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Says Crowd
Looked On At
Street Fight
\HEN a police constable
struggled for about five
minutes with two soldiers in
King William street on Saturday
afternoon he was unable to get
any help from the crowd of
about 200 who watched the pro
ceedings.
This was stated by Police Pro
secutor Crafter in the Adelaide
Police Court today, when John.
Charles Garvie, soldier, of Wood
side mihlitary camp, was charged
with having walked against the
traffic lights in King William
street, and having unlawfully as
saulted Constable G. A. Robison
in the execution of his duty.
"Eventually, someone rang the
City Watchhouse, and summoned
help," the prosecutor said.
Garvie pleaded guilty to the first
charge, and guilty on provocation
to the second.
"Constable Robison saw de
fendant together with another sol
dier crossing the street against the
lights. He called upon them
twice to stop. When halted and
told that they had to watch the
lights, defendant said that he was
from New South Wales, and was
a returned man, and he showed
the constable scars on his legs."
the prosecutor said.
Had Wounds Dressed
He then tried to walk past the
constable. As a trolly bus was
approaching from the direction of
Hindley street, the constable '
placed a hand on defendant's
shoulder, continued the prosecutor.
Immediately, defendant struck the
constable in the face, while his
companion struck him twice from
behind.
The constable had to draw his
baton to protect himself as the two
men were reinforced by three
other A.I.F. men. Constable Robi
son had his wounds dressed and
had an anti-tetanus injection at the
Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Garvie said that he had arrived
for the first time in Adelaide only
on that day. He had had a few
drinks with other soldiers and
could not make out at all what the
constable was saying. He did not
know that he was a police officer.
"When he hit me with the baton,
I could not just stand for it," de
fendant said.
The prosecutor said that accord
ing to his own information, Garvie
was from New South Wales, but
was not a returned man.
On the first charge, defendant
was convicted without a penalty
by Mr. Muirhead, P.M., while on
the second charge he was fined £3
with 12/6 costs, including 5/ for
the constable's injection.
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