BOOZE OR BAD LEGS?

NZ Truth, Issue 240, 12 February 1910, Page 7

BOOZE OR BAD LEGS?

Female Old-age Pensioner m Trouble.

Annie McQueen denied m the Dunedin Police Cbur>on February i. that she had been greatly "under the mfloonce" online previous day. Annie is a short, stout ■woman, and was dressed m, black, having the appearance of* a proud mother of ten, as she. possioly is. When asked whether she pleaded guilty or not . guilty, she replied that she had had bad health lately and that* on ; .the day the shikkuroßity was alleged she'^hadn't much drink. Trap Havelock said he found. Annie leaning- up against a fence ia a shocking state of shikkuriferousness.

Annie : I had just fallen down. Both my legs arc very bad., Mr Widdqwson, S.M. : Powably they were under the circumstances.

Annie : I got up at six o'doek and I saw the constable, and he asked me about people' ill Tapanui. I wasn't drunk then. I was on my way to get my bag, which I left at a fish saloon after having supper there the srght previous. The police' matron said Annie wasn't helplessly drunk. ' Her legs -were very swollen.

The watch vwnae keeper, however, said she was very drunk.

Annie said there was blood poisoning m one of her • legs, and she suffered much from giddiness m the head. She was 66 years old, and :*» old-age pensioner. .The Sub-Tnspector said it was *c accused's first offence since 1904. She resided m Tapanui, and was known to be addicted to drink. '

.•.Tfifc -S:M convicted and discharged accused, and., promised her that the natter would .'be ■ hoard of again m the pension court.