AMOROUS JOHN.

NZ Truth, Issue 250, 9 April 1910, Page 6

AMOROUS JOHN.

Gets Hogged by a Policeman. John Chalker, charged at Christchurch j with, disorderly behavior while Loozed, and with resisting Constable McCowan m the execution of his duty, must have been drinking love potion mixed with an irritant poison. John said he was too drunk to remember anything about it, and the gentleman m blue spoke a piece. It was at 10.10 p.m.' on Saturday night that Chalker exhibited ' signs of having drowned his inteliect m beer. Two yoiing girls were coming along the footpath, and they were held up by the squiffy accused, who was m company with another man.' The girls were obliged to fly into the centre of the street, and the shikkured one followed them, With fuddled amorousness, he caught' one of them round the waist, and was surprised at "her screams. Policeman McCowan appeared hereabouts, and gave John something tougher to embrace. The other man hadi previously disappeared. The blithered one entered a strong protest against de.tention, and was biting and kicking, like a wild beast on the way to . the station. ' , Magistrate Bishop imposed a, fine of 10s, or 48 hours, on the charge of r 'drunk and disorderly," and 20s, or seven days, on the charge of exhibiting violence m the bracelets. Chalker asked for time, but tbe police opposed tbe application. The man had a record. The accused said he was working for R. 'Workman as a horse-breaker; and was given 48 hours m which to find the cash.