SOLDIERS AND THE LAW.
COMMENT BY MAGISTRATE.
[DY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
CHEISTCHI'RCH. Wednesday. At ho Magistrate's Court to day, before Mr. McCarthy, S.M., two men pleaded guilty to obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty. Sub-In-spector Mullany stited that on the evening of April 5, Constable Hurley was arresting a man at Sydenham, when the two accused caught hold of him and so hampered his movements that the prisoner escaped and was not subsequently caught. The accused, in excuse for their" conduct! f-tated to the Court that the constable was arresting a rctun.-d soldier. " It is time," Mid tho magistrate, "that a certain section of the puJ;.: should get rid of the idea that returned 'oldiers are to be allowed to do exactly as 'hey like " n their return. We fully appreciate what they have done for us while they have boon away, but New Zealand would be a pandemonium if the very few returned men who do misbehave themselves ere allowed to do so without restraint. If they commit offences they must receive the same treatment as ordinary civilians. A fine of £5 was imposed in "each case, with the alternative of two months' imprisonment,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17167, 22 May 1919, Page 6
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