ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1918, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent) | Bltham, May 29. j DISTURBING DALMATIANS. There was a sitting of the S.M. Court this morning before Messrs E. Parrott and L. Hill, j.'sP. Two charges were heard, one being preferred against Alex Lyll Peebles (17) and Edward Guilloson (14), on a charge of 'breaking a pang of glass, value £'26, the property of W. 0. Clement; and the other charge was thajt la-id aguinst Bernard Coulter and Percy Newson, for throwing stones and earth upon a public place in Bridge Street, on May 2G. The first ease was that against Peebles and Guilloson. Both pleaded guilty. . Constable Townsend said on Sunday evening, a little after 9 o'clock, Peebles and Guilloson picked up stones. The former threw one, struck the window of a restaurant occupied by Dalmatians, but Guilloson refrained from throwing. Peebles stated there had been a lot of talk about the foreigners, and ho had made up his mitid to break the windows. Guilloson waa the worst larrikin in the town. He had told several untruths, but had since pleaded guilty. The damage (£2<i) was not excessive. The occupants of the shop had stated they had endeavored to enlist in Hs» wera, and, as far as he knew, they were loyal-

The Bench: G-uilloson floes not admit he is to blame, and if he is telling the truth it is hard that he should be made, to pay if he is innocent. The constable saia the boy may have pleaded guilty under a misuumrehension. Ho was only 14, and really a juvenile. Guilloson, after further questioning, sa/id he had, with other boys, on the Monday previously, been talking about the Dalmatians coming to Eltham and the intetntion of the boys to crack the windows. Did not rememlber whether Peebles was there. Guilloaon's plea of gjiHty was amended to one of not guilty, and he was discharged. The Bench then addressed a few words of warning to Peebles on the necessity of ohscrvint;' the laws. Defendant was then or;lcreil to pay the full amount within onfl month, and. in default, to come up for sentence if called upon. SUPPRESSING LAIRRIKINISM. Bernard Coulter (18) and Percy Newson (17) pleaded guilty to charges of throwing stones and earth upon a public place in Bridge Street on May 27. Constable Townsend stated that defendants were liable to a fine of £.lO for these offences. On the Sunday evening they, with other young men, were hanging round the streets. Coulter, who comes from Ngaerc, climbed up on the' verandah of Mr. Bee6l»y's shop and ran along the building. Newuon went behind Mr. Smalley's shop and threw sods over, thus making themselvns generally obnoxious. Xewson also carried boulders and placed them o n the footpaths. There was no damage done, it being purely lcrrikinism Beyond a charge of throwing stones, as a boy, he knew nothing about Coulter, but considered he was old enough to know better. Had heard complaints about Newson, who ivas knocking about the stables and could be better employed. He did notl press for a heavy penalty, but desired they should receive a warning. Defendants, after being admonished by the Bench, were each fined 10s and costs.