tablc.spooufu! or whisky in hot water as medicine, on witness' solicitation. Meri Poutini also testified to defend- 1 ant's respectability, end corroborated finformer witness' evidence relating to drunkenness among the Maoris, and the source of -upplv. His Wor.-hip evidently regarded the prosecution as a strong one, and fined defendant the maximum stint of IMO. in default three months' impri-onincnt. The fine was paid.