SCENE IN COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1279, 7 November 1911, Page 8

(, A I'ATJEXT MAGISTRATE. tlly Tclccmpli.—Special Correspondents Auckland, November 0. The even tenor of proceedings ill the S.ll. Court this morning was interrupted by a in.ni who entered I lie witness box flourishing on envelope. Jlc explained in n miicli aggrieved lone that he bad applied In Hit! 11n(lie inspector for it driver's license but had been refused, and lie didn't knowhow lie was going lo get. a living. .Mr. Keltic: J. believe you're intoxicated. "I'm a man. not n masler. Isn't, this enough lo make a man intoxicated?" Mr. Kettle: l.onlc here, I've been (■-oinß my l:esl. lo help you and your family, but if' you don't want six months at the island- — "Jf you don't want me to live, order me lo be shot!" This was almost rhoulrd. and was accompanied by cxciled wnvings of the envelope. .Mr. Keltic: If you don't keep quiet I'll ring for a policoinnn to talio you in ch -?vT; ran rinK for anything you like," (Tearfully) "This is too cruel." Mr. Kettle was attempting to give a little fjound advice, when ho was again interrupted with—"l'm being persecuted. Do you want to make drunkards? Do yon wont to make murderers.-" Mr. Kettle: Who is persecuting yon?' "i'leeco!" at the top of his voice. llr. Kettle: 'i'lio drink's persecuting yon. You came here in a drunken condition. "Ln a broken-hearted condition" (with tears in his voice). Mr. Kettle: Ifave you had any drink this morning? "Tlirea beers, but " Mr. Kettle: Now go away and get "I'M either get suicide or murder" (shedding t™rs and making vigorous use of a handkerchief). Mr. Kettle then summoned a policeman from downstairs, and -attempted to reason with the man, but the latter kept up .i flow of language to the effect tliat he was being persecuted by the police and the trallic inspector. "Have I got to be a vagabond and a loafer?" lie asked between sobs. "I'm broken-hearted with this persecution." Eventually Mr. Kettle's patience began to get exhausted, and he remarked: "Do you know that I can have you aitested for being drunk and disorderly in a court of law? Constable, tako him out." The man was put pcntlv outside the door, Mr. Kettle adding that i.c would leave the matter in tho hands of p the police, but if tho man wont away quietly he need not be arrested.