KISS SAVED HIM
ON WAY TO PRISON
A kiss from his wife saved a man in Hull going to prison. William Arthur Altoft. a. dock worker, was being taken from Hull Police Court to the cells, having been sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment for assaulting an officer of the Unemployment Assistance Board, when his wife went up to
him and kissed him. The magistrate, Mr. J. R. Macdonald, saw the incident, and Mrs. Atloft was called into the witness box. “What sort of a chap is he?” asked Mr. Macdonald. “One of the best” replied his wife. “You have kept him out of prison." said the magistrate. “I saw you kiss him. I can’t stand that, I tell you
The sentence was cancelled, and a fine of £1 imposed. Mrs. Altoft said that he would pay this at the rate of 2/- a week. The prosecution had stated during the hearing that the assault was committed when Altott s application for assistance was refused. Altoft said that the officer did not seem to be paying any attention to what he was saying, and that put him. m a bad temper. He was not bothering about himself, but his wife and child at home. They had had nothing foi three days. Husband and wife left the court together.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 10 February 1938, Page 3
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