POLICE COURT NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11018, 5 March 1914, Page 4

POLICE COURT NEWS.

TO-DAY'S CASES. (Before Mr.T.'A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRINK. Two' male first offenders were each fined 55., in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. A HIGH STREET FIGHT. With thick Scotch brogue John Fraser admitted that he had had five drinks, and could nob remember whether he had fought in High Street yesterday with William Hayes, who. appeared in the dock with him. and thereby caused a breach of the peace. He had just come in from Waikari. Constable Jesse Edgar said that he had seen the accused fighting in High Street, and had arrested them. "This gentleman," said William "Hayes, "stuck me up in the street He* bumped against me, nnd I begged his pardon. Then he .said, '\ou are one of those New Zealand scabs.' Fraser attacked me, mid a fight ensued. 1 promoted myself." Senior-Sergeant Mathieson said that he had reason to believe that this was correct. " Fra»r." ho said "was slinging off at Hayes and other females." This was evidently a. linguistic slip on the Sergeant's part, and was not meant as an insult to Hayos. , Fraeer said that, ho had tried to get out of the " company," but two or three men would not let him. I had not five whiskys," ho Raid proudly. "I had only four beers and one whisky. I was tho one who ran when the constablo arrested me." The charge against Hayes was dismis«ed. and Eraser was fined 40s, in default one nmp'Vtf .uaorisonment.