FIREMAN’S FLOW OF FILTHY LANGUAGE.
“ ONE OF WORST CASES HEARD IN LYTTELTON.”
ACCUSED DECIDES TO DO 3 MONTHS' GAOL.
“It is certainly on© of the. worst cases that has come tap before this Court, and this Bench has decided to convict you and fine you £lO, in default three months’ imprisonment.” Thus Mr F. E. Sutton, J.P., addressing Peter Carson Campbell, fireman on the Canadian Miller, who appear at the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with using obscene language. Accused was also charged with being drunk. Campbell pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined 10s, in default 48 hours’. On the charge of using obscene language, he said that he was drunk and did not remember making use of such language. After some hesitation he decided to plead guilty. Constable Hodgins stated that accused, who was arrested for drunkenness by Constable Irwin, made use of the most disgusting language. Unfortunately Oxford Street, where the of fence had been committed, was full of people. Accused had stated that he
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17830, 26 April 1926, Page 9
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