CASE AT PETONE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1917, 27 November 1913, Page 9

CASE AT PETONE.

. ... SOME DIVERSE EVIDENCE. At a sitting of the f'etoiio Court lastWednesday, Alfred Gregory proceeded against'one Joe Bramwclf lor using insuiting language and for assaulting him. After hearing the evidence the case was dismissed. At yesterday's sitting of the I'etonc Court, before Air. L. G. Reid, S.M., positions were reversed and Gregory appeared to answer two charges: one, of using insulting language whereby a breach of the peace niijjht havo been occasioned, and another of using obscene language. Tho second charge "was, however, withdrawn, lis respect to tho lirst charge accused pleaded, not guilty and was defended by Mr. P. W. Jackson. George Parkhousc who was on the Esplanade with Bramwell and others, on November 15, stated that accused had como along the Esplanade- driving a cart. As he had passed them ho had shouted out: "llickey is coming out tonight and will be at the corner, so you want your pockets full. I'll shoot tho ." After an interval of,about an liour accused had como back and had called out the same words. The word "scab" had then been called out to him, and accused had jumped out of his cart and had said to Bramwell: "You called mc a 'scab' you —- -—." Bramwell had then struck him twice. W. Clarko and' Braimrcll gave corroborative evidence. . Gregory gave evidence, to the effect that, on tho Saturday in question,' he was coming out from work to Potone. As he was passing the Esplanade where • tho men were working h-o had called out: ''Mickey's coming out to-night." As ho was returning Bramwell had called out to him: "You 'scab.'" Bramwell had then struck him. Accused had then used other objectionable words and Bramwell had struck him again. Henry Hiney, who stated that ho only accused by sight, gave evidence to tlio effect that, from a position above the Esplanade where he was working, lie had seen accused passing along the Esplanade and had heard Bramwell call him a scab. Accused had pulled up and had called out: "Are you calling mo a 'scab'!'" (iregory, had jumped off tho cart, and Bramwell had struck him. Accused had used certain -other language, aud Bramwell had struck him again. His Worship dismissed the information. The charge, ho said, had not been sustained.