MAGISTRATE'S COURT
e=— — ■ ASSAULT ON A SUB-EDITOR I — "FREE LANCE" ARTIST FINED : ACTION. AGAINST E. F. HISCOCKS i ■ - In the Magistrate's Court- yesterday Arthur Claude Geddis, of tlw "Free 'Lance," charged Eeeledmmc Frederick Hiscocks, Mack ijjid whits artist, with assault, and made an a-ppli-cation for sureties -of the peace. Sir. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., was on the Bench; Mr. A. Blair appeared, for the informant (Geddis), awd Mr. 1\ M, Wilford for tho defendant.
Mr. Blair stated that Id's client v.*as sifb-cditor of the "fYee Lance-," su'i-d Hiscocks was, up to about Week prior > to tho assault, also attached to iho paper.. About a fortnight prisr to- tho assault,' Hiscocks was directed tfl pre* pare'a page'of topical cartoons, purporting to depict happenings -at , the Territorial. camp at Takap.-ur. Ho commenced tho cartoon, and thprt asked' Geddis whether he-cc>u)d take it afratf to finish. The request- was granted on tho understanding t hat- the uirtew iya.s brought back finished on .tile IV lowing morning., Hiscocks then asked for 'lite., but this' was refused, Hiscocks being, referred to Mr. GetHd'is, sen. He had already received 10s, o.n his- wages, Hiscocks then comntandid |he com-plain-ant to get the. 10s., r bat the latter refused. ' Hiscocks tie® left this '-office, and did not return .again. The complainant was thus stranded so far as the cartoon was concerned. "Best Black and' Winlta Artist in the World!" week Geddis accented topical cartoons from another artist, afld published them. Fallowing -upon this Hiscocks came Ul> and saw (J-eddis and mado some refn-ark abiJii'fc tho. cartoqus not being original-, To this ftwJdis' replied: "'We . wero ■all beginners once-; you had to copy ideas"—or words to that effect. Following this Hiscocks violently abused tin) complainant, and used objectionable, language, Biscoelys said that lie had been grossly insulted, especially as he- was the best black and white artist in. the World. • Mr. Wilford: No* a}!' Id & aw-- Zealand. .. Continuing, Mr, Blair, stated that Hiscocks. then left the -office,' but returned in>a. few and >entering'. Geddis's room struck; him across the mouth. The" assault was vominitvw! without warning and Was absolntoly tinprovoked. , After his' as<a';iit lihwclcs remarked '"that -he was g.oi-ii-1! to <le.ai Mr. Geddis; sen., in t-lie'" 'Stoma maimer..;.'-'' - i: ■ ■ Sub ; Edit.oi-':S Story. Arthur Claude' Geddis, sub-editor of the "Free'-Lanco/' then gave evidence on the lines prevMusl.jt aairatf'ed by itis counsel, Mr. Blair. Hiscocks,-he : said, had failed to show up witii Lis ciiinpsketches and the. paper Was published without them. On t|ie free-It 'witness accepted some, cartoons from ' a young artist, and thes-e Were paid for, ; and published. Following upon the pub- I lication. of these' ca'rtooijs .Hiscti.cks came "to witness's office anil made rrforcnee to one- of tho carioons having be«;i copied.' Witness said; "Weil, Hiscocks, you were young .yourself once., ,1 h:\yo. known.. you . copyHiscocks then. cpinmenced t-o abuse wit/iess and ■3a,id:r / ;.'lt's.an insadt to th» .best 'JbfStek and white artist in iho work!.-'. He qlao made uso of oiijfieiiaiiable laiieuasja and then left, A lut-l.e. later he-.re-turned with Slr.r,FStiwt Mflv.taiiflnd (jiime.ihto' witness's'.ofaoin. -'Witness, whs fitting, at -his/ .t^le,.." w'ifWit-; . : aijy \Varning,'',Hiscoclffe ■stFUofe'.ljliii. rt- ; lreaV.V . blow .in. iho mo.uth, and lie (witiK-ss) jumped .up. _Mr. Mori-on at this stag-e----stopped . between!' firm and ■Hisc.Qfffes,.:' who was then ordered to leave- the. office. After the ftssanlt, gi-i, .himself, Hiscocks' had "re-maitjed that ho ■ .was gointf to do the Same to Wi'tnte's father.' - "Flew into a Rago/' ■ ' To Mr. Wilford: Witness paid tlie defendant £2 2s. per page of cartoons per week. 'Ho was not aware that sketch artists wfcjro- a l/uti'dlfe flf ofifrm. When lie made the reiiiark rega.nliiig tho copying of sketcises the defendant "flew into a rage." Aiu-.r swariiiii'a:t(l abusing. witness ho left- thin room. . ■Histxlc'ks r did 'not 'spenfc 'just, imfore. lie struck 'witness—lie; d;i:d iiot' sajl' ''Yoii'Ve |ot'"to 'tako those' wordS"te)i6k/' Witn'tfsS ditl' not' hpttr 'H'.i , Mortqii: "Hfe'-s .aceu?e.d fiio af' 'tracing my sketcljes." ' . - ' Kenneth Morran. Bitlla-u.tyne, a bl.ick and white artist, .gave e'vidt'ttce «s ie hearing "words" jn the ofii® on tfas. ■ day of tho assauit, . ; , Frank Morton., journalist, said He vias a. fr.ee : lance, and the "I'ree Lance'.' was: ,0110 of tlie he worked for. Wiren He saw Hiscoeks* who w-a-s litwally mgirihg. out of the ."F'r-ae Laiwe" u'f.E«e in Panama Street, the.- latter se.id that he . liad -been accused jfif tracing. He ft'its in a violent tcmpr?. lioUi lie and Hiscocks then, .watered t-lio "Free Lance" office, and whilst isit-nsss was getting some coiwsjroiidcncc!, 'Hiscocks went into Mr. Geddis's room, wliere lie committed tho assault.. . To Mr. Wilford: lli.scecks was a-.man of violent affectioia-S- -and of equal!v violent dislikes. On the day oi the assault ho'was'in ft- i6fs violent tempi}!.. Mr. Wilford, after deaiing extensively with the question of -provocation went on to state' that his eivent }?ad ' been charged with traci-ng his eart-cor.fi. Hiscocks had become very heated- ove-F this, and wa : s so aiip-ry. tliai ho struck •tho complainant, No one rqgretJjs'd the incident more flmn.'di'd the defendant, who admitted that he did wrong in striking Mr. Geddis. Accused o.' "Tracing."
