MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

;■ f;;i-- ■''|NQ|p|rimE&r|?- I'll 5 swathed siiijbandafcesjgandKHie? other;;more , alert,' :wit:;!yitli>a:!;l()qkjof i iatlier' f riglitoiied 'an-:ticipat:ioiiSii)iicare(Uljo[cre;Mr.CAV.-G. ■.Kicldc|ir;;;g , jM.^.-Si»V;,v;thov,, ; Miigistrate's iVft il 'KV'?.stpvtlay:'ynroviiing>as ..tiio result .oiftlto/disturbaiiee'on the.'steamer HnrMonday last.' 'The/iiijuredfChin Ah-.t'orr. , ' ■but;'ho : 'Was*nevcrtlK>less : -'eha!'ge(l; with i fellow. Chinese named Ho 1 ilp.^.'Onf,the';other. : hand-.the,latter, was charsed -with>. assaulting' Ah v Koor.?*-A'' htige stokingf.sltovel,. easily capable of •sending---, cither ■'man-to. "top . Side ,, , for i gootl,j.arid-/a'sniall brokesr stool also, , were produced in Court as evidences of the nature: of ;;tlje combat... Two : in-torpretero.werG-aho'in Court.' , 'ns , the dialect of .cadi iCliinaman , differed.-. Mr. ■Jackson-interpreted Ho To's remarks aiid the: , son ■of-tho resident. Chinese ~Consul.translated those, of Ah Forr. -: ; ':Thb medical evidenco was to the ef.tect, that,-Aiv.Forr-.- had -been" badly'in}ured . on \ the? hea'd'' and'. was '■ bruised about■ -tho ribs, 'wliilo his compatriot, Ho 10, cut "on oiio of his arms. •■.■*■■■'■■s> '...•£ ii'-'l *"" ■ . : , -^Evidence Iwasigiven' by Captain Gray,, ot.the Harfletcy and Mr.' J.' T. Burnett, chief-engineer. ; Two Chinese witnesses ■also save accounts of tho battle. : ■: ._ Ah Forr. hobbled painfully into the Bdx, and made statements whith evidsntiy amused the other'two Chinese witnesses and-tho pair were somewhat abashed whenthq Court usher promptly sjlenccd:thcir,'yer.y audible remarks., ' •■;•■ A1i,.;.1-orr'extinguished tho match (used m ■- swearsng .Cltmose witnesses) "yerv eagorly with a terrific blast, and solemn-ly-recounted his side of the story.-- Hβ grew.:very. earnest"when ho came to the part ■ where he said thaVHo.To (with his hands reinforced by' five" rings'over otr tho head,.' >;'.' - . ~-' ..-. ~,,;'■...■, /..,. ■.; . riloAVs version' was that; at- the time Ii 1? tro,,ble > "he had been-fishing, that An I'orr broke his line, and later, that no endeavoured'to do the same'with .witness s head, but broke the stool instead.-.'. Ah Forr afterwards contnmed his attentions with , a shovel.'■: ."■;■■ ."How.-<loes he account for All Forr's Jbandaged ■'■ head ?" - ; inquired -..the "Magis,trato or the ; .interpreter. ■■'■ : '- '■■. In reply, Ho To suited the action to his words- by. lunging/with his fist in a manner which indicated that he could repeat his attentions to Ah Forr if neccssary. ■?■■■-> ■-.■■■-.■'j,-:»>i-' : -..-v- ■• - : '■' ."'Ask him about'tho knuckle-dusters " remarkod.lnspector. Broberg to the interpreter?- ■, - : -,-- :, .-.-. ■'.' ; ..-■■■ -Ho To iiidigiiantly'denied having used these things. ~lt. was tho hardness of Ins fist which had done the damage, ho explained; ~■■ ■'*■>?? ~ -. . .-. .. - -'-This concluded the ■ 'evidence. Tho Magistrate asked the captain how much was owing in wages to the two accused, no-Jo s.bank account was given at £9, Ah Jorr had been a little more saving and had £I.LJ n hand. '■„.-.' . -■.The Magistrate found-both guilty of assault. It seemed to him. that Ho To had received some provocation before tlio assault, but tiie amount of provocation was balniiced by tho greater inJunes to Ah Forr:. Both wore convicted ami ordered to pay.costs £2 11s. .-■ .. .:.. /;■ ; :: For.;; insobriety : three'' first ; !offenVJers wore dealt with; two were- convicted and discharged,, and.tlie other lined 10s -