A GOOD MOTIVE

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 154, 30 June 1914, Page 7

A GOOD MOTIVE

LEADS TO MITCH TROUBLE.

.SH.OKTLA.NJ) STREET MELEK

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KrneiSi. Od'io.t Plwlau. a,;.»fl S) years. ■chn,il teacher r-f Patakiiri, Waiiomo ( avi-s, with having on ."alurdav lai-t otastrm-tod t'onistnblr- D.nid Clark whri wns arrecitinp nm- of the suilor-f coiicenicvl in Lh* niHie in Sim rtlatid Street, on Nalnpdny, morning. Senior Scrjri>jn-l, Hiit.le.lfje prnswutctl. and >lr. •I. R. Kee.i. K.l'., defend ;\ the aerwed. Kvid-'ti.-e in Kirpport of t-:ie rfurje pi yon by Constablfs Clark and llaiiiVworr'i ami Matihent!. was to the offovt th-il rhrfan had ac-cd in an e.V'-lted manner, nhsrtniflod the police <iflicei-s. au,i told them to have ihe saiior- alone. jtifi eon:.- 'oIV r,,. train. v,s thai he swh (lark t-'-.ikc on,- , f ihe e-ai'orn :l lilinv "•'. tlie :'.i,e. ;l iul afn-r ( lar.k'« numl.er he did m>l lake any unr.;'nr pari in the aA'air. I'lrolati <ii>niplainwd that rbe w.:h rudely and roughly treated at the Polifv Mati.in. v.h-.ie ho went it. nuke a complaint, and, was afto.nvardi-i -ir-,-t-t. -A. Hi- said he was not allowed to caiKiiuiniiate with hi,~ friend's or jrei 'mi! ini:i! i!n> evenino , . seerttjiry of the r.iu'-.it i.-v Hoard as to accnsril't-i £or I eliar.-LOtev, and by two of the eailu-ris. w-h.o were arrested. Sergeant flutledp- denied that Phelan was badly Iroated at. the wateh-hou^e. iliri Worship r.iid th.at lir wjitisai.ir.lied from tin- cvidep'-e that 'Phrkin was aotuali'il by huin.iuitaria.ti motivea in ilio fin-t instance, Injt if everyone who differed f'-.mi an ams'.ing i-onhtable we,-e to interfere it would lead to very seriinis eji|i.sef|iienecji. illkt-Wnmbip agrfed.t.o treat the muter a.s trivial in itis origin, alt-lioiigli il dpvelopcai ir.t« something that was not at all trivial, tin 4 would dieira.vs tie i harjf under fwtmn !>2 of (Tie Ai-:. with the imdeTV'tandimr that iPtnlan would contribute two pound.- to lln» fitmls of a hr*ipital. Kejra riling PhebinV si-ati-inrnti- ar 'o hW. tre-itment at t.he Police, otation. his Worship the evidence wius eontradie.tory. and if Phelan wanted to i-omplain he mura do ro to IIJ-f pr"i«T quarter.