POLICE COURT.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4667, 27 February 1924, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1924. (Before Messrs. W. Marshall and FE. Flatt, J’s.P.) BAD LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE. A well-built man named Arthur Saoine had five charges preferred against him on Monday at the Paeroi Police Court. The charges alleged that on Saturday last Sabine, while under the influence of liquor, behaved in a\ disorderly’ manner in a railway carriage on the Thames Frankton train, used obscene language on the Paeroa railway station, and struck W. S. McFarlane on the face with his clenched fist, assaulted W. E. Collinson by kicking him in the mouth and breaking his teeth and resisted Con-' stable McClinchy in the execution of his duty.

Accused was not represented by counsel, and pleaded guilty to all the charges and elected to be dealt with summarily.

Tn stating the case Constable McClinchy said that accused had been dr’nking at Thames, and had been very troublesome on the journey in the train from Thames to Paeroa. The language complained of was filthy in the extreme, and could not be tolerated, and on that charge he asked for a severe penalty to be inflicted. Witness detailed the difficulty experienced when he went to arrest accused at Paeroa, and how he had to call for the assistance of the public before accused was restrained. His behaviour was violent throughout. Tn answer to the Bench witness said that nothing was previously known against accused, who had been- employed by a Mr McMillan, near Morrinsville, as a labourer. Mr McMillan had informed witness that Sabine was a returned soldier, and a decent young fellow and a good worker, and he would have no hesitation in employ ■ iny him further. Accused had expressed his regret for his actions to witness.

AViltiam Ernest Collinson deposed to being asked to assist- Constable McClincby. and during the melee that followed he was kicked on the mouth by accused and had his teeth broken, the repairs to which had been estimated at £2 2s. C. Wonnactt, a railway storeman, Paeroa. stated that he had been called to the assistance of the guard on the train during the journey from Thames and bad helped to quieten accused. AVitness w r as not prepared to swear ■that he heard obscene language used during the journey ny accused. The Bench pointed out the seriousness of using obscene language, whicn was an indictable offence. Accused was convicted and fined £5 ss. witi> costs £t ss, on the obscene language charge, convicted and fined £5 on the charge of assaulting Collinson. and the Bench directed that £2 2s of that amount be paid to Cob linson. Accused was convicted ami discharged on the other three charges. (hie month was allowed in which to meet the fines; in default three months’ hpprisonment.