A LICENSING CASE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1070, 8 September 1910, Page 21

A LICENSING CASE.

CHARGE AGAINST LICENSEE.

At the Auckland Police Court on Monday, before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., the case against Arthur Whitehead, charged that, being the licensee of the Anchor Hotel, he did permit drunkenness on the premises, and further with selling liquor to one Thomas Bowden, a person already in a state of intoxication, was again called on for hearing- Walter Sanies, the barman, was also charged with supplying Bowden with liquor whi.e the latter was in a state of intoxication. SubInspector Hendrey appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Earl for the defence.

The evidence lor the prosecution closed on Friday last. Tne defence put forward was that Bowden, the man served, was talkative, but not drunk. 1 nomas Bowden stated that on August 12, he had a night out. He was drunk then, and went to bed at a house at Remuera. He rose at 5.30 o’clock on Saturday morning* August 13, and walked into town from Remuera. Xvitness gave a detailed account of h. s journey townwards. He had a beer at the Captain Cook Hotel at six a.m-, and had another beer later at the Caledonian Hotel, tie then went to his father’s stables, and subsequently to his home in Turner Street, off Upper Queen Street. Then he went -out again and had a glass of beer at the Clarendon Hotel, and went over to the express stand, getting there about 7.30. The three glasses of beer didi not make him drunk. He felt very bad after his previous night’s debauch. Witness met a man named Kelly, and asked him to have

a drink. They went into the Anchor Hotel. Witness called for a long beer, and had just put the money down on the counter when a constable and Sergeant Harvey came in. The sergeant said to the barman that witness was .drunk. Witness denied that he was drunk, and went outside and was arrested by the constable. Witness said he was not drunk when arrested. He might have been a bit giddy, but this was owing to an injury he received to the back of his head some time ago. To Sub-Inspector Hendrey: Witness did not appear at the Court to answer a charge of drunkenness, because he could not get away from his work.

Walter James Sames, barman at the Anchor Hotel, and several other witnesses gave evidence for the defence. The case was adjourned until today, Thursday.