MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2268, 30 September 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MONEY V. THREE POLICEMEN

"WAR ARGUMENTS"

TKonias Jfaloney's battered appearance when he appeared in. court fully bore out Inspector Hendrej's statement that it had taken'three constables to convey him to. the police station. Maloney was charged with drunkenness, Constable, Quinn, and using obscene language. He pleaded guilty to each charge. On the first he was convicted and discharged; on the second fined £2, or seven days; and for the language, £2, or fourteen days. /Accused was given, seven days'jto find the money. ' Joseph Shaw, who had clinched an argument with a friend about the war by using obscene language, was fined £1, or three) days. "It seems the sooner the war is over the. better," said Mr. H. F. O'Leary, who appeared for the accused, "for it seems to cause "nieu to use expressions in argument that bring them to court." "IOTJNG TROOPER IN TROUBLE. l Charles Tinsley, a young trooper, pleaded' guilty to-charges of drunkenness and .with resisting Constable Pearce and wilfully damaging Jiis helmet and trousers. Accu.secr was ordered to pay the damago donej £1 10s., and. was darided over to the military authorities to be dealt with. . ■

' OT-lER CASES... - "The constable has told a whole pack of' lies," said.John Gahan, when evidence had been given against him for unlawfully assaulting Constable Frank O'Donagliue, in tho execution of his duty. "Oh, lias ho?" remark*e<l the Magistrate as he imposed a line of £1, with an alternative of three days' gaol. For importuning in Courtenqy Place,. Florence Enieny was fined £l,'or fourteen days in gaol. George Aitken and Thomas... ,Wainwrighfc were charged with using threatening behaviour in. Willis Street; Both pleaded guilty, and were fined 10s., or 48 hours, ..For drunkenness,- eight first, offenders were dealt with according to scale.