HOT WORDS IN COURT.
? A-WELLINGTON BARRISTER.
AND 1 HIS ! HONOURS
(By Telegraph.-r-Special Correspondent.) Auckland,: February 18.'. 'A persistent 'barrister' from" Wellington and. an' obstreperous' witness precipitated •a' storm in. the .otherwise quiet\proceedings' 'of the Auckland Supreme Court civil' -sessions.-'. The • friteess I .' liad/ shown a : decided - aversion ' t6".'submit 'to' minute- -in .explanation, 'of which attitude .he .state'd.'-that. he-had a contracted'throat'and "a' twisted liver" ■S3, tho moro concise, tho questions the,better it would be fpr.'both of. them.' When :osked if .' certain statements. ; were, not facts the witness/.on more thai one occasion,' "replied ■ thafci they were, "consummate 'lies;" Upon' counsel : inquiring the movements of the defendant; upon a certain date, the witness rapped out. a. reply- to-the'effect. that ho was' not cognisant -of them.. Defendant, had gone ..'to see him (cross-examining counsel) -for the purpose of making certain', propositions with regard to the. business'in question. "What lies are these -you aro. telling now " ■ sharply'. queried tho■ member' of. the'bar.-t; .M ■ >'~ ;■}<
> His Honour: Mr. Blair,' yjou mast re:, member .whero you are. 'Mr.'Blair: Well your' Honour wlien .the. witness, in referring'to me,, says what is not true—
: His Honour (sternly): Mr. Blair: In the first place," when I.' speak you, are not to''shout at me and,, in the second, I am.'not'going to allow, you in .this Court to. inform a ; witness. that he is telling lies. ' There-are, other and more civilised ways of dealing with such matters', and-——.' ■ . ■;
. Mr. Blair: But,your Honour— His Honour (hotly): Not a word sir. Go on with the case.
Mr. Blair: Will your-Honour not allow me to make an apology and an explanation ? - • ■ ' His Honour, (to the, witness): Now yon must cease bandying words and answer concisely. . ' •-.? .
; A better understanding. thereafter. vailed 'and. amicable relations were . restored.;,. r .-,
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 6
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290HOT WORDS IN COURT. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 6
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