LICENSING PROSECUTION

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1255, 20 February 1905, Page 2

LICENSING PROSECUTION

Charge Against Tiiomas Gardner Accused of Being on Licensed Premises , after Hours Waihi is becoming rather notorious for its licensing proseoutions. Another case has been' set down for hearing at tb 0 Stipendiary Magistrate's Court next Wednesday. The t defendant is Mr Thomas Gardner, a'" well-known local resident, who is charged by Sergeant Sheehan with being found on licensed premises to wit the Eob Roy Hotel on 11th. inst., at a time when such premises are required by the Lioensing Acts to bo closed, contrary to the form of the statuto mado and provided. Boing / spqlcgh to regarding the matlor to-day, Sergeant- Sheehan declined to furnish any information, as tho case will come on . for hoaring on Wednesday. Mr Gardner, soon on tho subject, says that hat Saturday night week, a few minutes after 10 o'clock, ho was proceeding by way of the back entrance into the Eob Eoy Hotel with the intention of getting l shilling's worth of gin for medicinal pnrpose.s Just iaside tho gat iu the backyard of tho premises, he met, Su:;;«nt Sheehan and two constables, iiu int' ;uated to the Sergeant that he was going ii,to tho hotel for somo gin for bis wife, wlio was very ill, and romanced that ho supposed it would be alkight, The Sergeant replied that as far as they were concerned they could do nothing in the umtior. Girdner then entered the hotel at tho back door. Tho bar was closed, and seeing Mr and Mrs Kelly in the passage, he askod them for a shilling's worth of gin. The request was refused, Mr Ro!ly saying ho was very sorry that they could noo supply it, Then Mr Gardnor-explained that he had had a conversation with the Sergoant outside, but tho request was again refused. On returning home he found his wife's condition rather worse, and ho mado a second appeal to Mr Kelly, but was met with another refusal. He thon went upstairs and saw Mrs Kelly, but sho declined to serve,' In desperation, Mr Gardner senrchod in a;cupboard in a sitting room, and iu the presence of some of tho boarders took a partJy'stljifrottle ol gin fromwitnltl, -£c,a|t|p'jftMiiine, asked those present of want ho had . donVyßej; JmM£' hurried 'out, but .wE's inteiTe|te|fsstni street near the hotel by tho ;tee||||trad was asked by him wLatj hei(<J'aT#ilflphad got, Ho told tho Sergeant;Msy»c|||jjLa bottle ol gin, and explained;thejppstanbes as to how he came pb3se'B^sp|S| , l Thayerj geant asked Gardner fmSem.ttle, and taking possession of give it back. Meanwhile GaMp v |,egged him to let him have a'little ofiiMtQiiting that his wife was ill, and if he / MjliD I *ergeant) was not satisfied as to tue'stato of his wife's health, would he come across the street to his house and see for himself. Howover the Scrgoaut did not accept tho invitation. • Ultimately Gardner left tbo. Sergeant, his appeal for gin having been in vain, and went home. He has since been served with the summons to,