In The Ballihooley Police-Court.
Magistrate: ‘Who is it.brings the allegation against the prisoner at the ■her ?’ ... : Constable Pntsy Born: ‘ Wellprilaze, ’yer washup, Oi’m the alligator. Pl«e<s yir wash up, Oi was on me bate ns Usual, when I saw a man drunk and disorderly with a box, disturbance In ikb thoroughfare. 1 ‘ Phwat arfe ye doin' there?’ says Oh “Oi’m goin’ to lave that box Ueie,’ says he. “ Shure, ye can’t lave it here,’ siy* 'Oi. ‘ ‘ Well, Oi’ve left it there,’ says he. ’’‘lt’s agin the‘law,’ says Gi. * ‘ You're a liar,’says he. *lt’« agib the window.’ ‘ With that Oi struck him and missed him. Then Oi struck him agin in rhe same place. he gave roe a look that turned roe black in the face, and aft Oi shlippcd back for fear of being shot, he hit me on the nose with his naked tisf, and, says he, ‘A ‘friend iu node, is « friend indade. 7 ’ Fined £1 and costs.
The constable is now laid up fdt alterations and repairs. Ho vows he’ll never again arrest any one oyer nine and under ninety; hence his nickname of “ The Boy Cop.”
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 169, 29 June 1901, Page 3
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190In The Ballihooley Police-Court. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 169, 29 June 1901, Page 3
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