CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17901, 5 April 1920, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT

Saturday, Apbil 3. (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowaon, S.M.) A Violent Husband.—Alexander Duncan Rosa was charged with f drunkenness at Pine Hill on Friday, and also with assaulting his wife, Marion Roes, thia being an aggravated assault, and further with resisting Constable O'Connor while in the execution of hia duty. Ho pleaded guilty to the first and tho last oliargo and not guilty to the charge cf assault, _ stating that he did not remember anything about it.—-Senior Sergeant Murray said that at about 2 p.m. cm Friday the complainant's eon reported that the (Icfendant, who was considerably under the influence of liquor, had been knocking his wife about. The constable went to the house .and saw defendant behaving like a madman. However, he weat to Ded and promised not to interfere with his wife again. At 6 p.m. the son went for the constable again, stating that his father was "hammering" his mother. The constable went up and arrested defendant, who resisted violently, and had to be thrown and handciiffed.—Mr Irwin, who appeared for tho _ defendant, saidi the facts were not denied. He bciieved .that the defendant was brought into the city in a oart with a not over it.—Marion Ross stated that her husband worked at Owaka, and only ceome home occasionally. Wihen he arrived home on Friday he was under the influence of drink ana .commenced .quarreling with the family. He threw chairs about and broke them. He struck her with his fist. After tho constable left the house the first time ho commenced tho trouble again, and because she went out to see if the constable was away from the p3ace 4 defendant went after her and hit her with a spade. , If the defondsuit were to leave the drink alone tbey might get on better, and he certainly would not be so mad.—Alexander Ross (a son) said he saw the defendant try to murder his mother with a spade. Ho struck her with it.—Mr Irwin said defendant ha<? not previously been in trouble.—The Magistrate said there waa no doubt that the defendant had been gailty of an aggravated assault on his wife, and for which he certainly deserved eorcre punishment. It was hia first time before tho court, and it seemed if ho kept away from drink things would bo pjl right. On tho mam charge he would bo. convicted and ordered to come irp for Bo.ntcnoe if called upon within 12 months, tho condition boing that he was of pood behaviour and submitted to a prohibition "order being issued against him. On the chnrffA of drunkenness ho was fined 20s. in dafaoU 43 hours* imprisonment, and for re«j«ttn(r arrest he was fined 20s, or seven dnvj' imprisonment. . • Alleged Tboft. —Frederick Oeorpo Smith, a railway porter, was chargcd that on the Ist rr/st.'. at Waitati. beng a servant of New Zealand Government, ho did :i nrv'r of rmfltorv hair brushes and a silk blouse, of the total vain* of £5. the ProlT'tv nf Rmllv Wat's, these ei-tieles :p. jho rvw-rrsainn of the New Zealand Gov-' ,f.—Mr Trwin* ftppoawd for the neSenior TVtaotivn TComp applied for •• i.Mnnnd until nrrxt Friday. He sa>'d this * t, unnsitn.l theft. <md t.ho rwiand was -r" : . in order tbat irrroatignf.iriTßi in oon- - «' : l.h (he chargo ma'ght bo «• ■ i ITo n.skrd that amy bail nJlowod ' :'m fairly mbsl'.ranfcial. as the tlWt • ,~w\ fmm til'' Railway TVpnrtnient r fairly riff- Tli" rem.mrl wis 1,,,] |,; V 'l l>sing allowed. in his of fiso. and one surety of £->0, or two of £25 amh.