STRUCK A CONSTABLE

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1929, Page 6

STRUCK A CONSTABLE

RIVER BANK PROWLER CONVICTED.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 25

A charge of assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty was heard against Walter Archibald Cecil Burrough, aged' : 24 years, at the Magistrate’s' Cojiirt on Saturday. He was further charged with disorderly behaviour and with wilfully damaging a wristlet watch, valued at 30s, the property of the constable.Mr E. C. Lcvvey, S.M. was on the Bench.

Chief-Detective Carroll stated that shortly after 11 o’clock on Friday night accused was found creeping up towards couples who were sitting on the river bank at Cambridge Terrace. A constable observed accused and warned him to go away. Accused then struck the constable and there was a tussle. The constable’s wristlet watch was damaged. A sentence of three months’ imprisonment was imposed on Burro ugh on the charge of assault and on the other charges he was convicted and discharged. : .

Subsequently Burrough was recalled, the Chief Detective stating that it had been found that accused was a married man with one child, and if he was sent to prison his family would suffer.

‘Constables have enough to do without having to contend with persons of the build and apparent ability of accused,” said the agistrate, “and under the circumstances I will cancel the sentence of imprisonment, but accused will be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within twelve months.”