MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19810, 29 November 1919, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. . Mr S. E. M’Oarthy, S.M., presided at to-day’s sitting ol the Magistrate’s CourtSENT TO GAOL. James Galway, a young man, wan charged with drunkenness in Hereford Street, with assaulting Arthur Turnbull. Qilgillan Symons, and with having .used obscene language. The accused pleaded guilty to _ the charge of drunkenness, but said he did riot remember the assault or having used the language. Sub-Inspector Mullany. said that the accused rvas the worse for liquor yes-? terday afternoon find went into Air Symons s office, apparently mistaking it for a hotel. Ho asked Mr Svmons for a drink, and when told he had come to the wrong place he struck Mr avmons on the face and, used the Inngufigo complained of.' The assault iros quite unprovoked. The Magistrate, said that the practice of using filthy language and of drunken men thinking they could take charge of the town must cease. , On the charge of using the language accused was sente.nccd te one month’s imprisonment a ith hard labour. The other- charges were dismissed. ' ° SENT TO ROTO ROA. M illiam Joseph Stanley, charged with _ committing a breach of his prohibition order, was declared an habitual drunkard and was committed, to Roto i.tea for two years. “ONLY EXCITED.” . "William Howell, an elderly man, put, a v, gorous plea of not guilty when charged With drunkenness and. with having procured liquor during the currency or his prohibition order. * m l , Was ,^ lot , dmnk: onl - v excited,” ho told his Worship. “I haven’t had a drink for months. I was excited beoanse o friend of mine died suddenly and i had to arrange for his funeral. 1. wasn t drank; I was only suffering effects of the fit.” “You will ho convicted and fined *°, a*™ ordered to pay the costs of the case, said the Magistrate. “If you come before mo again you will ho sent to gaol. lon can pay £1 a mouth.” LYTTELTON. (Before Mr F. G. Norton, J.P.) Joseph Delaney, on a charge of stealing a dispatch bag valued at £2, the property of the New Zealand Refrigerating Company, on July 16, 1919, was remanded to appear at Lyttelton on December 6.