FOUL-MOUTHED BRUTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 136, 25 January 1908, Page 6

FOUL-MOUTHED BRUTES.

Some Shocking Samples from Sydenham. There are a number of pretty tough characters living m Sydenham, a sweet 'little suburb of ' Christchurch, and some dirty cases from there have been heard at Court lately. Obscene language has been the trouble, and very rough language at that. Of course, conversation of that character is 1 always rough, but when it's used to your own wife and passersby can hear it on the street, it slurs the house and the locality also. In the case of William Welsh, it appears that he had been troubled by the visits of some man or other to his wife when he (Willihm) was away down town gazing at the shops and the nicely-dressed tarts and other paraphernalia. But he arrived home somewhat early one night and made the discovery that his adored missus was actually acquainted with another man. Then he became frothy and cursed like the devil— after the man's departure. He -called her a name whioh. she probably isn't, and kept on • calling her that particularly dirty name. This was inside the house, but ■could be heard outside quite plainly. In fact, Mrs Welsh went for the police. Constables Allen and Golding turning up, and the- listened to the rigmarole Welsh was reeling off from the footpath. Whether the low fellow had been lushing or not wasn't 'stated at Court when he was charged with obscenity, but it is fairly evident that he must have been, or else he wouldn't have, kept on calling his wife vile names when she wasnjt on the premises. The police said hewas roaring all the time. And the language used wasn't of a character to "edify his two young daughters, who were on the premises at the time. The coct was represented at Court by barrister Donnelly, who pointed out that the words complained of were .used m defendant's own house, and that. HE HAD RECEIVED PROVOCATION, said provocation being that ah- un- | necessary, man had, appeared pn the scene, whose presence was objected to. Magistrate Day said the offence was aggravated to a certain extent by the fact that the man's two children were there. So he fined tlie j skiink three quid and costs. , But what one can say about the treatment meted , . out > . to a navvy named John -tionhelly. This person is evidently a foul-mouthed brute, although on the occasion under notice he didn't use obscene words, but wrote .them and actually pinned sheet bf paper, to the front door of his own house. That front door is only two yards from the footpath and -anybody could read the disgusting language. Donnelly had been having rows With his wife and sought to "get back" at her by this disgusting means. The phrase written is absolutely unprintable, and readers may trouble their imagination but little over the matter. A youth named Pringle happened to be pass-' ing by the house, and after reading i the awful intimation he told Mrs Donnelly, who not only tore it downj but went to th© police station. Constables Allen and Golding went along and interviewed Donnelly, and told; him' that it was a: very filthy notice to ': place on his door, and he practically admitted it, but said that some women would make a man do. anything. Accused was represented m Court by. Mr Donnelly,, but there was hothirig m the shape of a defence, and the acpused didn't enter the box. Magistrate Day convicted the blackguard, but merely ordered him to pay costs, as it was the second time | that Jie had to defend himself on the same 'charge, the first one , havinc been unavailing. Mistaken leniency this, v• • •■■"'' :; "' "