MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2313, 21 November 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

SERIOUS ASSAULT CASE ACTION TAKEN BY POLICE An assault presentipg some aerious aspects was heard before Mr. D. tf. A. Cooper, S.M., 'jn the Magistrate's Lourt yesterday. Geprge Blake was. oJiarged with assaulting Wm. Faulkneiv on October 10 jast, and Faultoipr with assaulting' Blake. Mr. P. W. Jaokson appeared for Blake, and Mr. J. J. M'Graft for Faulkner. ' Inspector Hendrey explained that each of the accused had complained to , the police that he had been assaulted, and as neither had taken action, the police had stepped in.Constable Pilling, now stationed at J-teefton, said that on the night of October 10 he was stationed at Newtown, an 4 m response, to a complaint he" went ™ L ?L x , for a Street, where ho met Blake. ■He (Blake) 6aid that Faulkner had assaulted him. They proceeded to Blake's residence in Chilka Strqet. Blake explained that he and Mrs. Faulkner were coming in from the city when on reachmg an empty shop in. Adelaide Road Mrs. Faulkner said: ''Look out, there's Faulkner I" and then Blake received blows from a stick pn the face, and arm. During a melee liat occur? red, Blake had pulled a revolver out of 'his pocket, and fired it into the ground with the intention of frightening Faulkner away. Faulkner came at Blake . sevoraL times, and.'the latter then'used the revolver, striking him on the head with it. Blake then freed himself and ran away. Continuing, -the witness, said that Blake haudod the revolver and stick to witness. Blake had showii witness some marks on. his body caused, ho said, b> Faulknor's stick.. Later, witnesshad seen Faulkner in Brown's store. Faulkner was bleeding about the head from, wounds, Faulkner informed witness that he had left town with' - the intention of meeting Blake and trying to get hia (Faulkner's) wife from him. He met them in Adelaide Road, and Blake had made a grab at him, and then pulled out a revolver and fired a shot. After the shot they closed, and Faulkner received a blow on, the head from a revolver from Blake. .

Evidence was given by Mary Florence Faulkner as to the assault. When Blake had drawn his revolver witness fainted, and when she "came to" she saw Blake strike Faulkner, and the latter then ran. up the road crying! "Murder!"

. In the course pf cross-examination by Mr. M'Grath, witness said that on one her husband had threatened to throw vitriol in her face and disfigure her/for lifo.

Mr. Jackson submitted that the case against Blake must be dismissed, as the evidence given was all in his favpur. The Magistrate did not concur in this viow, and accordingly evidence for the defence in Blake's case Was called. George Edward Blake gave evidence corroborative of, that-given by the previous witness. The blows he received were very violent, - and one all but knocked • Faulkner had a knife or something sharp when he closed with him. He was. stabbed with it. To Inpeotor Hendrey, witness stated that Faulkner had boasted to him that he (Faulkner) was hounded out of America because of his knife-sticking. } At this" stage the hearing of the case was adjourned to Monday afternoon.

OTHER OASES. TROUBLE ON THE TUEAEINA, <• On account of pressure of business the oases against Braithwaite and Beresford Bynpj two coloured seamen off the the Turakiria, charged with assaulting Albert Newman and also with assaulting John ffm. Morrad. were adjourned sine die. B.yno was further onarged with assaulting Wβ. Joseph Platt. The two seamen were represented by Mr. Jackson, who stated that there was a difficulty in the way of an adjournment in that the informants, who were white men, refused to work with the accused until the case was settled. Counsel submitted that the informants should be punished, as their action was illegal. . Eventually the case was adjourned sine die. A woman named Jessie Nixon was.remanded to Wednesday next on a charge of stealing a quantity of jewellery valued at £4 ss. from Alioe Winifred Broadbent. " ' ; . Stephen Hanson and Henry Graham were each fined 10s., or forty-eight hours' imprisonment, for committing a breach of the peace in Manners Street.' Samuel Barnes was fined £2, with costs 145., or fourteen days' imprisonment, for using indecent language in Johnsonville. Charles: Albert Cloke was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and fined £2 or fourteen days' imprisonment for using obscene Similarly charged, Wm. John O'Connor, a trooper, was convicted, and ordered to be handed over to the military authorities. . "■' ' '

INEBRIATES. Mary Irene Williams was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and fined £1 or three days' imprisonment tor committing a breach of her prohibition order. For drunkenness, Patriok Cloakley, Henry Stanley, and Wm. Sheard were fined 10s., or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Similarly charged, Fredrick Kingan was remanded for onrative treatment to November 27. . Four first offenders were dealt with. Donald M'Gilvray was remanded for a week for curative treatment on a charge of being found helplessly drunk. MISCELLANEOUS. CASES. Fines of 55., with co?ts 7b., were imposed on the following' for the by-law, breaches mentioned:—Wm. Mangin and John Tamu Tangaroa, riding- motorbicycles without registered numbers; Wm. James Corke (two offences),. Wm. Harper and Claude Cornforth, riding motor .vehicles at night without taillights; George Sliaw and A. G. Watts for having motor-bioycles in the public street without lights attached; Wm. Duncan, for having a horso at large in Kent Terrace. The Inspector of Awards (Wm. Slaughter) proceeded against Wm. Lav-' ery for failing to keep a wages and time-book. A fine of 55., with costs 75., was imposed. - ' • A number of., cases against people for keeping unregistered dogs were set down for hearing. In this connection Jonathan David Iremonger was fined 10s., with Court costs 75., while othor of the cases were withdrawn. on the payment of costs ss.

A Territorial named' Fredrick Menneer was charged with failing to attend drill, . The information against him was dismissed, '