MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2460, 13 May 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

A DANGEROUS WEAPON ALLEGED USE OP A "DOG" HOOK A wharf labourer named Hugh DougIns had threo charges of assault preferred against him in the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., yesterday. Tho charges were: (1) Assaulting Frederick Cecil Lark, oausing actual bodily harm; (2) assaulting Walter Rogers; and (3) assaulting William Gregory. There was a further oharge against accused, that of damaging a coat valued at 155., the property of Gregory. Accused was not represented by counsel. Vine Blacklidg© said she was a married woman living in Hankey Street. On tho evening of May 7 accused, who she knew by sight, came to her house. At the timo she had threo visitors at the house, Lark, Rogers, and Gregory. Accused tapped at the window and witness went to the door, Ho aslred to see Miss Samson, and witness told him she was not there. She warned him away from the house, as he said ho was going to have revenge. Douglas then left, and shortly after Rogers went outside to see if he were really gone, as he did not com© back Lark went out later, witness went out, and finally Gregory joined them. She found acoused struggling with Lark and Rogers with a dog-hook, while the former was bleeding from wounds. Witness sent for the police, and there was some difficulty in overpowering accused, who oried out that "he would murder the lot." Dr. Pigeon, who attended Lark, stated that the latter had had some teeth broken, tho. inside of his cheek gashed, while a gash on the neck was a very serious one and might have proved fatal. In questioning the doctor accused admitted he used the hook once in selfdefence. Lark stated that after accused had knocked at the window and Rogers had gone outside witness followed. He saw accused grapple with Rogers and when witness wpt to tho rescue he was wounded in the neck. Witness did not know Douglas previously, while he had done nothing at all to provoke or injure him. Corroborative evidence was given by Rogers and Gregory. Constable Bassett, who arrested 7 accused, said that all Douglas had said when arrested was that "he had gone to the house to' see a girl, and there three men had attacked him." This concluded the evidence, and on accused pleading not guilty to the three assault charges he was committed to the Supreme Court /or trial. On the charge of damaging Gregory's coat, accused was fined 205., and ordered to pay 15s. damage done, in default seven days' gaol. ALLEGED FORGING AND 'UTTERING. A young man named Michael Helm was charged with forging the name of J. H. Gilchrist to a cheque for £5 Bs., and ■uttering the same to Edward Cookayno. Chief-Detective Boddam prosecuted. Accused was not represented by counsel. . The evidence showed that accused tendered the cheque produced to ' the manager of the Arcadia Hotel for: rent of a room he was about to engage. The cheque was made payable to Michael Helm, and purported to be signed by J. H. .'Gilchrist. Accused was given £3 3s. ohange. Later accused was arrested by Detective Demnsey. The cheque had been returned by the bank marked "No account." Gilchrist gave evidence that he had not signed the cheque pro--duced, nor had he ever given accused a, cheque. ■ Accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed in £75. BARCLAY HECTOR AGAIN REMANDED.' Barclay Hector was further remanded until 2.30 p.m. to-day on the charge of having received £1027 18s. lOd. from the Wellington Investment Trustee and Agenoy Company, on terms requiring him to account for the same to tho Senate of the • New Zealand University and omitting to do so. Bail was allowed as before. The remand was asked for/as the Crown Prosecutor was indisposed, and -unable to proceed with the caso. OTHER CASES. John Anderson was again remanded to May 19 on a charge_ of assaulting Cecil Robert Payne, causing him actual bodily harm. Bail was renewed in £50. Charged with drunkenness, Wm. M'Guire and John Wallace were each fined 205., in default three days' gaol, and Phillip Gillard fined 10s. or 48 hours. Four first offenders were dealt with.