Magistrate’s Court.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 224, 3 July 1902, Page 3

Magistrate’s Court.

(Before Messrs Coltman and Petit, J’s.P ) Tuesday, July 1. DRUNKENNESS. William Eller pleaded guilty to being drunk on the branch train from Studholme Tuesday, and was fined 5s, or in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. BREACH OF THE PEACE. William Eller, the previous accused, and William Boone were charged with creating a breach of the peace in the railway train from Studholme on Tuesday. It appeared that Boone, a returned trooper, had gone to Studholme to meet a comrade coming back. Eller made disparaging remarks about the troopers, and, under great provocation, Boone struck him. William Eller pleaded that he was too drunk to know anything that occurred. William Boone said that Eller had forced his conversation on him, and had said that he went to South Africa to get out of hard work. He also made other and filthy remarks. He would not have struck Eller had he not been greatly provoked. Trooper Alfred Jackson corroborated previous witness. Charles Jackson said he was a passenger and heard an argument, but not the words. Judging by his actions and what others had told him, Boone had the greatest provocation. The Bench fined Eller 40s or in default forty-eight hours, and convicted and discharged Boone, who, they said, should not have taken the law into his own bands, although he appeared to have been greatly provoked.