LONG ARM OF THE LAW

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 266, 30 July 1918, Page 7

LONG ARM OF THE LAW

ARRESTKP ATTTKTJ EIGHTEEN months. That the law possesses a long arm was a faec exemplified at tho Magistrate s j Court yesterday in a ease in which a iiuiiL u:iiuG(l Kilward Y» ilson was chained with havin;: assaulted Ldwanl Logan 'ill a. lucal hotei on January !i, 1917. Mr. 11. !•'. O'J.cnry apiMXirtd for tliu accused. Inspectoi Marsack said 'tliat there was some trouble in au hotel, and accused ami ii mini named NicliolU wcra arrisied 011 a charge of having assaulted Logan. Wilson was admitted to hail, but absconded, and was only arrested three weeks ago. Nicliolls wr.s'sentenced to a month's imprisonment. Evidence was Riven l).v IMwanl I.ogan, a waterside worker, that on January 5, J517, lie went into the Alhawhra. Hotel to huvfi a drink,' and without any provocation accused tt' ruc-k liini in I Ik- Inco. ,V prol'ty setter#) sort of row ensued, (hiring which witness was aiso accosted Ik .'i man named Nieholls. who was sentenced to a mouth's imprisonment. To Mr. O'Loary: Wilson assaulted witness in the hotel and Nicliolls outside the hotel. , '•Constable Guun .save evidence as to rr resting accused and Nicliolls. AY i I son, lie said,' tlied to get away when witness appeared.- "Jjoijan was perfectly solior. Mr. O'Lcary said accused had hardly suy recollection of the occurrence, only romciiilwrin? it as a drunken lirawl. Ac-cii-"il had deposited .£2O of hi? own money as hail. He had -already been in gaol tiiweeks awaiting trial. Wilson was sentenced 'to a week's imprisonment.