ASHBURTON-MONDAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume X, Issue 2307, 16 February 1891, Page 2

ASHBURTON-MONDAY.

DuraKEXNEss. — William Mulligan, Hugh Shaw, and Daniel Ryan were charged with having been drunk m E&s<! street on Saturday night, and dealt- with m the usual way. The charge against Ryan was withdrawn, $ee*»g that he had .been m the Hospital since Saturday, having, v;hse. being taken to the station drunk, fallen on the kerb and put out his shoulder. William Thompson was charged with the same offence aggravated by disorderly conduct, usij'\£f obscene language, and resisting the constable who arrested him, ilfe said ha knew nothing ■it afl »Df.u% the disorderly behaviour. ±*lie constable gave evjdfy»ei» to the ,effect that he had me* him m the street oh Saturday nig^fc very drunk, and,.when 1 arresting him, he used very bad language, and violently resisted the arrest.' The Serecant said he had cautioned the maa on the street, and told him to go, home. He was drunk then, and wh.cn he was brought to the Station 'm a cab he was veyy violent. For the drunkenness and Resisting the constable he was fined 255,' and the charge of using obscene lan.«*Tjajje was departed from. James Gall, his second offence within & month, was also charged with drunken* ness, and further with being «a idle and disorderly person yt\i\ no visible lawful means of suppori. &q]\ j s hotter known by thow^iie^<The Badger," and hivs t\ faafy Jong memorandum of previous convioiicns attached to his nanfte on the ehnrao sheet. He pleaded guilty to being drunk, but denied th.c charge of vagrancy? The Sergeant f%u(k the man had no money when Uv> was looked up a week ago, ajr«d $i& had managed to jr C t muddl§<i every night since his relent-. had been loaiing at the bars win' since. A good many men ],^u» recently been locked ap. They Uad come into town with cheques, and knocked them down w^th, w v ond^f ul j

„ pidicy. It was for this man to show , iv he managed to make a living and to I get drunk at" the bars m the absence of means. He was sent to gaol for fortyeight hours for drunkenness, and three days for vagrancy. ILLEGALLY ON PttEMTSES. John Thatcher was ch-irged with having been found by night without lawful excuse m the stable of the Central hotel i He had been remanded iroin the 14th February, on which occasion he answered to the wrong name. lie had now beeß. forty-eight hours m custody, having been remanded to. recover from the effects of his -excess. The Magistrate discharged him with a caution, „..',..-.. ,'. ■*„*■*., .. -~