R.M.COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2983, 22 August 1888, Page 2

R.M.COURT.

' MASTERTON-WEDNESDAY,

(Before S. You Stunner, E.M.)

. BIUINK, 1 [ Frederick Bacon was charged with beingdrunlf and disorderly, Sergt. Price stated he bad been locked up since midday yesterday. ~:,;• ,;

Accused said it was bis 'birthday, Pined'ss. T ',;.,.'•;'';.:/ l]:/ , : Charles F. Gurbto was 1 , charged with being drunk, yesterday' afternoon, l j to which lie pleaded not guilty. ~• Constable Salmon deposed' that accused was' drunk in Queen-street, Ho recommended him to go and lay down,,. : .H'e .would not, leavo and became very violent. •' '

: Sergt, Price said;ho.was at the lockup wheu accused was brought in. He was mad drunk'.', , ,

/Accused said lie :'was ; kpelt upon by lb Sergeant, 25 stone, and that would make any man mad. -He called' the bailiff Byrn to prove that he waS : not drunk, but his evidence went to cqiyfirmtho statement of the ; arresting constjble.'' Filled JQs or 2f hours hajd/ljibp|..' / .':.,:'.'".-■':, /; ii: : ■ ,. ■'..;,;', :^sAiiL|;.' ■''.';,!./,.,"■';' : ..' ■■ Olikrlos-E. (jiiroto .was.'.fiirtjieri piarged with" assaulting/. Constable Jalnjon whjle in the ejfecqtianof his' duty, to \yb,ich fie pleaded..not guilty,; Constable Salmon stated tkt.yester-' ! dav afternoon, be arrested accused -for: drunk and disorderly condtldt)' and ■ to resisted his efforts to take bltri to the station, He was so violent that he (the constable) 1 attempted to put the handcuffs on him. Accused promised VhoVgo,quie,tlyi if, lje,,did not put.on the 1 handcuffs, Instead'bf M doing'this he striidkjl kick'edi: aftdjbit him, : With 1 assistance he got him as far' as tho' Club Hotel, and Mr Dalrymple said

. 0 Witness: saw ho haci. a a sheath draw the ■ MV, fijomUh'e;;Bheathfaiid threw it,across;: usfl it' His were also dam-? aged and his hat destroyed. Accused threatened to do.for him after he came out ol the lock-up, ' - "-H, • L.-lJy m.depoßed... th at •• ho ...went to the assistance of Constable 'Salmon, and two Maoris also helped, f Accused was very'violent'a'nd siiilibbrn. He hadlrio'doubt'thHt theGonstable-would 3 hot'have arrestedjhini if'|he l Hadivgone pence of the last witness. In-, the .watch-WoVselpHsoner wasfnioYe'jjike a jwild.baast than a .human being. He bit.the, Constable and, witness had todrag him off by main' force! \ During) his'eiglite'eii years' service he had never seen,'aiicHaviolent ; case. 1 ''''.''. '■"''' ;: ''• |S).' w; Poii-ittjy^M.istant s '.CbfV,' de-. posed that'howas'in'the'watch-house when' prisoner was' being searoh'ed. ■ Ho gave evidenced to the;violentcbttd«ot of accused!' ■' '•■"■•,■" ....i' ...!■ «, ,

: Sergeant Price said ! he : was in the watch : house when' the 'prisoner was brought in." He'dep'dse'd'tole violent' conduct of the prisoner who' threw Constable, Salmon . : dqwn and, pul|ed witness down at the same time. He heard Salmon' say.'- Don't bite me you brute," and h,e saw. prisoner shaking the Constable's a'rrii wiili his teeth' like MOg-''.,-,!'.. ;'.„. :|(,i;,'i.. ,':> ■ The Sergeant stated that closed the.casd for the Police. ■.; He askedthflt .the fullest punishment might be inflicted and that'accused be bound over to keep the "peace, arid alatt;' to pay the damage ,poristab i |6'a'3lptb.es.' ; Acou B eddenied that.he.,was drunk or resisted more thanwhat he thought reasonable to his unjust arrest, His Worship'sajd frpmjthe evidence, he had committed' a most abominable assault. Hewould in the Wellington gaol for "'two months with hard labor,and would pay £1 for the (unnnga done to Constable Salmon's clothing.

• THBKATENINO LMBUAGK.'•-( .O : Frederick Bacbii wan brought up', on; b Biimmons ,taken out at ; of Henry Phillips, charging him, with using towards the latter language, calculated to cause a breach'' 6f the peace.' :. Mr Skipper appeared for defendant. Henry Phillips deposed tL«6'he was passing along ;.wto the accused; assailed him .with most abusive language, and swore at him, ■, ! Cross-examined by. Mr Skipper:— > Accused bad insulted' him before. He jwouldswear the language was used'to him, and,did not, refer'to ;The accused had been to see hitii this morning to apologise, but witness did not see him, . ■> ■<> ■..-■■ ■;.■,.

'John Thompson deposed that he he heard accused 1 shout 'Out' to Mr fbillipß: , 'Ybub^i i old ; Jew, ll "Did not hear any other expression. '"] : T. Thompson jgave corroborative evidence. ,;■ ~■ , : ~....., ;

Accused was bound over ito keep thepeace in his own recognizance, in the sum of £lO for three months.;