January 9th 1885
The Fruits of Leaving the Teetotal Band.
Thomas Comer, glassblower, of Conisboro’, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Conisboro’ on the 3rd inst.
Supt. Sykes (to defendant): You here! I thought you had joined, the teetotal band.
Police constable Kendall said he was on duty in Castle Street, Conisboro’, and there found the defendant cursing and making a great noise when in a drunken condition. He told the defendant to go away. He afterwards went home. – A penalty of 10s. and 10s. costs was imposed.
Refusing to Quit.
Matthew Thompson, labourer, Conisboro’, was summoned for having been disorderly and refusing to quit the Alma Inn, Conisboro’, on the 3rd inst.
Arthur Moody, the landlord, said the defendant came into his house and commenced to be disorderly. Witness requested the defendant to leave the house, but he refused, and witness ejected him. While they were struggling together defendant broke several articles, doing damage to the extent of 5s. 6d. Witness had repeatedly asked the defendant to leave his premises on account of his disorderly conduct and inciting people to gamble.
Police constable Kendall said he was called to a disturbance at the Alma Inn, and found the defendant outside the door; he was using bad language and challenging the landlord of the Alma Inn to fight.
The defendant said the constable was telling a ‘real big story.’ (Laughter.) He said he went into the Alma Inn, and while there his wife came for him. Defendant gave the landlord’s waiter a two shilling piece, when the landlord said he wanted 1s. 6d. from him, and knocked him on the floor.
The defendant was fined 10s. and 17s. 6d. costs.