MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 227, 19 June 1919, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CHARGE OF ASSAULT . ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Mr. W. G. Kiddell, S.JL, presided over yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. I Joseph Martin Gillespie pleaded not guilty to a charge .of having assaulted Kobert . Harvey Butler so as to cause. him actual bodily Harm. Mr. C. W. Nielsen defended. Tho medical evidence for the prosecution was that BuMer had sustained a severe dislocation of the left humerus that would keep him from working for some. time. Butler stated that on June 2 he alighted from a car at John Street. Before alighting,-he noticed the accused in the car, but he exchanged no words with the accused. He was proceeding up the street when he was suddenly attacked from the rear. He received a blow that knocked him down. He cot up and saw Gillespie gong nwuy. Hβ said to the latter, "What did yon do that for? You've broken my arm." Witness went' home first, then to the Hospital. He had to attend at the Hospital daily, and was unable to work. Hβ made a complaint to the police after he had visited the Hospital for the first time. One morning he went .with two policemen to Gillespie's house. Gillespie said: "Is that tho" man? What n pity it wasn't me that done it. T would do it now if you were away." By "you" Gillespie apparently meant the police. M-ed if he had anything against witness, ! Hllespie told th« policeman that he hnd. ■"I'llespie allowed that witness hnd said "•> a Mend, in reference to him: "You 'light to be ashamed of yourself, work'•'<S with a Dutchman. All Dutchmen '"■"■jht to lie exterminated." In cross-examination, witness 6tated that in the tram Gille.'nie appeared to 'b« glaring , at.him ns if he had something to ray. Witness was absolutely certain that'Gillespie wae the lnnn who assaulted him. A constable who had interviewed the accused fluid-that when the latter saw Butler, he said: "Oh, this is the man. What a pity he didn't get killed.-" Gillespie denied having assaulted. Butler, but added that if the policeman would leave Butler to him he would ioon settle him. Putting his face close to Butler's, Gillespie said: "What a pity it was not me." Gillespie alleged that Butler had said something to another man about working with a Dutchman, meaning Gillespie. To witness, Gillespie said: "What would you do if a man said your mother was a ? He said I was a Dutch . He told Jim H that, and Jim H— told me." " Accused was committed to the Suprem* Court for trial. He was allowed bail in the sum of .£SO. A CHINAMAN ROBBED. Klizabath Jane Eosenna Conrad and ■■'.mily Ethel Conrad, both a little over ' '.venty years of age. were charged with '•aving stolen £W 10s. in money, the ■'•iperty of William JosephK-tett. Gett, who is a Chinaman, residing at !■ Austin Street, stated that the ac- ■ itseel were nieces of Ills late wife. On June 12, ho gave Jane Conrad 10s. to put in the Bank of New Zealand, Te Aro. He handed tho money over about ten in tho morning. At noon, the girl had not returned. On going homo he found that both the accused had left the place. He inquired at the bank, and discovered that his money had not been lodged thers. Hβ therefore advised the police. On the following day witness received a registered letter, which lie opened in the presence of a constable. The letter contained six ,£j notes, a cheriue and a draft that he had given to Jane. Plain-clothes Constable Black ?.iid that the two accused, weN arrested on the Auckland express mi Juno 12. Tho arrest was made by the Palmsrstpn North police. Tlio two nrcuspci had made a statement admitting they had sppnt some of tho money given to Jane Conrad to bank, and that they had returned the balance in a registered letter. The accused both pleaded guilty, and were committed to the Sanramo Court , for srai&ncei .

-OTUBK CASES. Mary Barclay was charged with having been found drunk, and with having committed a breach of her, prohibition order. She was convicted of both offences, and was fined 40s. for the second. ' Norman Bennett was lined 10s. for insobriety. Percy Bennett, an older of. fender, was fined 20s. for a similar offence. Frederick Ardern, a youth of 20, was charged with tailing jo mako provision for tiro unborn illegitimate children. He was remanded to appear at I\ew Plymouth. Ernest Tristian Dewar was remanded to June 25 on a charge of stealing a gold watch, a gold vhain, and a gold medal, of a total value of .£47, the property of James Miller Nicholson. John Willows Bailey was convicted of insobriety, 'and was' discharged. On a charge of stealing a case of oil valued at iA is. ha was remanded till Friday.