D THROUGH HOTEL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 July 1940, Page 2

D THROUGH HOTEL

INCIDENT AT TE AROHA. EMPLOYEES TERRIFIED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TE AROHA, July 9. Fines totalling £3O were imposed on Lancelot Goodger, a horse breaker, when he appeared in the Te Arona S.M. Court to answer charges ol assault, resisting arrest and acting in a disorderly manner in a public place while drunk. On the first two charges Goodger pleaded not guilty, and on the third guilty. Messrs R. Sprague and W T Dale, J.P’s., were on the Bencn, and Constable M. E. Parker prosecuted. Accused was not represented by counsel. , . . In outlining the charges, Constable Parker said that at about 10 p.m. on Thursday, defendant entered a restaurant, owned by Mr V. Mercep, and proceeded to the kitchen where he helped himself to some food. When he went to the safe for more. Mrs Mercep endeavoured to prevent him, but he pushed her into a corner. No bodily harm was done, but she was sufieiing very much from fright. Mr Mercep asked Goodger to leave the premises, added Constable Parker, but he would not go, so Mr Mercep informed the po“Accused was drunk enough to be obstinate, and when I placed him under arrest he would not come till I had solicited the aid of another person, eventually landed him in the lock-up and he appeared very sorry for h im " self,” said Constable Parker. Earlier in the evening,” he added, m referring to the third charge, "Goodger terrified two employees of a hotel, when he led his horse through the main entrance into the dining-room, and through to the kitchen. Apparently his motive was to give his horse a dinner. However, after persuasion by the licensee, Mr T. Monaghan, Goodger left with the horse. He may be able to get away with this stunt in Medicine Bend or some other wild west town, but it won’t do here.” On the charge of assault, accused was convicted and discharged; foi resisting arrest, he was fined £2O; and for acting in a disorderly manner, £lO.