MAGISTRATE’S COURT
(FRIDAY) (Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M.) ASSAULT
“Leave this type ol hooliganism alone, or you’ll find yourself in a lot worse trouble,v was the warning given by the Magistrate to Raymond Robert Williams, aged 17, an apprentice boilermaker, who appeared before him on a charge of assault. Williams pleaded guilty to a charge that on March 18 he assaulted Michael Thomas Lawson. He was convicted and fined £5. Inspector C. H. Reardon said that Lawson, aged 15, was cycling along Gloucester street at 5.30 p.m. on March 18. At Latimer square he was stopped by a group of youths, one of whom snatched off Lawson's cap. The group played football with the cap and then the cap was flung into a tree. Lawson objected, and Williams punched him on an eye. BROKE WINDOWS Robert Zimala, aged 44, a chef, pleaded guilty to a charge that on April 24 he wilfully broke four panes of glass, valued at £2, the property of Kathleen Hilda Rankin. He was convicted and fined £5, and ordered to make restitution of £2 for the damage. Inspector C. H. Reardon said that Mrs Rankin’s daughter was st ting in a room of their house in Fitzgerald avenue at 4 p.m. on Afe-il 24 when Zimala came to the door. He mumbled something and then broke two panes of glass. Next he took the lid from a rubbish tin and broke two more panes of glass. Constable Crooks was called to the house. Zimala told the constable that he was overdue with his rent, and Mrs Rankin had threatened to impound his property. Zimala had been drinking, but was not drunk, though he said lie had had 15 beers. FOUND DRUNK
Lester Seddon Leslie, aged 46, a draughtsman, was fined £2 on a charge of being found drunk in Cashel street on April 24, having been once previously convicted of a similar offence within the last six months. IDLE AND DISORDERLY Donald Courteney Smith, aged 40, pleaded not guilty to a charge that on April 17 he was deemed to be idle and disorderly in that he had- insufficient lawful means of support.
He was convicted and discharged. Smith told the Court that lie had £1 in his possession and had not found it until he was in gaol. He had £9 5s paid to his Post Office bank account by a previous employer. USED OBSCENE LANGUAGE A man and his wife, whose names were ordered not to be published and who were represented by Mr G. S. Brockett, each pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Cathedral square bn April 25 and to using obscene language. The man was fined £1 on the first charge and £5 on the second. The woman was convicted and ordered to pay costs on both charges.
Mr Brockett said that both accused had served in the forces. They had attended the dawn parade and had had a few rums, no doubt to keep out the cold. They had good records and were first offenders. They apologised to the Court for their behaviour. The Magistrate said that both accused had behaved very foolishly. The occasion was not an excuse. As they were first offenders he would deal fairly leniently with them, but it was with some hesitation that he made an order prohibiting publication of their names.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28262, 27 April 1957, Page 14
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559MAGISTRATE’S COURT Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28262, 27 April 1957, Page 14
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