POLICE COURT, HAMILTON [Yesterday. — Before Mr Northcroft, R.M., and His Worship the Mayor.]

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1557, 27 June 1882, Page 2

POLICE COURT, HAMILTON [Yesterday. — Before Mr Northcroft, R.M., and His Worship the Mayor.]

A Disturber of the Peace. WiLtiAM Oabr, an elderly man, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in a public place, to wit, Vic-toria-street, Hamilton, on Saturday afternoon last ; and further with having, at the same time and place, made use of threatening and obscene language, contrary to the provisions of the Vagrant Act ; fmther with having at the same tune and place resisted Sergeant McGo vein in the execution of his duty, and further w ith damaging the Sergeant's clothes. The first' witness called was Patrick Cochrane, a person iv the employment of \1 r W. K. Carter, who deposed that the prisoner came up to the Cambridge coach just prior to its departure, and attempted to get in. Witness warned him not to do so, as he as iv a very drunken state. Prisoner thcieupon abused witness, and made use of the mo&t filthy language within the hearing of a lady who was in the coach. The driver, Mr Carr, shortly afterwards came up, and the prisoner still continuing to use bad language, he was given into the custody of the police. Serjeant McGoveru deposed that when ] lie reached the coach he heard the accused making use of indecent language, and ordered him out. Seeing he was drunk, witness arrested him, but he resisted so | violently that witness hail to call for assistance to get the handcuffs on. i j Prisoner continued to resist and blaspheme bill the lock-up was reached. Wituess' clothes were much torn in the struggle. In answer to the bench, prisoner said he was drunk, and knew nothing of the occurrence. The prisoner's son, who was in couit, asked the Bench to deal leniently with him, as the applicant wished to take him out with him to work iv the swamp. If they imposed a fine he was willing to pay it. The Resident Magistrate said the prisoner did not deserve to be let off in that way. However, the Bench would fine him 30s foi the fiist offence, or in default one month's imprisonment ; £5 for the second offence, or two months ; £3 for the third offence, or one month ; and 02 for the fourth ollenc , or one month— mil to pay £1 5s damages and £1 3s costs, the terms of inipusonment to run concurrently.