BROTHERS IN COURT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 291, 7 December 1929, Page 8

BROTHERS IN COURT

ONE BOUND OVER i Per Press Association ] AUCKLAND, Dec. 6. Very well-known brothers, Campbell and Hallyburton Johnstone, were principals in the Police Court to-day, when Campbell Johnstone proceeded against his brother and asked the Alagistrate to order him to find sureties to keep the peace. Campbell alleged that his brother had within the past six months at Avondale exhibited offensive writings on envelopes of letters addressed to him care of various local bodies, of which he was a member. The envelopes wore addressed to him as follows: “Campbell Johnstone, the man who pleads the statute of limitations, care of the Auckland Harbour Board, care of the Raglan County Council, and care of the Waikato Hospital Board.” Complaint declared that such conduct on defendant’s part was likely to cause further annoyace and perhaps a breach of peace, as Campbell is actually a member of the local bodies referred to. After submissions by respective counsel that for Hallyburton stated that his client undertook to stop such writings in the future, and the Magistrate then bound defendant over in the sum of £lO that no future annoying letters would be addressed to his brother.