DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2306, 4 March 1930, Page 5

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

YOUTHS’ COSTLY NIGHT OUT.

On Saturday night two district youths would have been much better employed in attending the “talkies” • or some other respectable form of entertainment and to have gone to their homes at a reasonable hour, in preference to the senseless behaviour which they indulged in during the early hour of Sunday morning. Their night out proved a costly one when they appeared at the local Police Court this morning, before Messrs H. Alan Bell and Chas. Boyce, J’s.P., for their escapade cost them in all £24 15/6. The accused were Alfred Henry Vickers, of Pukerimu, and Norman James of Leamington, and they were both charged with disorderly behaviour; also with the wilful damage of shop-front lamps, the property of W. R. Edwards and Harold L. Possenniskie. Constable E. Jones stated that the two young- men were mates and camo into Cambridge about 9.30 on Saturday 1 night, and were kicking about the town until the early hours of Sunday morning. They must have been feeling fit for they decided upon a little exercise up and down the footpath on the east side of Victoria Street. The lamps referred to in the charges took their eyes and they ran and jumped to them, smashing them off in their stride. The lamps were thrown into the gutter. The constable mentioned that this was the third time Mr Possenniskie’s lamp= had been smashed. He could not understand the attitude of either of accused for they were young men and old enough to know better. The actions were such senseless ones. The constable said that as the result of a complaint he had made inquiries and subsequently interviewed the accused, who admit- 1 ted their guilt. When in town Vickers had also ridden his horse along the footpath. * • . Served a Lesson. The Bench, in convicting accused on all charges, said they had to take a serious view of the offences. They were not going to have the peace of Cambridge disturbed at night. If young men were allowed to carry on as accused had done the place would soon be as bad as Sydney or Russia. A. bad aspect of the case was that the offences occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. ...... In reply to the Bench, ponstkWAr r : Jones stated that accused )rad 'never previously been prosocuted, and it was to their credit that they admitted the offences when approached. Accused were ordered to make restitution of the lamps and were each fined . £6 for wilful damage! On the charge of disorderly behaviour and riding his horse on the footpath, Vickers was fined £l, while Hall was fined 10/-. Accused were ordered to pay costs totalling £2.