FINE AND LOSS OF LICENCE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 32, 22 February 1937, Page 6

FINE AND LOSS OF LICENCE

Well-Known Man Intoxicated in Charge of Car DOCTORS' OPiNiONS "You are a well-known settler in thi» distriet aud not the type of man We v expect td have here belorC Us in thiscourt," said the Bench at the Hastings Police Court tliis motnittg when passiflg sentence upott Charles Pattfen Diamottd, dairy iarnier of Havelock North, who pleaded guilty to being found in a state Of intoXication in charge of a motor Car on the Napier road, Havelock North, on Saturday night. Sergeant J. Mclntosh said that at 6,20 o'Olock on Saturday night a report was received at the Hastings Police Statiott that a car was being driveii in a dangerous and erratic manner along the Mastings-Havelock North foad. (Mnstable Heffernan was advised, and he ascertained that a similar Car had been seen along the Napier road. Further investigtttion revealed the accused sitting in kis car on the side df tke road. He was obviously Under tke influenCe of liqttdr and wai taken to tke Hastings Police Statiott# where he Was medically examined. "There is no doubt that it was a bad case of intoxicatiott," said the polici officer,. "Tke doctor said tkat it wai possible that his condition was accett* tuated by the fqct jbhat there were detinite signs , thftt the acchsed kad ai oue time snfferea from pleurisy afld itt conseqUence might b© more influenced than would otherwise be tke case by liquor." On behalf of tke defendant, Mr F, i. GfeCn said tkat recently tke defenaant had been ttfidefgoihg treatment fof rheumatism, ttflfl tkere Was no doubt something itt his COnditiofl make hiifi pfone to the infltience of liquor. Hi had had only four drinks on Saturday and kad left toWn about 4.80 o'clocki and on his Wtty home he mad© several calls. A finO of £15, with costs totalling £1 1/-, Was imposed by Messrs F. C* Wilkinsott attd A. J. C. Runciman# J.P's., Wko pi'esidedj and tke def endant's dfiver's licence was caficelkd fo# 12 months. ti mmniiii - -y; i i) r