ASSAULTING A BAILIFF.

Evening Star, Issue 4267, 30 October 1876, Page 4

ASSAULTING A BAILIFF.

T*£L™ e Court, Riverton, on Wednesday, before H. M'CulRobert *ord was charged witn assaulting a badiff named Thomas Stanley, while in the execution of his duty. It seems that Mr Xnynne had got Stanley appointed to tak P possession of Ford's property, and that ou the 12th inst., he proceeded to the Lonewood in the execution of this duty Ford's hut is situated some eight miles in the bush which, in that locality, is quite impenetrable Ford waslmng in a hut belonging to another mrner named Hayes, and on the" fa2L^ e J dl f g T T hiß warrant ' Ha y es attempted to turn him out, but did not succeed timT* ■£ I VotA then the him V♦«"*• a ? d * ried throttle 5 a J°S Ford was fined L2O Iff.?^""^ 1 * waa then arraigned on a eWe under the 35th clause of the Offences Against the Person ' ct, 18S7 witJZ t •ttect.:--On the 14th mst., Staplov am. m pamed by (J stable Griffiths, Longwood to exccfe th, w.rrmt for th assault committed ,„. *.:,. V hu A t ab ° Ut n ' ai ' d 'Wdno Jf£W2S H^ about tweuty-five to thirty ylris SisS apjproa.hxng the hut. For/ wis arWdwM, IrS w'' 011 *"?.• capped and ? 6 1 1 f raised tL gun haa. Cmutabfe Gnftths then advanced

towards Ford, who immediately levelled the piece at the constable, saying he " had shot » policeman before, aud would not be taken ;.live." At this juncture Hayes snatched ' e gun from Ford, and took it into the hut. . "rd thereupon ade a ru*h into the bush a.i-I was not captured until half-past three ;> clock on the morning of the 19fch inst., vhen he was arrested by Constable Griffiths » Mr Cuthbertson's station on the Waiau. <lr Reatie appeared for the prisoner, who xas committed to take his trial at the Supreme Court. It appears that Ford was temporarily confined in the Lunatic Asylum <about two years ago, having lost his reason over some love affair. —' Southland Times.'