DULY DILLON.

NZ Truth, Issue 145, 28 March 1908, Page 5

DULY DILLON.

Celebrating St. Pat

A Series of Smashes.

The 17th of Ireland has a bit to account for. The other day at Waimate a prohibited person named Bill Dillon went- through the whole 'Catalogue of police court offences and shattered the bench. , He was charged with smashing his prohib. order, being violently drunk, whacking out his wife, and assaulting a policeman. According to the story told by Mrs Dillon m Court,- Bill celebrated St: Patrick's Day m a most hilarious manner, and notwithstanding the fact that a prohibition order had been taken out against him, he indulged m hops to a frightful extent, and when he floated home he called her a Presbyterian bee, or wasp, or something equal! v uncomplimentary. He also knocked her down and by way of variety caught her by the throat and threatened 1 to murder her. At this stage a gentleman nanied Bill Hunt happened along, and sadd, "Bill" to Dillon, m a severe tone. But Bill only grabbed his wife's throat more, and the other Bill had bo haul him off and hold him until Mrs D. got away. Then Dillon up and SHIED A WALKING-STICK at her and followed that up by pelting her wjth pebbles, It was Bill's ask up Tuesday AW right, and lie simply didn't care (/what happened. When copper Ferguson came along Bill took objection to his hat and made mushroom catchup of it without worry. Bill's solicitor pleaded m extenuation St. Patrick's Day, but the plead rKdn't cut phlegm. Two months and the price of . the peeler's hat! This paper believes that an Irishman with a Presbyterian wife (he said she was a Presbyterian and we take his word for it) is entitled to jubilate a little on St. Pat's Day, he may get moderately drunk and play Hades generally if he doesn't go too far, but when a man squashes a prohibition order, smashes his wife, smashes neighbors,! and then smashes a policeman, and thinks to get out of it by pleading "St. Patrick's Day," it is a bit too strong. To heave walking st.icks, road metal, and had language at your wife is too much joy fcr one man m one day— even St. ' Patru->'s Day.