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A Plucky Lad Porter.
In Brcston police court yesterday John
Coffey, 2(1 years, organ repairei', of Ainlle-
soii-siieet, Uuhnirinil, was charged with
having assaulted Arthur Marks, a lad por
ter nt Preston on 261 li November.
.Murks said he asked Coffey and two
other men for 'their tickets. They did not
reply, but left the plntforin, and witness
followed lliein on a bicycle. When wit
ness spoke to Coffey again defendant
struck biin on tlio mouth, lie followed the
men down a lane, where ho was assaulted,
knocked down and kicked.- Two of the
men ran away, but witness kept Coffey in
sight niid got li man to ring up the
police.
Constable (lea ice said lie saw Coffey come
out of the lane.' Ho said he had had some
lieur, and that ho was going to a "parly"
at Reservoir.
Coffey was lined .CIO, in default one
month's imprisonment, with £1 0/ costs,
including 111/6 medical expenses.- Oil a
charge of offensive behavior he was fined
an additional £2.
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