SCENE IN COURT.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 414, 22 April 1937, Page 6

SCENE IN COURT.

OFFENDER ORDERED OUT Charge Against Hastings Magistrate. Press Association —Copy Tight. Has-tings, April 21. The endeavour of Joseph S. Hannah to apologite foi‘ his previous behaviour in the Policei Court resulted o-day in Mr. J. Miller, S.M., ordering him out of the Court when he commenced to charge the presiding Magistrate with "Intrigu'?, corrupion and (abuse of his office.” Last week Hannah was fined £2 for what the Magistrate termed his “disgraceful conduct’ in abusing 'the bench and Other court officials. Today Hannah read in conn what he termed an apology, in which he st-id he had every respect and admiration tor British justice as constituted, although it was being /abused and corrupted by these uhose profession was its admnHstratiuii. Nevertheless, he apologised to the court for his outburst lai.t week. “1 do hereby in the name of God rmd the King and his oppressed subjects charge Mr. J. Miller, S M., with intrigue, corruption and abuse of his office, and I respectfully—” His Worship: That is not an apology. I thought you wanted to, apologise to tthe court. I cannot allow that. Hannah: Well, how can I get justice. His Worship: 1 will accept an apology in the right spirit. Thia.t is not the right spirit, and you had better be careful or else you 'Will ba charged again. Hannah: Well, I will leave the last part out. His Worship: No, I will not accept it at 'all. Leave the court. Thereupon Hannah left the court and’ Mr. Miller remarked: I want to make it plain that anyone who insults the court as this man has done can come to the court in the right spirit and apologise. Obviously this, man has not got the right, spirit, land so he is denied the opportunity of making an apology.