Magisterial.
SOUTHBRIDGE, JULY 25. (Before R_ B. Willi*. W. D. Lawrence, and A. R. Inwood, Egquire3. Justices.) DRUNKENNESS. Jobn Mclntyr^- pl-uidel guilty to a charge of being drunk on the previous evening. He wis fin*l 10s aid costs, OBSCENITY. The same mm wa3 further, charged with makin_r m« of obscene language at the same time and plao.i. The informawas laid under the Town By Laws, | which permit of accuse 1 b-*ing given the option of fine or imprisonment. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Warring proved that accused was noisy and making 'use of very ! offensive language m the Town Hall on the previous evening during tbe progress of tbe concert. He was ejected, and again m tbe street used foul language . L. Langeshwardt gave corroborative evidence. In defence, accused, who seemed still under the influence of liquor, said he was p ingiog a Gaelic song, which the witnesses mistook for bad language. The Bench administered a very severe , ebuke to the accused, aijd fined him £5 '
and eo.ts. Iti default, one mouth', impit-ioninenfc. The money was pi id
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 930, 29 July 1891, Page 2
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178Magisterial. Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 930, 29 July 1891, Page 2
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