POLICE COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 101, 14 May 1901, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

• —■ ■ — Monday, 13. h May. - Before Mr. R. L. Stanford, S.M. DRUNKENNESS. A firfct-offender was fined 5s and 2s coats for drunkenness. OUTCOME OP " MAFIIKING NIGHT." Lachlan Ohisholm w s charged with t having, on 3rd May, interfered with i Constable Stickpol) in the execution of . his duty, i Defendant did not appear, Bergomt Stagpole sail that defendant hod mtnife-ted a spirit of . siveness towards two con-tablas who - had occasion to arrest somq men who i were making a distur bancs on " Mafe- » ting night.," when he was among them. h He badalsion one occasion lain in wait i for Ooustnbls Buttimore, with a battle . wi.h which he said he would "do for" i him. Th 3 man was quiet enough when 3 sober, hut when he had some drink in . ho wns always ancoying the cors'ables. Cons'able-i Stackpole,' Young and 3 Buttimore gave evidenca_corroborating . tbe statements made by the Sergeant. r His Worship : What does tha de i, fendant do ? ] Sergeant Stagpool :Heis a fireman b or nn engine-driver on the railway. 9 His Worship: I should think the e matter shouli be brought under the ■, notice of the Daparlment. A man like y that, should not occupy such a respono sible posit : on. t Sergfant Stagpool: We bava spiken ;. about him, but no notice has appary ently been taken, S) we have adopted .-. this means of putting a stop to his s conduct.

Hid Wo:ship inflicted a fine of £3, with 7s costs, and remarked that the man's conduit was such that it should be brought under the notice of the Railway Daportment.