Alleged Sly Grog Selling

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1120, 15 October 1904, Page 2

Alleged Sly Grog Selling

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(Snood to the Daily Tkhmhumi.) I'ashoa, (his day The first caso takon yesterday, was that ngninst, dames O'Shaughiicssy, who was charged on threo scparato iuformationa with selling liijuor to William John Ko!i>. hor and Wiilism Marsh-d'-, the di.l"s of the allogcd offencas being Hopteiubcr '2lst, 22nd and 23th. The accused pleaded nut guilty to uil iho charges. Mr. Moresby prosecuted and Mr, Clcndon dtfended,

Mr Moresby first of all called Mr Cock, agent [or the Northern B.M. Company, who statod that, from July 3rd to September '22 nd thore arrived at I'acron, consigned to O'Shaugbnessv, kegs containing 270 gallons of beer as well as four cases of spirits, p. E Brcnnn, manager for Breimn and Company, deposed that the same kega had boen taken to O'Shaughncssy's pkco at Kiirain>ahaki\

William John Kelahor gavo evidence that he and Marshall obtained liquor at O'Sliaughnessy's place on tieptembor 21st, having two drinks each, and paying a shilling each for them. On tho next day they again went to O'Sliaughnessy's and had moro drinks, also paying for these, On tho Sunday nftornoun following they went to tho place again and had more drinks, 0;i this occasion witness heard men in the room aujacentto wherothey had the drinks, and ho judged them to bo under tho influence of liquor. When thoy had Iho drinks only witness, O'Shaughnessy, and Marshall were present, On the following Thursday evoning witness saw a [barrel being taken down tho hill to O'Shauglmessy's place,

Evidence cf a similar nature to that of Kolahw's Wc.s givon by William Marshall. Marshall, cross-examined bv Mr. Clcndon, said that when he got to Kamngahakc he had about 80. Jlcfnre leaving Auckland lie and Kolaher wore each given £'!•) 10s by tiie Department, and at Waihi thoy wero given £2los between thoni, Constable Bevan doposod that he know that, Marshall ind Kelahon wero coming toKawigahakc, but he did not havo anything to do with Ihem, as to do so would put tho sly grog people on thoir guard, Ho had tried to get informers locally, ln» the people had gone back and told O'Shaugnossy, and he could not get anybody in, The sly-grog people always had somebody watching the police. Ho was satisfied that O'Shanghncssy was running a sly-grog shop. Ho had seen numbers of men on different occasions coming out of accused's plneo lato at night. When tho polico searched O'Shauglmessy's placo they found a full barrel of beer and an) ouipty beer barrel, Sergeant Sheehau also gave evidonco as to tho finding of tho beer on tho promises. This ooncludod tho case for tho police. Tho accused staled that ho was in tho habit of getting casks of boor down for various people in Karangahako. Tho people there wore in the habit of clubbing together for tho pnrposo of getting beer from Auckland. Uo denied cither selling or giving drink to the two men Kelaher and Marshall. Tho hearing of the sly grog cases against James O'Fhangbnossy was continued yostcrday evening, Crosby, for the defence, said ho was in accused's shop about half-past seven on tho evening of September 21st. Marshall and Kelaher wero thoro at tho timo, but nothing was said about drink. Patrick O'Shaughnossy, father of tho accused, gavo similar ovidcucc, Mrs O'ShaughncJsy, accused's wifo, also staled that sin saw Marshall and Belabor in the shop, and that they had no beer to drink, This concluded the ovidenco in O'Sliaughnessy's case, Tho case against Harry Polrio was taken next, The charges against him wore of supplying liquor to Marshall and Kolaher on Saturday and tiiinday, September 24th and 25ih. Accused was defended by Mr, Clondon, and ploadod not guilty, William Kolaher stated that on tho night of September 24th ho and Marshall wont to accused's placo at Karangahako and obtained two drinks of boor cacb, which they paid for. f'ho beer was brought from somowhero'outside Iho room thoy wero in. Oh tho following aftornoon (Sunday) thoy again went to Pottio's placo, and woro let iu tho back wav, Thoy wore shown into a room and had four drinks, each of which accused was paid for, Tho beer on this occasion was obtained from a barrel in the room in which thoy had tho drinks, Tho Court adjourned at ten o'clock last night until this morning at half-past nine, whoii judgment in Mrs Mullet's and O'Shaughnossy's cases will bo givon.