Creating a Disturbance.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 777, 21 March 1905, Page 2

Creating a Disturbance.

At tfat> I'olice Court on Monday a respectably dressed you„g man of 21 named KoWt Leonard, was charged with having behaved in * diMNK-riy manner and made use ot obsene language.

i.ouslable De Loreu staled that at 11 o'clock on Saturduy in Itevon street ho hoard the accused (hauling out ut tho top of his voice and trying to pick a tpjuml with an old man. Accused was Intoxicated at the tune and witness p»e him a chance to go home. lie disregarded tm>, however, got into uu argument with two others, and when held by two men in order to keep the peace he made use of bad language in the hearing of people going home alter the Theatre. A crowd of 30 or 40 persons collected in front of the Sliver Olid restaurant, where it occurred, and witness took accused into custody.

J-runk Stewart, a young was, said Uiat Leonard had accosted them and got argumentative, also threatening to hit a lad. Another young fellow named Ferguson said to accused "If you want to fight anyone, fight we." .intuny BaiHlett, employed at the ivstaurant, also gave evidence. Accused urged titat he had little recollection of whut had occurred, but if hu used bad language he was not the only one who did. He admitted getting into an argument, but did not remember being held by two men and using bad language. He f« working at his trade in town, and was but a recent Arrival from Auckland.

On perusing the specimens of language written down the Magistrate remarked that the language could hardly be termed obsene and that he had had much worse before him. On this charge a One of £l, with £1 J* cost*, was imposed, in default a week's imprisonment. For disorderly conduct a conviction was nominally recorded, without penalty.