FILTHY LANGUAGE.

NZ Truth, Issue 140, 22 February 1908, Page 6

FILTHY LANGUAGE.

Beak Bishop Sits on Staples.

A brutally foul-tongued "brute named Arthur Emerson created something of a scene at Cathedral Square, Christchurch, on . Saturday night, when he was m a semi-drunken ci ndition.. He wanted to. join a. "car," but as he appeared .to be a most unlit passenger, tramway inspector, Ernnest Heyder, refused him travelling room. This blocked his, drinky nibs, who then used the most filthy language it is possible to imagine. The hoodlum was handed over to the police, and on Monday morning he pleaded not guilty. ' The tramway fellow failed to turn up to prove the charge, which elicited strong comment from Magistrate Bishop. If a man was given m charge for a serious offence such, us this, which involved a probable sentence of twelve months, the persons concerned should put v m an appearance, especially if tbev were tramway officers.. The case, was ordered to stand down until Hev-der could be looked up and-placed m the box. He gave evidence to the nature of Emerson's . obscenities, and then said that lie didn't wish to proceed with the case as the dingo m the box had apologised to him, and tliat S. A. Staples, a member of the Board, had telephoned to Chairman Beaven, . WHO RULED THE CHARGE OUT m a most peremptory fashion. So Heyder was instructed to discontinue Court music, and to go on with his work. Why Staples and Co. should condone a dirty act -against pubMc decency it is hard to conceive, but they won't do so again m a damned hurry. The public must be protected against hogs like Emerson, and the . S.M. said so m the course of a few pertinent remarks, saving that only the Bench could release a man once he had been taken into custody.! It was the tramway official's duty to see, m the interests of all concerned, the matter through, and to assist the police' in,, such, a disgraceful one as the; present. The S.M. expressed surprise at any individual member of the' Tramway Board trying to interfere with the interests of Justice. He then proceeded to deal out a fine ' of a couple- of fluid and costs, and the next time Emerson, the unpoetical, comes up fpr.slanguage, he won't know what's struck him. ' .:..>•