A MIDHIRST BRAWL.
, 4*> ( LIGHT FINES UViFObfcO, | 1 i I i I I | j The Strut loi cl Magistrate's Court ' was leaked to the door with Midliirst j residents this morning when Hector I Cray (lor whom .Mr i> . Spence up-, pcared), was charged with (I) damagj mg the lire escape, landing and door 'at the .Ml. Kgmont Hotel; (2) using ■insulting language; (5) using throat- ; I cuing and abusive behaviour. Coun-j I sol pleaded guilty on all counts. I Alfred Douglas (Mr it. Spence) was charged with, in conjunction with !Gray, damaging the lire escape, land- : ing, and door at the Mt. Eginont Hotel. A plea of guilty was entered.' Sergeant Dale, who appeared on bo-j ‘half of the Police, said Gray was a ( jlarmer at Midliirst, and on the night ‘ 'in question, September 18, ho and 1 j Douglas an employee on accused’s jfarm, went to the Mt. Mg- 1 mont Hotel at 11 o’clock and called | j for drinks, which were refused. The , two men thereupon went to the hack^ * door, where they were met by Mrs i Parsons, who again refused to supply' (them. Accused then kicked boards away from the side of the house, alter w hich they put their shoulders to the 1 door, breaking it in, doing damage toj the amount of 20s. There were no l'ur- | I her convictions against either men,' and both had good characters. On • September 25th, between i and 8o’clock in the evening, Gray went to the hotel and called lor drinks, which were refused, ’lids made Gray very annoyed and he broke a lemonade and other bottles. After this incident he was asked to withdraw from the hotel, hut he tried to provoke a light instead.' The light was suppressed. j .Mr Spence said he was in the unfor--lunate position of making excuses for men who had misconducted themselves. Gray was usually the last man in the world to he induced to take drink. The day ho caused the trouble he was suffering from a severe cold, and after taking a drink for it, could not recollect what ho had done or said. He knew no more of the affair l than a man who was not present. Ihe I two accused were driving home, when (u man who was in the trap with them limited them to have a drink. When I rimy knocked at the door of the hotel land asked for a drink Mrs Pa-son , very properly refused thorn. On the ,; 2; Ah September Gray went to the I hotel to see Parson, and on calling - ,for drinks was refused. He could "<>t toll why he was refused, and on piek- | uv no u lemonade bottle he broke two soda water bottles. Gray should have I accepted refusal, and Parson was quite I instilled in ordering him away. Mr I Spence, in conclusion, said he couid i call witnesses who would swear to , C;ray’s good conduct. Ho asked His ' | Worship to deal leniently with aceusod, wlio had previously held a good I character. i (fis Worship said the total damage ' was estimated at 20s, so he would itu- ! pose a line of 20s each, with Os Court ; costs, and order each accused to pay 'half the damage, 10s, Kach was or- ’ tiered to pay 5s witness fees. On the. charge of using insulting j language, the Magistrate said Gray would not have used the language i mentioned had it not been ior the [drink. Frequently for using insulting • language to women he imposed imi prisonment. Ho was sure sucli lan- \ guage would not he used if people Hook warning that if they were 1 .brought to Court they may he sent to prison. “Men who take drink and know how it affects them should leave it alone or it will get them into trouble sooner or latei ’ said Mi Kenriek. In the' ease under review accused had taken a drink which had affected him and he had turned nasty, using the language stated on the 1 charge sheet. Ho would not have used it had not it been ior the diink. - A fine of 40s, with 7s Court costs was ? imposed. j In imposing a lined of 20s, /s Conit costs, on the charge of threatening behaviour Mr Kenriek said accused would not have created the disturb- • a nee had it not been for liquor. If : nu'ii ha’ e aiiv respect for their char- ; ? .,.ter.” said the Magistrate, “they - would net take matters into their own hands and cause a disturbance.” | The Magistrate in granting permis-. , ...ion to withdraw other charges coin-; mooted on the use oi had language: , which lie said was far too common| - in ordinary conversation and would - have to he put a stop to. In conclusion His ’ Worship said that if voting men would only think and e&ti in >to what damage they were doing . to their characters by such misconduct, they’ w ould quickly pull up and - change for the better. i
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 39, 15 October 1915, Page 8
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833A MIDHIRST BRAWL. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 39, 15 October 1915, Page 8
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