MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16229, 27 March 1917, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMA'RU,—MONDAY, ' MA R.CTH 26. Before Mi- D. Stuart J.P., and Mr P-! Tlioreau, .] .I'. DRUNKENNESS. John Helan was chained with being, drunk ,in Ghurch Street, and also. with wasting his estate on. drink, luid making serious inroads on his health.. The police asked that a prohibition order be issued against him. He had just come out of the hospital where he had undergone a/n operation. Finally, on the application of the police, the [ case was adjourned tor a moiitTi, - to see how defendant got on. Harry Herbert Beere, for beiing I drunk in Stafford Street, was fined 5s in default 24 hours' imprisonment. : He was further charged jwith resisting a police constable in the execution of his .duty. j The constable stated that he was j going dortTi Stafford Street, when the; accused and a companion commenced ■ to shout out sonietliino: about * going tothe' war. He went to arrest Beere, who attacked him... His companion and another man held him (witness) while '■ B.eqra-kicked h.im : lie was braised dowtt ''dn-e side.'. He -did' not know -who-. the other -two me-n :were. He had' difficulty in getting' Beeire taxi. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, in delf&uSt seven days' imprisonment. v v, ,