“CALLED ME NAMES”
CHILDISH STORY IN COURT AN UNPROVOKED ASSAULT Sticks and stones may break my bones, But names can never hurt me. TF Percy Campbell, a belligerent _ young man of 22, had called to mind that little rhyme before he struck William Jacks to the ground at Ellerslie Racecourse he would probably never have appeared before the court. Sub-Inspector Lewin said the asated,” he stammered. Accused’s version of the affair was unconvincing. “He started the fight—he called me names—and I retaliated, he stammered. Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., was not impressed with the tale. “Convicted and fined £ 5 with costs 9s 6d, or in default, seven days,” he decided.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 66, 9 June 1927, Page 6
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