“PERCY” WILL HELP LADY IN DISTRESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18012, 24 November 1926, Page 9

“PERCY” WILL HELP LADY IN DISTRESS.

MARGARET FULL OF THANKS TO S.M. “ Pwey will Rive it to her^-h*’* rot everything belonging: to fc*r.” This was the suggestion made by Senior-Sergeant. Martin at the Magistrate's Court this morning when Margaret Cecilia Hansbury. a fairly frequent visitor at. the court, was fated with the problem of. raising 10s 6d to satisfy a little debt to the Police t)Cpartment. „ . Hansbury pleaded guilty to her third offence for drunkenness within . the last six months, and to additional charges of breaking her prohibition order and procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. On her appearance last Monday she was remanded until to day in order to get ■ her system cleared of liquor. The Magistrate (Mr Lawry): Has she got the liquor out of her yet? Senior-Sergeant Martin: Oh. yes. but we had to get a doctor to her. Accused: That was because of the bad drink T had. The Senior-Sergeant: She was only released from gaol ten days before she got drunk. Accused: It. was my own wish to have the doctor called in. The drink affected my heart. The Magistrate: She has been in gaol for 48 hours. She *will be convicted and discharged so tong as she pays the doctor's fee, 10s 6d. Accused: Can I have tilt Saturday to get it? The Magistrate: Oh, ves. The Senior-Sergeant: Percy will give it to her. He’s got every thing belonging to her. Margaret left the box full of thanks for what she evidently regarded as the court’s kindness.