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NZ Truth, Issue 1104, 27 January 1927, Page 7

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IF the Christchurch police' proposed casting a medal for presentation to the first drunk arrested since the birth of the New Year, the honor would go to Charles Neilson. yßut^jfvCharlie did : not get' any ■ Vmedaiy,; What he did" get, however, was a month's "hard" from the. bench for being drunk while V m .charge, of a horse and trap. Incidentally 'he got the shock of ' his life. ,' , 7 ' "Can't I have a fine, your worship?" he gasped incredulously when: he heard his fate. "I've got a business to look after and nobody to take care of it for me." But the, bench was adamant. "This is not a case for a fine. These men who drive traps and motor-cars must keep sober," was the stern edict. Charlie is an old offender and has made several appearances on similar charges. i "You have been before the Court several times before, and you have had every chance," said the bench. "This time you willy, be sentenced to one month's imprisonment." And, looking > the most -injured - ~ian m town Charlie, passed fror« view.

following the alleg- have- his exact ed assault, Stella Zena Nelson, a young- ] senses about him all the time he er sister of Mrs. Williams, and her was there," she added, friend, Irene Whitten Henry, went Police-Sergeant Flannigan said that down to Albert Park, Stella Nelson on New Teafs Eve he had seen the told the Court. accused on Queen's Wharf, about 8 "I went down to Albert Park because p.m. under the influence of liquor. 1 thought I'd find some evidence," she "He was # wearing that coat" (indisaid. . "We found the bloodstained eating the 'one m Court) "and I heard '"-.'' ■'.-.' '>">..' HMiinilliMllllllllllllllMlllMllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillMNllMiniMlllllMlllUllllllllllllllMMlllllinilllllllllllllllM