ONEHUNGA POLICE CO

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 47, 25 February 1929, Page 9

ONEHUNGA POLICE CO

MAD WHEN DflllXK. (Before Messrs. J. E. Green and i Soar, J.P.'s.) Arnold Bowalott said he did not member what took place last Satun evening, when charged with being dru on that occasion at Mangere, with usi indecent language and resisting %l police. Sergeant J. A. Cruicksliank sal Bowalett was drunk on Saturday eve' ing in Coronation Road, Mangere. 1, used indecent language and behaved gfei erally in a foolish manner. At the sara. tin* defendant was a gocd worker wltti; sobct, and Mr. House, his employer, vgvs\ prepared to keep him at work. J. -?T. Lynn described Bowalett's behaviour on Saturday night as that of "mad drunk." when the constable was sent for to arrest him. According to Constable Henlon the defendant hurt his head in a barbed wir» fence on the side of the road when resisting arrest. A doctor had to stitch up the wounds at the police station. Bowalett was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within twelve months on the first and second charge*, and prohibited for the same period, For resisting the police, he was convicted and discharged; and ordered to pay 10/6 costs. Removal of Shell. AViiliam Daniels «a» convicted on two count* for removing mud .-hell from the I Manukau Harbour, at Waiuku. without j permission of the Auckland Harbour jEoanl. His action .-ost. him 40/ for jrovaltv on the 40vds of shell and £6 I 1 / costs.