DRUNKENNESS AND ASSAULT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 95, 15 January 1908, Page 8

DRUNKENNESS AND ASSAULT.

-"A NICE RECORD." (ST TELEGEArH—SrECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Auckland, 'January 14. . . At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr/ Dyer,-S.M.', .Honry Kelly was charged , with drunkennessi .and ..assault • upon - his,' wife.'Kelly, it reached^-his'home-.a good •'-• deal the worse for liquor,'and cbmmenced to punch his wife, who told tho Court that for some;'timo she had-been;keeping herself -and !• her children hy* hor own offorts.' : -As. an 'ex- . tenuating circumstance, ■accusedi-mentioned that he'had -not'.been going -home for many '' meals lately. . v •;' -■ '..Mr. ;Dyer: ,i; ; TKo- tho; .better., ■You live on'ypur;wifo'!.'- Ydu don't. Spniribute , a; penny towards ."-her; support,' but ybu' gb' home''in a . drunken' condition and beat her. I- don'tVWant to".'hear'..-any excuses: from a man likevyou." During.last .'year I'seo.you had six conyictichslrecorded against' you!;,Tt is a nipb:record;''to6.' - v .. ' ' Snh-lnspector Gordon :- A;'.candidate; ! forBell's' Island, 'Your .Worshijj; - ." / >' ' ;Mr. Dyer,: I 'was just thinking, that. k iI. wiU. have to pjotect'your; wife. Accused': Don't -send tine to the Islaiid," .Your Worship. - ' -•'■ - : Mr. Dyer.: .i.T.wolve .months, 6'n',the'lslindtfouW make a man of you., It .would'take all tho liquor out of you. . ~ ;-Accriscd.was fined £l ;and costs, in,default; seven .'days' imprisonment,' . on''.-the", first charge," and he was cohyicted. and botind over, to keep' tho -peace' for six -months .in ..his. Own rcqogiiisance of £20, and one surety of £15, <m'the'chargo of'assault:' .