LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6541, 9 May 1889, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

This Day. (BeFore IT. Allwright and A. Chalmers, Esqs.) Indecent Language. — "William Boyd was charged by J. H. Schmidt with using j < indecent language in the latter's licensed } | house, the Railway Hotel. He pleaded ! I " Guilty," and wa3 sent to gaol for one j | week. ! '• Assault. — J. E. JBagnell was charged j ' with assaulting G. Harris. Accused ad- ■ mitted the charge. The evidence of the < complainant was to the effect that accused i came into hi 3 eating-house on the previous ! evening and had Supper, for which he ! ' refused to pay, and upon witness pressing ; ■ for the money, accused struck him and ■ l knocked him down. Sergeant O'Malley stated that from enquiries made hq found } that accused had some time ago been . remanded at. Christchoroh for medical 3 i treatment, as he was suffering at the time ' from delirium tremens. He was fined 4.05, ] or in default seven days' imprisonment. , Obscene Language. — James E. Fox, a < steward on board the R.M.S.S. Kimutaka, 1 was charged with using obscene language j while drunk, and also with resisting Constable Drake in the execution of his^duty. The offences were proved by Constable Drake and John Buckley. The Bench l : dismissed the charge of using obscene ] \ language, and fined accused 40s, in default ; i three days' imprisonment, for being drunk j and resisting the police. " j j