SCRIMMAGE IN AN OFFICE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 11 January 1913, Page 5

SCRIMMAGE IN AN OFFICE.

SEQUEL IN COHET. (By Tplograph,-Pr©M Aeaooiatlon.J .!„ A, .Christchurch, January 10. At the Magistrate's Court, 'William C. J Maguiro, was charged that on December 19 lost year he assaulted Hiram Hunter. ; 1 he plaintiff Hunter, in his ovidenco, stated that ho was a City Councillor, and president of the ..North Canterbury Labour Representation Coinniitteo. M'Guire was engaged as secretary of,a bazaar committee., As the result of alleged nao by Maguire. of violent language lit tho bazaar. Hunter,)as president, wroto.asking him to ..resign. .On tho date of tho assault defendant -went; to, Hunter's-office' and .attempted to open negotiations;_bnt Hunter refused: to:talk ■with him. .Whilo plaintiff .was dusting his desk defendant ''lashed out, : and his ring out plaintiff's nose. 'Maguire' said: "I'll kill .you, Hunter." Witness's • nose bled freely. He rushed Maguire;from the offloe, andin tho passage , Maguire pioked :up a ohair and threatened "to bash out" witness's brains, 'He laid an 'Information.' Ho. belioved defendant to bo dangerousy and of ungovernable, temper.-, ,-."■>''! ;■;'■..., v /■' Defendant, in his evidenbe, stated that on thi> day. of :the. assault Hunter had made some remarks as to witness's character, and h« had flapped' him. Hunter had.come at him with a chair.-; Witness had looked unon it all asburlesque: He had thought Hunter a'fierce fighting man, but had;found him."a big schoolboy.".... ; /The ■ Magistrate • said ; the/case was;pno which well might have'been': settled put of :court.' ■ It .was: not a' caso.jfor :sureties. Defendant would be fined £2, and ■ ordered, to-pay ' costs.'.-.'•-:,./-.',;.' , .-'.v- : ,';-'.' //> ./-u'' -iv>