AN HOTEL EPISODE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10140, 28 October 1925, Page 3

AN HOTEL EPISODE

AN OBSTREPEROUS INTRUDER.EINED ON THREE CHARGES. An untoward episode in the Albion Hotel shortly after six o’clock on Monday evening was. related to Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday when Maurice John Sims, Alias Donnelly, alias MoKnight stood in the dock charged with failing to quit licensed premises when requested to do so, being found on licensed premises during closed hours and with resisting a constable in the execution of las duty. The defendant admitted all offences. The Senior-Sergeant pointed out that this was race and show week, and young men like the defendant should he careful how they conducted themselves. Shortly after 6 o clock on Monday evening he proceeded, Sims walked: upstairs and entered a room of the hotel after haying knocked on the door and received no answer. He rceived a great-surprise to find a boarder in the room and. ho thereat asked the occupant it he would come and have a drink, hut on this offer being refused, he went his. way. Sims then repeated Ins experiment on another door, but the occupant of the first room lie had entered was watching him, and so informed the licensee who requested Sims to leave the premises, this he refused to do and aw argument ensued with the result that the intruder was finally given Die door with the aid of a hoarder. Constable Mackenie took Sims in charge but he refused to give his name and on the wav to the police station- a' lough arid tumble followed the defendant s resistance. Sims appeared to “mystery man” for he had adopted another 'name as I .'; a res.ult >qf a .eon-, viction for a breach some time ago. ( Replying to the Bench: defendant stated that he was under the influence of drink at the time and had been in the hotel looking for a fi.iend 4s for resisting the police lie contended that he had merely attemoted to free his arms. He. hoped the istrate would give lnm a he had a job on a stone-brealyiug con tract in the Hangarca district. The Magistrate observed that ■« wduld have been better for tie . fendant bad be stayed rt hib-job * the country. He would l>e fin • on the first charge, £1 on tlic ? cco ? and £~ on the third charge, the tie faults being feed at seven days one day, and fourteen days’ gaol on tne respective charges.