BIT HIS ARM.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1216, 26 August 1911, Page 15

BIT HIS ARM.

Abraham Davies was fined .Is. for being drunk ami JC2 for assaulting Hubert Lionel ISrough. Davics pleaded guilty to both charges, but slated that he could not remember anything of the as.-ault'. Sub-Inspector Sheehan gave evidence to the effect that Davics had booked a passage to 'i'risco by the Maitni. He went on board on Wednesday evening intoxicated. Drough, a steward, went' to quieten him, whereupon Davies bit him on the arm and thereby caused a wound, which had had to be attended to by the ship's doctor. RUMPUS ON SHIPBOARD. The adjourned case against Badia Raphael, seaman on the ship Australia, for disobeying the 'capiain's orders by refusing to work, was resumed, and an action by Raphael against' Davidi Ferrari for assault was commenced. Rapael is a Spaniard, and Ferrari an Italian.' Mr. .!■'. P. Kelly represented Raphnel. The trouble arose one day when the vessel was unloading tiles. From what could be understood of the proceedings it seemed thai Raphael was one of those engaged putting the tiles on to a cart, and Ferrari (the mate of the vessel) was (allying. The carter complained I'hat the carl wns not being loaded fast enough, and Ferrari reprimanded Raphael, and subsequently assaulted hirn. His Worship stated that it seemed to him that, if Kaphnel had gone on with his work when spoken to by Ferrari, the trouble would not have arisen, but he doubted if what' had occurred was sufficient to justify the assault. Ferrari was convicted and ordered to pny costs and Raphael was similarly dealt with. OTHER CASES. A case against Henry Ganuing for being in a state of helpless drunkenness in. Manners 'Street on August 24, was adjourned for Ganning to receive medical treatment. Henry Fabian Hansen was fined ss. for allowing two cows to wander, and James Henry Hocking was fined 10s. for a similar breach of the by-laws.