THRASHING A SCHOOLMASTER.
A ourionsoase wag tried at Patea Resident Magistrate’s Court the other day. There were two cross-actions, Mr Weiss, the schoolmaster at Whenuakura, being charged with assaulting a little girl named MoLonghlin, while the father of the latter was charged with assaulting the schoolmaster. According to the evidence of the little girl the schoolmaster called her a troublesome little brat and a little whelp, because she did not know how to spell a word. He also struck her with a flat ruler. Upon this it appeared that the father met the schoolmaster, knocked him down with his fist, and kicked him in the ribs when he was on the ground. He explained to the Bench that he never thought it worth while to complain to Mr Weiss about beating his children in school hours, because the latter “ always had so much petty dignity," The Bench fined McLoughlin £5 and costs, the summons against .Weiss being dismissed. The fire and costs, amounting to £7 15s in all, were subscribed by some of McLoughlin’s sympathisers in Court.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2066, 7 October 1880, Page 3
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