SUPREME COURT
CRIMINAL SESSIONS ASSAULT IN A BOARDINGHOUSE The criminal session of the Supreme Court was continued yesterday before His Honour the Chief Justico (Sir Robert Stout). Anders Berg Anderson appeared to answer a qhiirgo of assault, on Juno 26, on a man named Thomas Hickey, so as to cause him actual bodily harm. Mr. P. S. K. Jlncflsiey appeared for the Crown, and llr. V. W. Jackson lor the prisoner. Mr. John Graham'was foreman of the jury.
Mr. ifaoiKsey said that the assault arose out of a dispute between two men. While Hickey was having tea at tho Queen's Hotel words passed between them, ami Hickey knocked Anderson down. The latter was put out of tho hol-jl, but he returned, rushed at Hickey, and siriiik him with a knife. Mickey was taken to Dr. Faulke, who attended to him.'
Thomas Hickey, wharf labourer, said he was stayi ig at tho Queen's Hotel, and the accused was staying there also. On June 2(i he was having tea, and the acciise-1, who was in a muddled condition, seem.'d to be anxious to havo an argument. He was talking about backing horses, nnd wiinws said ho did not wish to be bothered. "With that accused called him names, and one thing led to another ami witness saw accused coming at him. Witness, however, got in tho first blow nnd knocked the man down. TID accused was put. outside of the donr. Accused weiii round the house and came into the dining-room and struck at witness, who was wounded on tho left shoulder, with a knife. 'After he was struck ono of the men present said, "Look out, he has got; a knife." Witness did not know he ->-as bleeding, but ho felt his shoulder very hot. The other, man !hen got hold of .Anderson by the arni9 and got him out of the way. Witness went to his room, nnd two or three other men came in and found, that he was bleeding profusely. He was taken to Dr. Faitlke, who attended io him. Tho wound was still painful, and ho could not move his arm freely. Witness was quite sober at the time, but Anderson was muddled and must have had some drink. Thero were seven or eight people in the room when he was struck by Anderson.
Dr. Faulke gave evidence as to tho wounded inflicted on Hickey. The wound was three-eighths of an iijch'long, and the weapon had penetrant to the bone, a depth of about llin. Thero was somo external bleeding, which witness stopped, and there was some internal bleeding. Francis A. Warner, who wa.s staying at the Queen's Hotel on the evening in question, and Daisy Lambert, a waitress at ihe hotel, gave similar evidence to that given by them in the Magistrate's Court. Constable Graham gave evidence as to arresting Anderson at the boardinghouse. Anderson admitted to the constable, that he struck Hickey with some sharp instrument, but he did not know what it was. The man had been drinking, but he wa.s sober at the time. Hickey was perfectly sober.
.Mr. P. W. Jackson said that Anderson would give evidence on his own beha.lf. He would say that he was drunk on that evening and Hint he. did hnve an argument with Hickey. Me would admit that h» struck Hickey, but he had no intention of doing him any grievous bodily harm.
-Anders Berg Anderson said ho had berm farming most of his lime in the Forty Mile Bush. Latterly he had been working on the wharf. Me was staying at the Queen's Hotel on the evening in question. He had been drinking that aftsrnoon, and when he got back to the boardinghouse he was not sober. He did not quite remember nil that ':ook place between himself and Tfiekey. Hickey knocked him down, and be remembered being put out of (be room. He was very much annoyed, and waited for Hickey to come out. He bad bis pipe in his hiuid. and he was filling il with tobacco. He bad his pocket-knife in bis hand. As ITiekey did not come out be went round the house and got into (lie dining-room, where be struck Hickey. Ho hud not seen his knife since then, and his pipe was broken. He thought the knife wius lost during (lie fciifrle.' purl he thought ho must have struck Hickey with his pipe. He had no grudge against Hickey, as they had been good friends for three years. His Honour summed up briefly, and pointed out (hat (be-accused admitted striking Hickey, and there was no doubt that bodily harm was caused. The jury after a short retirement brought in a verdict of guilty. TFis Ifonour. addressing prisoner, said he would remand him to Saturday for sentence, unit said he thought he would send him (o.J'iikiito.a to see if he could not be cured a( his drinking habits. ALMIGEI) IMPTiOI'ER CONDUCT WITH A YOi;XG GIRT,. William Donald Sailing, a labourer, was charged that in April, at lieikovangi, he on two occasions had unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl aged H years and nine months. ' Sir. 11. !■'. O'T.eary appeared for tho prisoner, and Mr. 1 , . ,S. K. Macassey prosecuted. Mr. K. Allender was foreman of the jury. .His Honour ordered the Court to bo cleared during (be bearing of the cose. Mr. Maeassey said the accused was a labourer, and resided with his brother-in-law, a man named Love, and tho girl was staying as a visitor at the samo place. It was during her stay there that the offence occurred, and the girl was a consenting party. The girl's parents, becoming sii-picious, questioned her, when she reveille,l all. AVlisn Ihe police approached Slirliii!;, he made a statement in which he a<l rnillcd Ilia offence. In his statement he said he thought (be girl was over 1(1 yours of age. Mr. Macassey (hen proceeded to coll evidence. The jury retired at 11.35 a.m.. and returned at \ p.m. and announced that they were unable to agree. Mr. Mjcii*>py asked for a new trial, whk-h was granted, and was fixed for Thursdiy. SfTrling was admitted to bail us previously. William John T.nve, a married man, brother-in-law of the previous accused, was also dunged wiih carnally knowing tho same girl as in (be preceding ease. .Mr. M. M'Carthy was foreman of the jury. Mr. 11. F. O'Lcary appeared for the accused. The evidence was practically ths same as in (lie previous case. Tho jury retired at 2.20 p.m., and relumed at 3.1(1 p.m. with a verdict of not guilty, and the-prisoner was discharged. The Court adjourned imiil 10 o'clock this morning.
CHRISTCHURCH CRIMINAL SESSIONS
Ry Telegraph-Press Association. Christchtirch, August C. At the Supreme Court, William Clnn- , eon, alias William Thompson, charged villi breaking, entering, ami iheft at A.shbuvton, was found not guilty. William Wren, aged 25, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for forgery.
UUNFDIN SESSIONS
Dunedin, August 6. At I lie Supreme Court Francis Joseph Conn pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, and was flnfd .£2O. Alfred Charles (,'ornwallis Stevens, captain in the N.Z. Staff Corps and Group Commander at Milton, was charged with the thoft of .CI 7s. 7d., M Bg. 7d., and .£1 18s. Id. on April 18. Accused 'is further charged with Iho theft of ,£27 ■ 13s. 7d. on April "0. The case is unfinished.
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