SEAMEN IN TROUBLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 31 March 1926, Page 9

SEAMEN IN TROUBLE.

BOOTS AND BOTTLES. SUBSTANTIA L PENALTIES INFLICTED. Jlie disturbance which occurred in ‘-trnthalhin Street on -Monday evening, J'hou a bottle wa.s thrown thromdi a hotel window, had. its sequel at" the - nnarii -Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, when. Lawrence Connell, a fireman on the s.s: Argyllshire, was charged before Mr E. D. Mo.slev, S.M., hnlawiully • assaulting 'Edward n , ls and HaiT 3' 'Smith, and also !, i breaking a pane- of glass at the Crown Hotel, valued at JOs. Juhvard Jonkins, cliicl cook on tho Argyllshire, stated that at about leur o clock on Monday afternoon accused came into the gallev and demanded food. Witness refused, and told him to go for’ard to his own galley if lie wanted anything. Accused immediately picked up a pail of boiling lac and threw it over witness, scalding Ins arm and neck. Accused did not appear to be- under the influence of liquor, at the time. Harry Smith, a. barman employed at * r/- l 0" 11 U°B'l. stated that a number ol firemen, including the accused, were in the Crown Hotel during the afternoon, when witness gave' accused a bottle flf beer, thinking that they would then proceed back to the ship. Accused did not go away," but staved and ate all the counter Juncli. ' Shortly aiicnvards a fight started among the men, and accused picked up one of the boltles of beer and threw it at another man, but sit missed him, and went through tli'e window on to the street. In the evening witness, in company with a. constable, went on board tho ship to see accused, and ask him if be would pay for tho broken window. Upon going down to the firemen’s quarters, the'" were immediately attacked, by about thirty men, who rushed at them from all directions. 'J liey proceeded back to the deck, where witness was attacked by one of the crew. "While he wa.s engaged in -defending himself, accused came up and kicked him in the abdomen. They left the- ship, and while proceeding along the wharf somebody from tins vessel threw a batten, which just missed them. Corroborative evidence regarding tho attack upon the chief cook was given by Thomas Scursby, chief baker on the Argyllshire. Accused stated that ho had not assaulted either Jenkins or Smith. While in the Crown Motel someone threw a bottle at him, but lie did not throw one himself. On board the boat lie went to the galley to got something to eat, and the chief cook threw a pan of boiling fat over him.lle wa.s not sisilded, us it went oyer Ids coat. Both the cook and Smith were telling lies. To Senior-Sergeant Fahey : He- was not. the bully of the Argyllshire, and had not been concerned in any trouble at various ports in Australia, where tlio vessel bad been held up during the lcyent shipping strike. The crew thought it was a dirty trick on the part, of Smith to ask him to pay lor the broken window, so they chased Mini back up to the deck. He did not assault Smith, but assisted him. His Worship .stated that this sort of tiling had to be stopped, and in a peaceful port like Timaiu they would not tolerate it. On the charge ol assaulting Jenkins accused wa.s convicted and sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, with hard labour, and oil the charge concerning Smith, convicted and sentenced to one month s imprisonment with hard labour, the sentenees to be cumulative. On the cluirge of breaking the pane ol glass, iifcusocl would Im* ordurocl to P»*y tho damage, JOs, in default, seven days imprisonment, avith hard labour.

TDLE AND DISORDERLY. _ Peter Cavamigli, iiDo il ' seal arum 11UU1, pleaded not guilty to charges ot beine nil idle ami disorderly person, and "also witli bavins bossecl lor alms. Evidence as to accused accosting people tor money was raven liy Constable Callasban and Y dliam Donnitliorue. , ~ , \eeused staler that durum the past feu- moil His lie bad been, living in Tmiaru, but bad signed upon the Arsvllsbirc on Saturday last. V bib. iu timaru be bad been doms some Vo His AYorsbip: “You are point: to (lo a bit more work—-harder worlc tins tbuo Aroused is convicted and ■sentenced to two months bard, labour.” _