“WILD WEST SHOW.”

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 79, 2 March 1929, Page 10

“WILD WEST SHOW.”

HORSEMAN SCATTERS PEDESTRIANS. EXCITING SCENE. (From Our Own Correspondent). FOXTON, March 2. At the local Courthouse this morning before Messrs. J. K. Ilornblow and G. Fraser, J.P.’s, Janies Henrv Howe was charged with, in Main Street, Foxton, On March Ist., being drunk in charge of a horse. Accused was also charged with resisting Constable Owen in the execution of his duty. Accused pleaded guilty to both charges. Constable Owen said that accused, who was a labourer, residing at Motuiti, rode into Foxton on horseback yesterday and commenced drinking. The liquor had a sudden and severe effect on him as a few minutes before noon witness received a telephone message that Howe was attempting to ride into various business premises in Main Street and was riding his horse on to the foopath and scattering pedestrians. Witness discovered accused attempting to ride into the Commercial Bank, but the horse, becoming frightened, reared back. Howe, however, dug the spurs in and urged the animal up the second 6tep when witness seized the bridle and after- a struggle managed to get the horse and rider into the police station. When Howe roalised where he was he resisted violently and digging tho spurs into his horse caused it to rear up and throw witness against tho car shed wall. Howe then sent the horse down the drive leading out of the yard at a full gallop. Witness’s wife, however, had noticed the struggle and had slammed the gate shut, but had to make a speedy exit from the drive as accused was galloping straight at her. Witness recovered himself and dashed after the rider and managed to pull him off the horse just as he was about to open the gate. Witness had never seen such a wild we6t show off the picture screen. Drink was. the cause of the trouble and witness had suggested that accused should take out a prohibition order against himself, but this ho refused to do. He was a particularly quiet man when sober. • . Tho Bench, in convicting and fining Ho\ve £1 on the first charge and £5 on the second, pointed out to him the seriousness of being drunk while in charge of a horse and said that it was very fortunate that school children were not in the vicinity at the time. The seriousness of the. second charge was also pointed out to him.