THE H ORSEWHIPPING CASE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 23, 22 October 1917, Page 4

THE H ORSEWHIPPING CASE

A FURTHER ADJOURNMENT. l!y Telosraph—Press Association. Auckland, October 20. The charge against Christopher Charles Clements of assaulting Howard Elliott was mentioned in the Police Court today, when an application was mads for a, longer adjournment. Mr. Reed stated that the defence was extreme provocation. It was intended to obtain evidence that (slanderous statemeats had been made publicly by Elliott, and also that the statements made were without warrant. It was necessary to obtain part of the evidence given before the Post Office Commission, also to obtain evidence from Taumarumii. Hub-Inspector Broberg opposed the application on the ground that, eo for as he was concerned, the matter was merely one of usaeult, and that the matters mentioned by Mr. Heed did not concern the question of whether or not an assault, had been committed. His Worship remarked that as the outstanding facts of the assault were candidly admitted, and the defence was provocation, it was only fair to the defendant that opportunity should be given to prove provocation. Of course there was the question of how far it was proper to admit evidence applicable to an action for elander in the course of whit was merely a prosecution tor assault. His Worship agreed that the case should ethml fill Tuesday, the day of the original remand, on the understanding that a remand till Wednesday week would be granted.