New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 12 February 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

ROWDIES IN UNIFORM. . TROOPERS SENT TO GAOL. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association ( Wellington, February -ill. In the Police Court to-day, Trooper John James Clayton, concerned in tho brawl in Manners Street on Saturday night, was lined £5 or a month's imprisonment for resisting arrest by a constable and £2 or seven days' imprisonment for disorderly conduct while drunk, and ordered to pay. £2 15s, the damage to a cab in which he was taken to the lock-up. The alternative in thp latter case was seven days* imprisonment.

Robert Porteous Brown, an ex-trooper ' who was arrested at the same time as Clayton, was also severely dealt with. He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for assaulting a constable, fined £3 or one month's imprisonment tor using obscene language, and £5 or one month's imprisonment for assaulting a civilian who was assisting the police. He was also ordered to pay 25s or undergo three days' imprisonment fot [ damaging a constable's uniform.

His Worship refused to impose a, find ■ in cases of assaulting the police, as he held the latter must be protected asfar as possible. Ho commented on the' serious nature of the charges, and flaiti. it was deplorable to find so many dia»* graceful scenes were created by troopers. Inspector Hendry sal<3 the majority oJ» the me n at the Trentham camp who came into town were sober, earnest > young fellows, who conducted themselves with decorum.

GAUDIN'S SENTENCE. ACTION FOR HIS RELEASE. Wellington, Last Nisjht. 1 Legal proceedings have been initiated to secure the release of Mr F. E Gaudin, who was sentenced by the military tnl:unal in Samoa to five torim' detention for various offences, including conveying correspondence for German resi--1 i /! t! ]° iß]amls Thfi '''Ralities will take the form of an application for a j ,o' habeas corpus, and tie wounds tor the application are that the military tribunal which imposed the penalty oil \ Gaudm was not competent to sentenco in the manner it did. The matter is to be argued at the Supreme Court tomorrow before the Chief Justico and another judge.