PEARSON'S PUNCH.

NZ Truth, Issue 474, 18 July 1914, Page 5

PEARSON'S PUNCH.

A Noiso Anent an Oyster. Ah the result of a minor disturbance luhl Saturday night, the. torch-Ulamln-atcd oynter uncl crayfish cart, which for the past few montlus him «hed Ua Uprht And btljjy uromu In tho vicinity of the VkiHi Bolt of Christchurch, will bo dry docked for v month whllut Its proprietor works out v questionable repentance In the LyUelton Gaol. John Pearson, proprietor of Bald caxt, sei'TOK to havo over- Indulged In vinous liquoij a week ago and worked off any Incidental lu.saiiudo by larruping a 15---year-old boy. l><?ar»on wa« called upon to explain things to Magistrate Bishop on Monday. The police evidence wa« to the effect that a lad wa« standing near the oy«l«r barrow and Pearson charged him with having pinched hl« favorite oyster, The youngster denied the charge and offered to submit himself to a nearch for the ml»slns: HheHflah, but Pearson, who had already adjudfc'ed him suilty. bowled into him nnd knocked him down. Tho boy upended himnelf and again denied the charge, whereupon Pennum Ment him to t»arth once more. In defence. Pearson reckoned he didn't hit the boy. but merely uhoved him becau»« he atood gnzlog at the oys'.c*-* nnd wouldn't ko away when requpHlod. The H.M, limucd «» few KlnK^ry comVttontw concerning mun^of I'wirnon'n j^Mn«y and »<?nt him to Lytulton Gaol ft'r v month. /k .■• \rr- __— — - m