A Scene in the Timaru Court

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 81, 17 December 1885, Page 3

A Scene in the Timaru Court

During the hearing of a case in the B.M. Court the other day, a squall occurred, which, while it interested the spectators, rather upset the parties. Mr Hamersley was - opposed! to. Mr Raymond on a civil case, in the course of which some letters wore asked for, whereupon. Mr Raymond said he had. »o rtiniely -notice to produce them. His Worship .commented severely > upon the - frequency, of this occurrence - in this .eourt.H^e. said he intended his remarks to applygeneraUy. j ' Subsequently Mr liamersley raised, come objection, on which his^ Worship remarked tha,t Mr Hameraley was j raising trivial points. * „ t Mr Hamersley r indignantly denied ibis, and remarked toat Sis Worship | "was making a very unfair comment. His- WorsWp :' Hold your. tongue, ' Mr HaCmmersley,. and listen to me. Counsel : No, sir, I shall not listen to linfait comments. , ■••.-, His Wonihip:, Mr Hamereley, I desire that you Will attend to me, sir. li^ofinßer(more loudly) : I will not listen to this. . . , . .. : .-.A. His WorsHipr'Siifc^ down JCf Ham--©rsley 1 . ' '" • 1' "; "/. '". V- ; Counsel (standing squaroly planted ' on'the door, with his thumbs in his Vest^and'un^ intrepid air) : No,' sir, I stand up_when I address the Bench. . His Worship : Sit down, sir: Counsel: I will not sit down, sir, t* hear such comments. His Worship (abruptly) f The.Court will adjourn for a quarter of an hour. The Magistrates hereupon descended from the Bench and sought their sanctum, . while the angry counsel retired into the open air and communed with himself — the other solicitors grinned, and parties to the suit looked hopelessly on, and the Court officials grinned feebly or coughed deferenti ally behind their Hands:.— South Can•twbury/Fimejß^.r, ;;■. •^•'•-■ J ' ; ' ; - ;