David
Crooks, an ordinarily sober and industrious Simcoe workingman,
became unduly thirsty one day last week.
It would appear he had
access to liquid thirst quenchers not to be trifled with, for he was
found intoxicated upon the street and arrested.
When arrested he had some
three or four partially consumed bottles of oh-be-joyful in his
possession.
On Friday he was brought
before Police Magistrate Gunton and questioned as to the source of
his supply.
He failed to see his way
clear to give up any information and was sentenced to jail for three
months or until he recanted.
One day at "Castle
Robinson" was sufficient. The story he told resulted in the
issuing of an information against a man named Huff.
When Huff got into court he
told a most extraordinary story to the effect that he had supplied
Crooks with liquor, but that it was not his, but had been sent to him
to be stored in his cellar by two well-known citizens.
Inspector Edmonds has now
laid charges against these two men and they will come up for hearing
next Monday.
