FISH SHOP ROW.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4019, 8 June 1920, Page 2

FISH SHOP ROW.

TWO YOUNG MEN IN TROUBLE

FINED FOE,ASSAULT,

Indulgence in drink yesterday helped to land two young men—Claude Sargent and William Whittaker—in the, lock-up. They Avere before the Court this morning, and pleaded guilty through their solicitor, Mr 0. Taylor, to the 'charges preferred against them. ' , Sargent was charged with wilfully breaking a. marble slab in. Gambitsis' fish shop, thereby doing damage to the extent of £4 19s 6d. He was further charged with assaulting young Ganibitsis, and also with assaulting, Constable Lake while tho latter wast in the execution of his duty. In regard to the last charge. Sargent said! lie had no recollection of the deed. Constable Lake stated on oath that, after Sergeant Ca,hill and he hart searched Sargent, the accused dealt him ji couple of blows on the head while being put into the cell. !

William Whittaker pleaded guilty to the charge, of assaulting Gambiteis. According to the "story told in the Court, the two young • men< half gone to the fish shop for supper last evening, and having endeavoured to leave withoiyt paying. Sargent, though only 17| years old, was under jthe influence of liquoß, and had a bottle of stout in his pocket., v Sergeant Cahill informed the Court he had tried to ascertain where the lad had procured the liquor, but had not been successful..

! Mr Taylor said the lad had a previI ous good character, was hard-working and his step-father had undertaken to make good the damage done. The Bench convicted Sargent for damaging the marble slab, and orderedl it to be replaced. For assaulting Gam-. bitsis he was convicted and fined £!„ and for the assault on Constable I*afee> he was convicted and fined £5, Whittaker, for assaulting Gambit*. sis, was convicted and .fined: £1. Accused were ordered to.pay 5s witness' expenses. ■ ! Messrs Small and BramwelT were the presiding ,ju3tfces.; ...