RESIDENT MA GISTRA TE'S COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Yesterday.-Before Mr T. Wells and Major Jackson, J.P.)
A Drunken Nuisance.—James Thompson, an elderly-looking tippler, was charged, on the information of Constable Brennan, with having been drunk on Saturday last in the town of Cambridge. Acaused was furthevcharged with having on the same occasion wilfully, unlawfully and obscenely exposed Jus person in the public street,—Constable Brennan stated the circumstances of the case. The prisoner's conduct had been of the most objectionable nature, and the offence was becoming very regular, and badly wanted suppressing. —A line of ss, or 48 hours' imprisonment, was inflicted for the first offence, and one months' imprisonment with hard labour for the second.
Qbstructing the Police.—James Mackay, a respectable-looking young man, was charged with, having obstructed the police while in the execution fif |heir duty on the 3rd mst. This case arose one of the previous one. While the police were .conveying the prisoner, Thompson, to T the lock-up the accused followed them up the road, requesting that the nrison/jr' should be let go. He caught the' constable by the'arm, and called himiob.scene name? for mftkjqg the arrejjjb. Subsequently %foll,Qwe4 the cojfstabfoj &t fdv as Ifcbi4ock-up, and renewed hjs objepjb^on*W6 conduct. Accused was ndfr intoxica^d, Accused pleaded in exteßU&tion''iha*''!he • did JWf; think the priioaer Thompson had been arrested for any worse offence than drunkenness : and thought by plsading for him lie might get him off. Fined £1 with costs, 'or'seven v * t
clays' imprisoument. Two other .Dbunks.—George Walton 1 was charged "with a 1 breach of the 143 rd section b? the Licensing "Act." 'Fined ss, or in default'4s' hours.—George Lucas spa.charged swith^a, Hke; pffeqce. The .constable mifk^hxm up in the*, street, on 'Saturday, nighir,]in"a#ea§j;ly ?ta|e Lof ih-| ityxicatipn^^ejli&ji op4B hop^.'^ J f '
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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1652, 6 February 1883, Page 2
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293RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Yesterday.-Before Mr T. Wells and Major Jackson, J.P.) Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1652, 6 February 1883, Page 2
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