AN UNRULY YOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 118, 19 May 1892, Page 9

AN UNRULY YOUTH.

CONTEMPT OF COURT.

At the Police Court this morning, before Messrs Collins and King, J.P.s, an unruly youth, who had been before the Court on four previous occasions, received a salutary sentence.

George Jackson, a youth, was charged that on tho ISth May, ho did unlawfully obstruct Constable Cargill in the execution of his duty, contrary to tho provisions of the Police Offences Act, 18S4. Defendant admitted thab ha gave the constable "-cheek."

Constable Cargill deposed • thab at 11 o'clock yesterday morning he was on duty in Queen-streofc, and while in front of the United Service Hotel he saw the boy interfering with the leader boys for tho tramcars. He told the boy to " move on," when ho used bad language .witness and dragged him about, and said that he had as much right on the street as he had.

Sergeant-Major Pratt said that he did not wish for a heavy penalty, as it was the first case brought before the Court under the circumstances surrounding this case. Mr Collins informed the boy that he had rendered himself liable to a'fine of £20, or 1 months'imprisonment, but being the first case brought into the court he would sentence him to X days' imprisonment with hard labour.

Aa the boy loft the dock he shook his fist at the two tram boy 3in Courc. The boy was immediately brought back at the direction of the Bench.

Sergeant-Major Pratt remarked that the boy s conduct showed what sort of a character ho was.

Mr Collins, addressing the boy, said be was an incorrigible character, and that his conduct in leaving the Court was disgraceful. _Ha reminded him that ho had a list of other convictions against him. The Bench would sentence him to 14 days more imprisonment for his conduct, making 2S days in all.

The boy loffc tho dock muttering.