YOUNG MEN SENT TO PRISON

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27566, 25 January 1955, Page 3

YOUNG MEN SENT TO PRISON

OBSTRUCTION OF , CONSTABLE (Ntw Zealand Pres. Association) AUCKLAND, January 24. Prison terms were imposed on four young men, described by the prosecutor, as the “milk-bar cowboy type." by Mr M. C. Astley, S.M., in the Auckland Magistrate's Court today. ' Bobert William Hoggart, .aged IS, a labourer, on a charge of using obscene language in a public place, and of assaulting a constable In the execution of his duty, was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. in the execution of his duty, was, aged*, a grocer, and . Maynard Cotseboom, aged 19, a labourer, who admitted similar charges of obstruction, were given sentences of two weeks ifoprisomnent. Sub-Inspector M. E. Parker said that at 11.35 p.m. yesterday Hoggart had left a car and asked Constable J. Sheehan for a light. When the constable said he did not have one Hoggart replied cheekily. The constable then warned him and Hoggart threatened to “knock him,down with one hand.” He used an obscene term. the constable went to arrest hint. Hoggart resisted and the three other accused, who had been sitting in the car, pulled, the constable awayAll fell to the ground. Hoggart grabbed th X C Slf te S S b^x t ° n of matches w» tw6 of the accused are known to quent Queen street with a certain type of persons known as milk-bar cowb< Maynard, Cosseboom and Hutchinson told the Court that they were trying to stop the fight. “There is no need to invent a new I name for these types-they are just common larrikins or hooligans, the Magistrate'-said. “They regard the taw with contempt and derision . just to Siow oTtffiir’“hlantile vanity. This type of disorderly conduct, has been prevalent ip the, city recently, and when It occurs with members of a small gang it wears an ugly look.