Dubbo Dispatch, Friday, 28 June, 1895
SLY GROG SELLING.
At the Cobar Police Court, last week, says the
' Leader,' W, K. Golding was charged with "sly
grog selling" at Mount Boppy, on May 29.
Sergeant Nice deposed "From Information
received I took the present proceedings. I searched
defendant's place at Mount Boppy on the18th
instant and fonnd an 18-gallon keg or cask of beer,
and 8 bottles containing beer (produced)." Defendant
said at the time "I don't keep spirits, only
beer, and I give it away and don't take money for
It." The cask of beer was Wellington brand.
Andrew Harvey, a fettler at Florida, stated that
he was at defendant's premises on May 29th and
bought a bottle of colonial beer (produced) and a
drink. He paid 1s for the bottle of beer and 6d
for the drink. He took the bottle of beer with him
and gave it to Mr. Roby. By Mr. Hogan "No
one else was there. I know Rachel Smith, but she
was not there. I did not go to the cask and take
beer myself. Roby Is my superior officer. What
I did was Roby's orders and under his direction.
It was Roby's money I paid for the beer. Frederick
Roby, sub-inspector of the permanent way,
deposed he resided at Nyngan." he gave money to
one of the fettlers (Andrew Harvey) to purchase
beer at defendant's, and Harvey bought the bottle
of beer. He carefutly marked the bottle for
recognition. By the Bench "My reason for sending
for the beer was to have satisfactlon for Golding's
reportlng me. By Mr. Hogan "There was on
enquiry into my conduct on May 29; I did not
have the consent of my superior officer to do this;
I kept the bottle all the time, but I am not the
Informer, nor did I know of the procedings till
I got the summons. Mr. Foster gave evidence as
to the conveyance of beers, spirits and wines to
defendant on the railway. Mr. T. Weir gave
similar evidence.
For the defence, Rachel Smith deposed "I am
a housekeeper for W. K. Golding; I saw Harvey
come to defendant's place on May 29th last between
8 and 9 in the morning ; I saw him get beer there;
he asked Mr. Golding for an empty bottle, and
Harvey then filled it with beer; I saw Harvey go
away ; I was present the whole time he was there;
he paid no money to Golding for the beer."
Golding also gave similar evidence. He said be
gave Harvey the beer without charge ; he always
kept beer in his plaoe wherever he was for these
forty years ; he pays Rachel Smith 15s per week
as a servant. A second case was heard, charging
Golding with supplying beer on the 18th instant to
a man named Wilson, who obtsained it at the
instance of Constable Smith. He would not have
got it (witness said) if he knew who the constable
was. The Bench Inflicted the usual fine of £30 and
costs, or three months in Cobar Gaol, in the first
case, and a similar fine or alternative in the
second case, sentences cumulative. The grog
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