MAGISTRATES' COURTS.
The presiding mapetamtee at the Magistrate's Court yesterday were Mr J. Richardson. J. P., Mr W. E. Samuels, J.P., and Mr S. Lawrenc*, J-P----DRUNKENNESS. John Soott. who had been previously convicted for a similar offence within tie pant cix months, was fined 10s, -with to* usual alternative. BROKEN BY-LAWS. James Arps to fined 10s and coete for driving without lights after dark. Harold RrWhic, John Gamier, Campbell Spratt, Charlee Hark. Harold Ragg, and Frederick Nome were each fined 10s and costs for preferring the footpath to the road as a bicycle track. A NEW BRIGHTON CASE. [ Augusta* dement was charged with having been drunk at New Brighton 05 February Bth, and further with 'having assaulted Constable Rowe, and wilfully damaged the plain clothes of the latter, end a watchguard to the value of £2 IDs. Mr Donnelly appeared for the accused. Edward Rowe, police constable, deposed that on February Bth, at 12.30 a.m., he arrested the accused, who was lying on the road drunk. Accused had kicked witness in the face, tore his plain clothe* coat, and tore seven links off his watch chain, which witness valued at £2 10b. Accused bad used bad language aa the tramcar. Aocused had been in I charge of two men named Frost and Hooker when he got down from the tram. Witness did not deliberately wait for the man in consequence of a previous quarrel, and had not assaulted him nor knocked him down, nor dragged him along the road by one handcuff. The wile of accueed asked him to lock him. up as he w-as drunk. An ! hour and a half elapsed between the arrival of the tram at New Brighton and the time when witness arrested the aroused^ Constable O'Donnell, who drives the police express van, eaid be had taken the accused to the Chrietchurcb lock-up. The accused was very violent and abusive along the road. Robert Hooper, carpenter, of New Brightori, who travelled in the same oar as accused, deposed that accueed was talkative, and under the influence of liquor, but witness would not call him drunk. R. T. Jjeee gave evidence as to the accused being a man of excellent character. T. Frost, tram-driver, deposed that accused was sober on leaving Christchurch," and walked quite soberly within 100 yards of his home near the tramway bridge. Accused had no drink during the interval. Witness «aw or heard no misconduct on the part of the accused when on the tram. John Campbell and George Evans gave evidence. The accused said that he had two drinks during the afternoon, and from 10 p.m. on Saturday night until hie arrest had had no liquor. Hβ had'never been convicted of. drunkenness in any part of New Zealand. Witneae was at hia own gate when he caw Constable Rowe, who must 'have either come out of the gate or been hiding in the fence. Rowe threw witness to the ground, put the handcuffs on him, knelt on him, and then dragged him along the footpath by one handcuff. Witness, in company with his wife, then walked quietly to tJbe Jook-up. On the way witness repeatedly told Constable Rowe that he wae sober. Witness suggested that the constable had a down Upon him. Annie Clement, wife of the accused, said she got out of bed about twenty minutes to twelve, on the night in question, and saw Constable Rowe on top of her hueband on the footpath. Constable Rowe objected to let accused come inside and epeak to witness. Witness caw Constable llowe drag her hueband along by one handcuff. Her hueband walked quietly and talked rationally all the way to the Police Station. Witness never told Constable Rowe to lock up her husband, neither did she use any words to that effect. Accused was fined 10s for drunkenness, and ordered to pay the damage done to Ifflie cometableV clothing; He was convicted and discharged on the other count.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11506, 12 February 1903, Page 2
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