A Struggle With Roughs.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8601, 4 March 1897, Page 3

A Struggle With Roughs.

On Saturday afternoon a disturhiir.ee took place at the Palace Hotel, Te Aruha, the originate) 8 being three roughs from fciyiincy, who have beon visiting the various golifcfield centres. They arrived at Te Aroha on Saiu dy and culled at the hotel for drinks. Oie of them lecoming disorderly Mr Smardon, the licensee, put him out. lijs mate objected, and in course of the alterca tion struck Mr Smnrdon on the face, knock ing him down. The boots of the hotel the'enpon interfered in his employer's be-1 half, as did also Mr Smardon's son, l!y this time the three Sydney visitors were all righting, and Constable Wild putting in on appearance, was very roughly handed in attempting to arrest them. So persistently did they resist, that the constable had to call on the spectators to assist him, which they readily did, and after a good deal < f tough and tutnb'e work he managed to get j lus prisoners to the lock-up. On Tuesday [ morning the accused, who gave their names as William Miller, John Cairns, and Sydney Gardiner, were brought up before Messrs Favitt and Gallagher, J.P.s, and charged with riotous cor duct in a public place, and also with resisting the police. They all pleaded guilty to the first charge, Miller add Cairns pleading not guilty to the latter offence. S. Smardon, Ernest Smardon, and Constable Wild gave evidence and the Justices having considered the offences clearly proven, sentenced the prisoners to three months' imprisonment with hard labor in Mount Eden Gaol.