Assaulting the Police.

Messrs P. W. J. Mackenzie (in the chair) and W. Bradley. George Jarrett a hawker of no fixed abode was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language in Adrian Street, there was a further charge against him assaulting the police.

P.C. Richard’s deposed that on Friday morning he went with P.C. Smith to Phillips lodging house where Phillips stated that two drunken men who were using filthy expressions and refused to go away when requested. Witness got prisoner into the street and tried to persuade him to go away. He refused to go and made use of further filthy expressions then struck witness in the mouth with his fist cutting his lip. Prisoner was thereupon taken into custody.

Prisoner said it was caused through drink and the bench taking into consideration he had been in custody since Friday sentenced him to seven days imprisonment.