VISIT TO POLICE STATION

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1931, Page 4

VISIT TO POLICE STATION

INTOXICATED MAN ARRESTED INGLEWOOD MAGISTRATE'S COURT When Albert Edward Thompson called at-the Inglewood police station shortly after 6.30 p-m. on Wednesday m response to a message earlier in the ‘day that the constable wished to sfee him his state was siich that Constable Lbngbottom felt justified in arresting him and as a I‘esult he appeared at the Inglewood Police Court yesteiday charged with being intoxicated while ill charge of a horse and dray. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Loligbottoin said Thompson came to the station in a drunken condition and on being asked if the horse and dray wandering about on the road outside was Ins, admitted that, it was and stated he was going to drive it home. He was cut about the face and his clothes were dusty as though lid had fallen out of the dray. The constable locked him up and at 10.10 p.m. he was released on bail. Thompson admitted having had a few drinks but held that he was clip; able of driving the horse home; He sustained the .marks on his face as the result of being struck by a hoist while haymaking the previous day. He was generally a sober man but took a few drinks. The magistrate, Mr. R. W. late, in fining Thompson £2 with costs 10s, agreed that it would be a wise proceeding for defendant to take out a prohi-. bition order. When a constable went to the length of arresting a man because he did not deem it siifo to let film drive a horse and dray home it was time that man pulled himself to- ° Defendant in asking for time until after February 25 in which to pay said his wife was the share-milker. He was only managing the farm. In grunting the time .the magistrate remarked that it was a case of the wife having to find the money. Jn the following undefended civil cases judgment was given for plaintiff by default with costs: T. J. Potroz ,v. H. B. Curtis,' £3 Ite (costs £1 ?s 6d); J. Dobson v. R. Johnston, £l' Is 7d (10s); Jas. Wilson v. H. Peters, £4 Os lid (£1 3s fid); Gertrude'L. Morgan v. Ken Mumby, £7 10s (costs £1 12s fid). Charges of alleged breaches or the Licensing Act in connection with an incident°at tile Tariki Hotel were adjourned until next court.