DRUNKENNESS, OBSTRUCTING AND ASSAULT.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 788, 19 January 1918, Page 3

DRUNKENNESS, OBSTRUCTING AND ASSAULT.

('AHOUSERS FALL FOUL OF THE POLICE.

ARRESTED MAN RESCUED

THREE RE-A4MIFSTKD FATEH

In the Police Cotirl Dos morning l , before Aless'rs G. V r Foehnuie and ,1. W. Man idlest er, .111-slices, Frank Joyce, was charm'd ’with drainkeane-s, and |deadH guilty. H-‘ was further charm'd will) using obscene language, and pleaded not guiltv. Me e!,_■(• fed to b‘ d -alt wOn -u lll miai'ily and ihen alb-red his jDn in Guilty. On a third charm". ,:h-----Inieting the | oliiv he pleaded guil-

Normaii Edward Joyce, . plTideii 2 uilly p> obstructing the police 1 , Cm not guilty t.o assaulting ConsCihle Robertson.

George Flietlord pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing. THE ASSAULT CASK.

The Court proceeded |o deal with the charge of assault preferred iy.iiii't Norman Joyce. In which he bad pleaded not guilty Scrgl. (rCoim+'H asked the Reiicli to nolo that even if Die blows did not reach home, the act ot striking constituted assault.

Constable Roln-H.son stated Diat at. 10.10 ] i.tii last night the Dirce men, among others, were making a nivise at. lie' front of Camion's Idi shop. Witness approached, and Frank Joyce said. "Hush !" mid Norman Joyce, said, (.'onteiiiplu-ously that it. was "only a. - policeman!" He asked them what they meant, and advised them oi go home. Norman Joyce said. "Who the arc you?’’ Witness pro-

(•(Hided to apprehend Norman Joyce, and. got him down to handcuff him. Frank Joyce _ pulled at the ennst-a, hie and" witness then turned attention to him. The present accused .struck at witness several times hit 1 miss'ed him. Witness left, .the men, and went lo the Station. Later on. with flic assistance, of ( (nistahh (lilison lie got tho three delviulants at the. center of Shearman Street and Alii I I toad, and they . locked, them up. ScrgL (V’Connoll .said 'here was no tiling ,-i.gainsf, the defendants, wi<h the exception of Norman Joyce, who was up before tire Corn-1 recent!y• . . Accused (Norman Joyce) said lie had no wish to make any Frank Joyce said lie 0m» blows .struck. . O'Connell: ‘Aon are md. chained with assault ■

Stafford said ho did not recollect ‘■grab bin g hold of the, constable?’ ”fhc Bench decided that Frank Joyce' who jj loaded guilty to thieo charges should he. fined 30s for obscene lanlgutaige, and convicted and discharged on the tions. ' ! George Shofford was convicted ol obstructing and lined 30s. Xormah Joyce was lined -10 s for assault, and 'convicted and discharged on the 1 other uifornurtions. ° Frank Joyce applied for a prohibition order,, which was granted.