Supreme Court.
— « Tuesday, Ist December. Samuel Timmins, apparently a youth in his teens, pleaded Guilty to the charge of assault upon Annie Hayman, at Foxton, on the 24th of August. When called upon according to the usual formula, prisoner asked the Court to deal leniently with him, as this was his first offence, and it was partly caused by drink. His Honor — I'm not sure that that is any excuse— not merely from
the teetotal, but also from the public point of. view ; because a man might, do anything when he was drunk—* might even commit a murder. Sentence was deferred till later in the day, in order that certain information might be gained as to prisoner's antecedents. Subsequently Constable Gillespie, of Foxton, was in attendance, and said prisoner had not been employed at one of the flaxmills near Foxton, and had not been seen in town priory to the day of his arrest. Nothing had hitherto been known against his character. His Honour said there was no doubt that prisoner had been very drunk and had behaved disgracefully. Prisoner was sentenoed to 14 days' imprisonment with hard laboar.— Vest.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH18911203.2.14
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 3 December 1891, Page 2
Word Count
190Supreme Court. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 3 December 1891, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.