POLICE COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2129, 11 July 1907, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

Boforo Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M. At the Police Conn- yesterday niornill•r nu olderiv man named llonry wTihim pleaded guilty to a charge in being tumid drunk in Peel street. Ho j was *eonvietixl and tilled tiio sum ot os, with costs 2s, or in default 21 ( hours, in the Gisborne police goal. A man named George Dawson was arraigned on four dillerbnt charges, being found drunk, resisting the police, wilful destruction of property, and using obscene language. , U’or being found drunk, tho accused who pleaded guilty, was fined os, and costs 2s, or in dotault 24 hours. ( In the cliargo of resisting the, police he again pleaded guilty, and was fined Cl, ainl costs 2s, in default 4 days hard labor, tlio sentence to commence at and from tho expiration of tho former one. . _ Destruction of Property.—Sergeant Williams gave evidence to the effect that when accused was arrested and placed in the cell ho commenced violently kicking tho door and upon being remonstrated with ho told the sergeant to como inside and ho would murder him. The accused then seized a tin utensil and battered it against' the door of tho cell untill it was destroyed. The value of the can was 12s (id. Wlicii asked by bis A\ orslnp if he bad anything In say. accused stated A was tlie first time lie bail been m goal in New Zealand and hoped it would l>e the last. His Worship inflicted a fine ot 10s over and above the value ol tlie can (12s Oil), with costs 2s, in default 4 (lavs ill tilt' (iiborno goal. In the charge of using obsceno language', accused, pleaded not guilty and Sergeant Williams called Mr. v\ . S Imiin. who upon being sworn imposed that 111' was manager of the Gisborne Gas Works. He resided in ciiff'ord-stri'ot, Whataupoko. saw accused on Monday evening, between 7.30 and 8 o’clock, on tlie footpath in Stout street. Accused appeared to be drunk. Heard him calling out about 4 or 3 chains away. Ho was using the worst language witness hail over hoard. There was a lady with witness and he went forward alone to try to get the accused to go away blit- only got a torrent of the language the accused had been using addressed to himself. His Worship: There are no women in the Court, could you repeat tho language. ~ ~ Mr. Limn said be would rather give it in writing to which his "Worship ncreed. The language was shown to accused, who stated that he knew nothing about it. His Worship stigmatised the lan,nia<re used as most disgusting, He askeil accused whether be would bo tried by a jury or would be dealt with summarily. Accused _ said ho was willing to let His Worship decide tlie case. , , His Worship then sentenced the accused to 14 days hard labor, sentence to commence at the expiration of tlie former one.