POLICE COURT.

Otaki Mail, 29 December 1919, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

Riotous Behaviour. At the Otaki Police Court on Saturday, Sam Cook was charged with imbibing uiiv is'.-lv. causing damage and committing assault. He staled that lie had been reading “The Yellow Peril.” but the Bendi (.Messrs Freeman & Bennett) considered the olTumU-r's behaviour due more to tu.-iing from a battle, lei being drunk accused was convicted ami discharged. for assaulting Mnrv Lee he was lined 2-'-. and ordered to pay medical expenses 21s, for assaulting George l.ce he v.as called upon to pay 2"s f for using obscene language fined £5, and for wilful damage to a door 2 ° , aud ordered to pay a further 20* fur the damage -lone - in all fid !-. A Wtuktufac Case. The peaceful harmony at Waikanao Ires been imn-h disturbed during th* past fee. -lays owing to a disagreement, between t-.w.i young local female residents. Tie' matter was fui-tln-r hive.,ligated tit the Otaki Courthouse before Mowr* H. 3*i•.-email mid J'. Bennett, .1 C.P.. to <la t v. v. hen one ot the vming women concerned stated that in consequence ol remark;- alleged to have be.-,, made she had waited on the defendant with a view of ascertaining what had been said, and if to give it a denial. Veiv little eventuated on tills occasion, but at a later date defendant and law mother went along and ( ii.ieiviewed the complainant. aud | without mie-h ado tlo* mother uigr-d her I daughter to -trike witness, .'trike slu did. not once, but half a dozen times, and in consequence complainant V face suffered somewhat. In consequence of this an action for assault was preferred against defendant. Two young men aecowjtani-rd complainant to suppott her it; her evidence, which v,a» given in u frank manner. There was no defence, i* being presumed that defendant’s conveyance ; had got:e atni-s on route. Defendant v.as fined 2ds, con* £2 if, it- default, out- mouth in gaol.