A DRUNKEN ASSAULT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 117, 7 November 1911, Page 4

A DRUNKEN ASSAULT.

In the Jragisti-ii.it s Court yesterday morning, before .Mr. jr. S. Fitzllerbert, S.M., David MorrtPA" Crozier was charged with having liccn drunk and with having assaulted Mr. Bnnbie, a commercial traveller.

•Detective Wnddam, who prosecuted, said that about !U0 0 n Saturday night Mr. I'iuiljir. a commercial traveller, was in his sample room in St. Aubyn street, when ho heard n noise of hammering' next, <loor. On going out and asking the man who was making the noise t# go away, accused, rushed at him and knocked him backwards into the sample room. He managed to (ret the mm wilder and called the police, Senior-Ser-geant Dart and Constable Jioiiltnn coming to his assistance. '

-Mr. Bunbie was put in the witne« box and corroborated what Detective Boddam had said, recognising the prisoner as his assailant.

In reply to the magistrate, prisoner stated that he did not recognise the witness.

The magistrate: ''Yon were probably too drunk to do so." .

the prisoner asked the magistrate to be lenient with him: he was ,orrv for what lie had done.

Detective Boddarn said that the man had at least seven previous convictions against him for drunkenness The magistrate warned the prisoner that if he went on in the wa.v he mis doing he would have to he declared an habitual criminal.

Prisoner was sentenced to pay 0, . ln ,l costs 2s an the first charge, ov in'dofault 21 hours', and for the assault ->os costs 7s and 3s witness' expenses, or in' (kilaiilt three daj's' imprisonment.