CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18768, 23 January 1923, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT

Monday, Januaey 22. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) Oasceno Language.—Thos. Jones pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language in Stafford street within the hearing of passers-by on December 23.—Senior-ser-geant Mathieson explained that a complaint had been received at the Police fetation, and when a constable arrived at the defendant’s residence he found that what was apparently a family disagreement was in progress. The language complained of was used and could be heard by passersby quite easily.—The evidence of the constable was corroborated.—The defendant said that ho was "pretty far gone” at the time. It was the holiday time, and ho had rot been in Dunedin for four years previously.—The Magistrate said that there had evidently been family trouble, but that did not excuse the defendant’s conduct. He would be lined 40. s and costs (7s). — Iho defendant: Will you keep it out of (he papers? - The Magistrate: No. Decidedly not on a charge of obscene language. Maintenance.—Charles Nicper, being £25 in arrears in respect to the maintenance of his wife up to December, was ordered to pay £2 10s per week off past arrears and 10s as a current payment, a sentence of three months’ imprisonment to bo suspended if the payments are kept up. An Erring Motorist.—George I\ny Peake admitted that ho had driven a car on the wrong side of the road when turning a corner, and was fined 20s and costs (7s). Drunkenness.—Two first offenders had lo pay the amount of their bail (£1) for being drunk.