“MURDER!”

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 September 1927, Page 6

“MURDER!”

BAD WORDS AT WALLSEND. After “dancing the whole night through” at a ball held in the Walls- i end Hall on August 19, Samuel Dillon, a Roa miner, caused a disturbance at “three o’clock in the morning.” The sequel was his, appearance at the Greymouth Court before Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., to-day, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language in a public place. . Sergeant Smyth said that the ball broke up at 3 a.m., and accused then used the language complained of, in the hearing of others. When Constable Rodgers asked. him for an explanation, he Immediately called out “Murder!” and accused the constable of knocking him about, although the constable never' laid hands on him. He gave the false name of "Alec McPherson,” but other men, who re- , sented his conduct, gave the constable his correct name. Accused said he did not deny using the language. He had had a few drinks, and was not too sure of what he said. The statement in regard to the false name was wrong, however. He might have said something, and probably did not give his own name, but he denied that his correct name was given by anyone else. The constable picked his-watch up and found his name in the back of it. So fir as he remembered, no one else came forward to interfere. He did not think he resisted the policeman in any way, and did not remember singing out “Murder!” He probably did use bad language, but he could not remember • much about it. •> The S.M.: You are charged withusing language which no one has any right to use, particularly in.-the pre- ' sence of ladies. You are fined £3, with 12/-costs. '• .