TOUCHY SAILOR
INSULTED OVER BEER HIT HIS FRIEND TWICE To be insulted over a bottle of beer is a heinous crime in the eyes of at least one of those who go down to the sea in ships. William Alfred Capon, a sailor, aged 24, appeared at the Police Court this morning to explain why he assaulted Frank Gill. Gill told the court that the dispute occurred aboard the Tamaroa. They had been inspecting the boat, but the expedition had degenerated into an inspection of beer. Capon had followed him on to the wharf, and hit him twice, cutting his jaw and necessitating two stitches. Capon: He insulted me. It was over a bottle of beer. Capon was fined £l. damages and expenses bringing the total up to £3.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 548, 28 December 1928, Page 1
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