The " Stretching " of Spirits Arthur ©. Mack, of 33 Sinza Road, was brought up on remand before Mr. G. W. King at H..M. Police Court on Monday, upon a series of charges of alleged forging of trade marks of well-known brands of French spirits and lar-cony, arising out of the recent spurious liquor case in the Frencit Mixed Court.
The defendant was charged by his former employer, A. Giesel, the German head of Giesel & Ca., who has just been convicted at the French Mixed Court, with stealing 227 cases of vermouth valued at.
$1,362; a quantity of bottles, corks, capsules and empty cases valued at $170; 10 barrels of rye whiskey valued $2,000; 10 cases of whiskey valued at $200; with forging certain trade marks by branding and stamping corks, capsules and packing cases~ with the name of James Hennessey's cognac, and of James Hennessey's and J. and F. Martel's brandy, and applying same to liquor of inferior quality.
Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Tycho Wing and Mr. J. 0. Anderson were for the defence.
The cross-examination of the complainant was resumed by Mr. Anderson. Witness described the' removal or theft of 10 barrels of whiskey. Mack had refused to give any explanation of the matter. Witness told him that he was quite aware that the liquor had_ been removed to his (defendant's) house. While the complainant was _pressing the charge, Mack said that if the matter went to the higher court he would be punished severely. He asked if a way could not be found to have the matter settled in the Police Court.
Mr. Anderson—Did you tell the defendant that if he pleaded guilty, you would be lenient with him?
Witness—He suggested that himself. I said, "I shall have to see my lawyer about it."
Reexamined by Mr. Goldring, the witness said that it had been necessary to '"'stretch" a certain brandy, that of Denis Monnier Ca. According: to that firm's instructions it had to be treated in this manner. It was brandy: imported for Reid's, Ld., Inc., which they had failed to take up. Witness had had absolutely no time te attend to the wine department. 1t was his chief aim to dispose of stocks held on behalf of Reid's. Ha had never been engaged in tke liquor business before.
Answering the Magistrate, witness agreed that he had no direct knowledge of the alleged larceny. or in connexion with the charge "f making a false trade description. There were no facts, with the exception of what came out in evidence at the French Mixed Court. Mack made a confession on December 9 He also confessed to another matter, but as the goods in this case
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