FITZ FLATTENED.

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 6

FITZ FLATTENED.

HU A*«allanU S«t AaJdo. Then cam© a little lot -labelled Chtm. Burrows and DeliA Pine. It will be remembered that "Truth" gnve a full repcrt of this case m which the two accuuod hid knocked with A doorknocker, but on the head of the occupier, FUsspntrlck. ot Taranfiki-stm-t. not on tho door. Me B. V. O'Lmut, -who *pp«ar*d for

the nick-knockers, said that he was sorry that he could not say anything which smacked of virtue or good citizenship m connection with the pasts of his clients. Delia, however, had not dealt out door-knocker stoush — only the common or garden- variety of fist stuff. It was Charlie who had (like Brutus) so unkindly knocked. His Honor had not much to say to the accused Charlie. He read out ; A LITTLE RESUME OF HIS V FAULTS, which included terms for assault, robbery with violence, false, pretences and attempted falso ditto, theft, etc. Sir j Robert added ' another to, the collection—two years' hard, at that. ' In dealing with Delia, who is not unknown m Auckland, where she came into the drag-net last week, his Honor remarked: "As to Pine, I intend to impose a> nominal sentence only, and see if you cannot be reformed." Sentenced to one month's "hard" which will gitfe the Prisons Control .Board a chance to deal with her, and she was presented with a riicei little, holiday m the Magdala Home, the 'duration of i which will bo two weary years.