COUNCILLOR AND DAIRYMAN

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 871, 22 April 1903, Page 2

COUNCILLOR AND DAIRYMAN

At, the Auckland Police Court, a dairyman named i ,amcr was summoned ior assaulting -nr .). H. Haniian, a liielancr of tuc Oily Council.. iUr itialioiiy proseciucd and Mr Cotter defenueu. Mr Cotter, during a heated crossexamination of Mr Hannan, asaeii the witness it he had not loid somebod y lie would not have minded if it iiad been a stand-up light. Mr Hannan made no reply and His worship asi.cd it inis was so. witness : ins Uorship ran draw his

own conclusion. Mr Goiter : Cell, is that conclusion co.reel 7 Hidtss : [ cannot he responsible. His uorship : But would you envii at it and say it was an unjust conclusion 7

Witness: j would in.it say it. Mr Wottct' : ijut iiid you not tell Mr Jull you would oot have minded had it been a stand-up light ? Witness : i es, ii it hau not been such a treacherous ahair. Osmund Jull, called by the piainlih, said that while lie was delivering milk, Air Hannan complained oi 'he liquid being spilled. J lamer replied ihandle was always grumbling ami grunting ami .Air iiannan replied that he would shift Hamer and Iris boxes into the street. Defendantthen put .i box opposite the complainant s shop, gad invited him to shift I it. Mr iiannan tried to do so, but Hamer would not lot him, brushing a-ide the complainant s arm when he I tried to put the box on his shoulder. Hr Hannan then made not her grab at the defendant, who then caught hold of h-.s leg and pushed. Doth Fell to the ground, Mr I-lamer on top, and witness removed the complainants hand from Mr Hamer’s neck. His Worship : This man is not irivevidence for the complainant.— (Laughter.) Mr Mahoney : He gave a different sta t ernent p revi ous 1 y." His Worship: I can'; convict on the evidence. It is a pity Mr Hannan did not recollect the old adage about spilt milk.