OBSCENE LANGUAGE.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17589, 19 December 1928, Page 5

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.

CONSTABLE ASSAULTED. MAN SENT TO GAOL. (Special to Times.) MORRINSVILLE, Wednesday. In the Police Court, Morrinsville, before Messrs C. M. Gummer and \V. T. Osborne, J's.P., W. C. Burns was charged with using obscene language in a public street. Accused pleaded guilty, and preferred being dealt with summarily to being committed to the Supreme Court. Constable Heeps said he was in the main street the previous night, and noticed two strangers. One of them walked over to him and introduced himself by saying, "Hey, Dig, where can I get a vest?" Constable Heeps ' replied, "What do you mean?" "A bed, man, a bed," the man replied. Asked if he had any'money he replied " None." When asked why lie did not work, he became angry, and when asked if he knew he was speaking to a constable he replied in filthy language, such as Constable Heep said •he >had not heard before in his 19 years' experience. At the same time the man made an attempt to strike the constable, but was too slow, Constable Heeps getting in first and throwing the accused to the footpath. Mr B. Chapman appeared on the scene, and went to the police station for a pair of handcuffs, after which the man was taken to the police cell, and locked up for the night. The man was quite sober. The only excuse made by accused was that he had come from Australia 'with some money, had been working in the country for about a year, and had been drinking all day and remembered nothing of what happened. Burns, who had a long list of similar charges against him at Christchurch and other parts of the country was sentenced to two months' imprisonment without the option of a fine the Bench remarking that it was the'worst case that had ever come before them. Before removing the prisoner Constable Heep expressed his appreciation of the prompt assistance given by Mr Chapman at the time of the arrest. The Bench endorsed Constable Heeps' remarks, stating that the public should assist the police In the execution of tjxeir duty whenever possible.

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