POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 22353, 1 June 1936, Page 11

POLICE COURT

MONDAY, JUNE 1.

(Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M-)

>"ALSCI)?Cgi^B I A3tW-' l '

John Turner ,LepJ/Wyn (44y pleaded guilty to a charge of making a false declaration under Jh6-’ Unemployment Ybung ‘told the court that Wyn was employed under the No.5 scheme at the North Taien camp, where he ; performed a . four-weekly ration of work‘at a stretch. During a stand-down period he worked at another job beweeu March. 12 and Apru>9, Mid earned £9 16s Id'.- He failed to. disclose this when making jbhe usual declaration, and obtained work to -the extent'of £4 18s Id to which he- was noc entitled. Wyn. was a marned-man^witk a family, and had' been bn relief -work for six years. ■ v • J; . ' Wyn; I’ve had a hard time all through, and used the money' to pay debts. • ' * ' /'/- 1 The Magistrate: One must have-every sympathy with a man who honestly wants work, but he must' he honourable in these statements. If everyone acted as you have done, wbai/ would position? ■Wyn: Yes, that’s, so. '/ ;' ' He was' fined £2 and -costs. ■ •

“A BEERY ARGUMENT,’*

Edward Farris (21) admitted charges of assaulting George Page and of using obscene language in Maclaggan street. Sergeant-O’Shea said -that theidefendant was in an hotel in. Maclaggan street at '4.30 on Saturday afternoon, and, as a result of his disorderly ".conduct, was asked to leave. He-went, putside and picked a quarrel with a middleaged returned' soldier,' He struck/this man a violent blow , on- the : jaw, .Page falling heavily to the pavement. As a result of the fall an old wound on ' his leg bled, and he had to be treated at the hospital. While Farris was in the street he. used the language,, complained of. . There , were several ffiMji, habitues of the hotel, about at ..the tln For the-defendant,; Mr T; O’Shea said that it was difficult to palliate Ms. offence, but counsel had been; informed that Farris had. had a severe- illness and had suffered an internal hsetnorrhage, and when be’took liquor it had a very bad effect on him. He. did n’ot seem to remember what he did. When under the influence of drink;- Mr O’Shea considered' that if Tib were .kept away from liquor he would he. gll fight. Page (the complainant) was called, and said that'he and .Farris'lot' iato conversation in the hotel. Me both had a few drinks and'had’a beery argument,” he added. . .. The Magistrate: What sort of /an argument? ’ . , - ' ... ■ Page : A beery - argument ~.nothing.. ’ ' • " „ How did it arise?—l might.'have been the cause of the argument, too, .'Then he gave me a “ whang ” bn fllCi jaw. What is your feeling'towards Earns P —I don’t want to press -the : charge. Farris took out a prohibition' order, and the obscene' language’ charge,;'was then dismissed. On the; assault charge he was convicted and ; ordered to cbm* up for sentence/if called upon within 12 'months. . ' ” ,/'; MAINTENANCE.//'' :*J Leslie William Hey, charged.with'disobedience of a maintenance, order,, the arrears of which amounted to £53 11* 6d. was sentenced to three months’- imprisonment, the warrant ' to be suspended if he pays £5 by June 15,'£5 by Jftne 29, arid thereafter'£2 a week until the arrears are cleared off. ./. /