MUST OBEY THE LAW
MAGISTRATE’S WARNING TO • RETURNED SOLDIERS.
Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, May 21
At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr McCarthy, S.M., two men pleaded guilty to obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty. SubInspector Mullany stated that on the evening of April sth Constable Hurley' was arresting a man at Sydenham, when the two accused caught hold of him and so hampered his movements that the prisoner escaped and wae not subsequently caught. . Accused, in ‘excuse for their conduct, stated to the court that the constable was arresting a returned soldier. “It is time,” said the magistrate,, “that a certain section of the public should get rid of the idea that returned soldiers are to be allowed to do exactly as they like on their return. We fully appreciate what they have done for us while they have been away, but New Zealand would be a pandemonium if the very few returned men who do misbehave themselves were allowed to do so without restraint. If they commit offences, they must; receive the same treatment as ordinary civilians.” A fine of £5 was imposed in each case, the alternative being two months’ imprisonment.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10286, 22 May 1919, Page 4
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196MUST OBEY THE LAW New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10286, 22 May 1919, Page 4
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