POLICE COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 46, 21 February 1903, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

! Friday, 20th February, 1903. Before Mr. R L. Sta, fjid, S.M, DRUNKENNESS. D. M. Douglas w; g charged with being an habitual drunkard. Serge int Haddrell asked that ha be remanded for a week to receive medical at'eGtion. Tbe S.M. said he would remand him till Monday as he thought a week too long. INSULTING LANGUAGE, Christian Anderson, a commercial tray- Ker, was charged with using insulting language at the New Plymouth ' Railway Station. Sergeant Haddrell prosecuted. There was no appearance of the da- , fend-nt. 1 The S.M. said from a letter received 1 from accused he seemed to admit the | offence. S rgeant Haddrell siid be proposed to call evidence. He called Chatles Symins, for.imim at the New | Plymouth Station, who gave evidence : to the effect that defendant missed 1 some luggage at New Plymouth l Station and became very abusive and insulting abcut it, uaing very bad 1 language to witness. It afterwards appeared that the luggage was im- > properly addressed and had been car- : tied oa by steamer to Wellington, | never having been landed at all. In j addition to using tho languige com-, ! p'aiued of defendant said he wouM . d> vote bis whole time in getting the: : stationmastor and witness dismissed 1 fiom the service. The S.M. said defendant had ren- : dered himself liable to a fine of .£lO. He would fine him £3 and costs, I