■ lliscocks then gave evidence adii-iit* ting -that Jie stim.k. the complainant, but binder great provocatjoE. ijeddin had charged hiiti with tracing cajtams and tliis made hir.i very angry, and ho left the office. "When' leaving the office," continued ; th« ddoiidajit, "I met my friend Motion* 1 told Mm that I had- been insHitu'!. I tfwnt inside the ollico again with Mi\ Morton, and when i entered'. Jliv Seddis's room I said: 'Frank, that iii.au aecused me ef trading.' Then I said to Geddis; 'fou tnko those words bin:k irt I'll pti-itish' J'oli.' 1 then struck the* complainant."
Mr. Blair thin oross-csnmirted Hiscocks at some length, during whieh defendant made some intorestsnii remarks: "To think," he said; "that they (meaning tire, s'lessrs. £3e«Mis-) should speak to me like ttet-'I, who. practically put the paper on its feat. I was. the best sketch artist they had ever known." After farther oi®ss-«x--aniination the case rinsed.
His Worship, after rovkft'iiig tlw evi* dence, fined the nivuxod f2, with costs £2 35., for assnvlk His Worship Would not order the d'.-femianr. to enter into an.v bond to keep the peace, as. ho va-s satisfied that there was n-o likelihood of further-trouble.
POLICE COURT. MISCELLANEOUS CASUS On a charge of taiiig an idfe and disqrderly person, Edith Huniei (defended by Mr.'"P. W". Jackson), was fined
£2. Augustus I/Inx ,md Patrick Joseph M'Ka.v, who pleadfld not guilty to a el'arpo. of honij; rogues and voftabnrids, nnd consorting with iiwcn of ill-famo. (both had beta pre-
viourfy cwiTictcd for feeing idle itini 'disorderly persons), .were cach t-Mivictcd and sentenced t« six months' impfismuMtit. ,
William IVard was 'remanded tilt Friday on a eliatgo of assaulting Harry Hereford I'ec-r.s. Mr. H !•'. ■Q'LcUtry appeared- tor tho accused and asked for feail, which was allowed in tho etim of £10. ' '
i For behaving in a jtlifeatoniiig manlier Timoliiv ,l!id\v.ird Haves'was fines,l £1..
For insobriety Henry- Greenfield was seat to gaol for 0110 month, and was ma-do the subject of a prohibition -order. !•'«* like offences Peter Mnlenhy was fined %)$,, and Michael John 01aviu and Wm. liedgce were fined 10s, flacii. Sis first offenders w«r» lined 10s.\ and six otters wero convicted and discharged.
. A toft of £1- was imposed on Frank M'-Gwre, who admitted having cojntßit■ted a broach -of his- prohibition order.
Mary Donaldson was made the anlj- ■ jtecc. of a prohibition order. Walter Hammond was remanded to l.ajtpear at Lytidte; oil June 80 0:1 a charge of theft' of jewo'tery and money' 'raked in all nt £13 2s. 3d., tlio uro-pe-rty -of Thciraas Wilson. Bail was- alto wed in t-Jw sum of £20.
MAINTENANCE OASES.
On a charge of disobeying n maintenance order, iii irroarfi' to the extent of - £8, Jsjim Samuel ffeafn Was setf» teiiced to ane month's ijnprisflnmenfc, the warrant to be suspended ofl iite .payment of 2s. Gil. p<:r week off the arrears.. The defendant - was also ordered to keep up tlits weekly payments in respcot of tlio aider for nwiftteua-oce. A similar 6em.our» witli. like . conditions was imposed on Sidiifi.t-'Alfred Smith, who was. in arrears m repeat of- # maintenance order to the- extent of .€>l.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2189, 30 June 1914, Page 4
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