DAMAGED TEETH.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18905, 21 January 1927, Page 7

DAMAGED TEETH.

BOARDING-HOUSE BRAWL. [THE PBEBS Special Service,] .AUCKLAND, January 20. A breakfast table assault case came before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Police Court, when William Fleming, aged, 57, pleaded guilty to having assaulted Allan Dalton. Senior-Sergeant Edwards said that both accused and complainant resided at the same boarding-house. Last night they were apparently good friends and had a game of draughts, together. However, while at the breakfast-table ■ this, morning! Fleming struck Dalton on the mouth and damaged his set of false teeth.. Dalton gave no provocation and it was hard to understand why accused should have struck him. Counsel said that accused was in Auckland for the purpose of receiving attention at tho hospital. People v were talking about his wife", and Floming genuinely thought that Jtelton had spoken about his wife. Fleming had an unblemished record in the past, and was the father of seven grown-up children. He had never been in trouble before, and counsel asked that accused should receive lenient treatment. "Yes, be will," said Mr Hunt. "He wilirbe fined £2,. and will be ordered to pay the damage to complainant's teeth, £l." The Senior-Sergeant then announced that the damage was estimated at £2, and some time later said that it would come to £2 10s. "Why, it's going up all the time," remarked the Magistrate with a smile, as he made the order.