POLICE RESISTED

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20499, 16 May 1938, Page 8

POLICE RESISTED

BRAWL IN AUCKLAND MEN FINED AND IMPRIBONED SATURDAY NIGHT'S DISTURBANCE (By Telegraph.—Press Association) AUCKLAND, Monday. A sequel to a brawl in Queen Street on Saturday evening when, owing to the hostility of the crowd to the police, reinforcements had to be rushed from headquarters was heard this morning when eight men, who were arrested, appeared before Mr C. R. Crr-Walker, S.M.

Two men whom the police said started the trouble, Charles Hoskin Bickerton (23), labourer, and John Stack Fleet (24), were dealt with. Bickerton for obstructing and resisting the police was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment on each charge, the terms to be concurrent, and also to pay damage to a taxi £5 7s Cd, or fourteen days’ imprisonment. Fleet, for assaulting a police Sergeant and resisting him, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on each charge, the terms to he concurrent. Thomas Samson Ewen Callender 22), was sentenced to three weeks’ prison for assaulting a constable and six months’ probation for using obscene language; John Morgan (42), a fireman, who punched the arresting Sergeant, received six weeks’ gaol for obstructing the police and six weeks for resisting, the terms to be concurrent.

George McKenzie (28). a seaman, was fined £lO or three weeks’ gaol for obstructing a Sergeant, while two assault charges against him were dismissed. Three other men were remanded for one week on charges of obstruction and assault. .