ASSAULT CHARGE
YOUNG MAN FINED INCIDENT AT EDGECUMBE Appearing on remand from Monday of last week, Robert Edward Jamieson, aged 215. labourer, of Thornton, was charged in the Police Court on Monday morning with assaulting George William Clark of Edgecumbe on the night of Saturday, March 9. Messrs G. A. Brabant and W. Sullivan, Justices of the Peace, were on the Bench. Prosecuting, Sergeant M, Farrell detailed the facts leading up to the charge and said that on the nighb in question accused, together with two companions, was drinking in a right-of-way between a dance hall and the residence of George William Clark. The right-of-way actually formed part of Clark's j>roperty and when he arrived home and saw the three men drinking he remonstrated. with them. Jainieson's companions left when requested but accused argued and struck Clark, breaking his nose. In inflicting a fine of £10, t,o be paid forthwith, the Bench observed that the case was of a serious nature and Jamieson was fortunate that a charge had not been laid under the Crimes Act* which provided for a severe jjenalty. Default was fixed at one month's imprisonment in the Whakatane Police Gaol.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BPB19400320.2.24
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 138, 20 March 1940, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
194ASSAULT CHARGE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 138, 20 March 1940, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Beacon Printing and Publishing Company is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Beacon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Beacon Printing and Publishing Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in