DRUNK AND DISORDERLY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 17 March 1934, Page 7

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY

“Social Pest’' Fined In the Napier Police Court this morning Hugh (Slim) Cleary, a labourer, of Port Ahuriri, aged 33 years, was charged with behaving m a disorderly manner while drunk at Port Ahuriri. (Teary was convicted and fined £5. in default a month’s imprisonment. He was allowed time to pay. Constable J. W. Williamson, of Port Ahuriri, told Messrs C. D. Cox and W. Somerset-Smith, J.l’. s, that at 6.15 o’clock last evening Cleary approached him while in a drunken state and accused him of stealing half-a-crown. This was near a bus stop at the port. There were a lot of people waiting for the bus, and Cleary went up to them in au annoying manner and asked for matches and cigarette papers, “I could neo that the people didn’t want, to have anything to do with him,” said witness. ‘‘Several ladies were afraid to go near the bus stop. When drunk, Cleary seems to occupy the whole footpath, which is not wide enough for him.” Sergeant Claasen said: “1 am constrained to draw the bench’s attention to Cleary’s long list of previous convictions, mostly for drunkenness. He has 27 convictions altogether He is a social pest. Under the section he is liable to a fine of £lO or three months’ imprisonment. He richly deserves the penalty. Cleary is a single man who plays on tbo good nature of his mother.” Accused: I do not. Sergeant Claasen Yes. you do. I know all about you. Cleary Your Worships, this man is as popular anywhere as a ham at a Jew ’s picnic. Mr. C. D. Cox: You have been fined any number of times, accused, but it doe s not seem to have done you any good. You will be fined £5, in default one month Sergeant Cl’asen objected to the accused being allowed time to pay. ‘‘My past experiene is that in the course of the linii' allowed him he gets drunk and we have to put him on the bill to work out his time ’ Mr. Cox The matter of paying is not the important thing. We want you to he a decent citizen, Cleary. We’ll give viu till Monday week to puj the line