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| "Smuggling at Tain.
--In a Justice of peace Court at Tain yesterday, Archibald
Wilson, senior, shepherd, Badvoon Kincardine was charged
with a contravention of the Act 7 and 8 George IV., chap.53,
section 32, by being concerned, on 14th August last, in
concealing a quantity of spirits, the duty on which had not
been paid. Mr Poole, supervisor of Inland Revenue,
prosecuted. The defendant pleaded not guilty. From the
evidence it appeared that on the date libelled, in a search
made by Mr Poole, a large quantity of malt was discovered in
defender's premises, as well as a properly constructed
malting floor and two brewing thermometers. Beneath a bed in
a garret five bottles of whisky were found concealed.
Defender was not at home, and his wife, who was greatly
agitated, stated that the find was the product of the first
brewing, and that she had been against it from the first. A
promise was made, if the case was not pressed, that the
still would be given up, but it had not been discovered. For
the defence it was attempted to show that defender was in
the habit of getting bottles of whisky from a son in
Edinburgh and others. The Justices unanimously found the
charge proved, and sentenced Wilson to pay a modified
penalty of 10 pounds, or suffer two months imprisonment" |
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