A SPREE FOR THE MISSUS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16034, 27 January 1920, Page 5

A SPREE FOR THE MISSUS.

JOLLIFICATION NEAR GREY STREET.

Eivednco of anything but a choice! style of life was given before Mr .1. E. Wilson, S.M., to-day (cays Friday's Auckland .Star), when a man named! John Burt was charged that on Sunday week ho was privy lo the illegal sale of liquor. Ho occupied a house in Yolvertou Terraco (off Grey Street), and on the morning -of January 11th two policemen in plain clothes, who had inquired in Grey Street of another mail about a drink, were taken into Burt’s house and introduced to Burt. The introducer (McMullen) auid: “These are two friends of mine. It’s quite all right.” Burt replied, “Right-o,” and McMullen then produced a bottle of whiskey, which ho sold to the policemen for IGs. Later the police raided the house, and made a catch of empty bottles, and McMullen was subsequently fined £3O for sly grog-selling. Burt, when interviewed, admitted that he

knew it was illegal to allow McMullen to sell dripk in the hou«>, and he had done it out of goodness of heart. Soma days later, when tlie police made another surprise call, they found Burt and a woman in bed under the influence of drink, and a man on the floor with his head pillowed on three “square riggers” of beer, while "dead marinee” bestrewed the premises. Burt’s explanation was that the missus had just got back after two years’ absence, and they had “a bit of a booze.”

Burt, who did not dispute the evidence, was fined £2O and 7s costs.