OBSCENE LANGUAGE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10710, 14 September 1912, Page 5

OBSCENE LANGUAGE

MASTERTON CASES. "This is the outcome of the sale of the bott;e of whisky obtained from the accused in the sly grog case just dealt" with by you,/your Worship," said Sergeant Miller, to Mr L. G. Reod, at tho S.M. Court yesterday morning, when Percy .Rowlands charged with having disturbed a resident by ringing ;i dpor-bell and having used obscene language. Sergeant Miller prosecuted, and Mr Mo ran appeared for accused. James Thompson said that a 3 a-.m. .on September '2nd accused came to .the house in Sussex Street where he lived with George. Ellers. Witness heard the dogs barking, and got up to see what was the matter. Accused ; v said th;it,.he wanted to .see George Ellers and shout for him. Witness told, accused to go home, and then the latter tised tho language complained of. Mary Ellers, wife of George Ellers,, gave corroborative evidence, / Sergeant Miller stated accused had. informed him that he did not remember being at Ellers' house. At this stage, Mr Moran, on behalf of his client, pleaded guilty. Mr Reid said that he would convict and discharge iaccused on' the first charge, and fine him 20s and costs lis on tho second. Maurice Fly was charged with having used obscene language in tho Ma-sterton Park on Sunday last. Sergeant Miller prosecuted, and accused, who was not represented by counsel*,, pleaded not guilty to tho words stated in the charge. > David Jackson, caretaker at tho Masterton Park, said that on Sunday last lie hoard several boys including the accused using bad language, and. he spoke to them about it. Accused was worse than the others. Witness was about three chains distant, and two m6n and a lady were near the hoys. Francis Reginald Dobson gave corroborative evidence. Constable Bird said that accused admitted to him having used bad language, but not the words he was accused of. • .. This concluded the case. Aeon son said he did not wish to give evidence. Mr Reid severely admonished accused. pointing out tho senous nature of his offence. Ho fined accused 203.