CAUSED DISTURBANCE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 155, 23 February 1932, Page 6

CAUSED DISTURBANCE

DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR . AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE Pleas of guilty to separate charges of being disorderly while drunk, and of using obscene language in a ptiblic place, were entered by James Leslie Miller in the Rotorua Magistrate's Court yesterday. Miller had been before the court in connection with a maintenanee order, and had just% been discharged when he was arrested on these further charges. Senior-Sergeant Carroll stated that about 11.20 p.m. on February 19 the • accused had created a disturbance outside the "Morning Post" office Constable Shilton had spoken to him but he had sobered up when questioned. While the constable ' was in the office, however, he had heard the accused use the language coroplained of in the right-of-way outside. Accused had been before the court previously in connection with a maintenanee matter and had spent several days in the cells in connection with this charge and the present information. Mr. R. .Potter, who appeared for Miller, said that following the aecused's release from gacl, he had received some money from home and , had gone to the station with cverv intention of leaving town. Unfortunately he had missed the train, and had later met some friends with whom he had had some drinks. Accused was in a very low siate of health, otherwise the drinks would not have taken effect upon him. He had had orily two beers. Miller realised the serious nature of the charge, and if he received lenient treatment i would not offend again. He had a chance to start in business in Waiuku, and if he was ordered to take out a prohibition order, would not get into trouble again.

The magistrate remarked that there was nothing to prevent Miller from taking out a prohibition order bimself. On the charge of disorderly conduct, he would be fined £1 in default two days' imprisonment, and on the charge of using obscene language, he would be fined £2 in default seven days' gaol. His Worship said that he would not allow the accused time to pay.