The Hutt Tarring Case.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1465, 26 September 1885, Page 4

The Hutt Tarring Case.

(united press association.)^ Wellington, Thursday. " At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday morning Samuel Waters nppcaied to answer a summons, granted on an information sworn by Sydney Nitmiio : Muir, for having committed wilful and corrupt perjury while giving, evidence m the Hutt tarring: case, m which James Walden is charged with having assaulted Mr &: N. Muir. The information' seta forth that the defendant committed perjury m that he stated that he had not lately^ purchased handcuffs, or that he had not lately. given accused (James Walden) a pair of handcuffs, and that he had hot had anything to do with handcuffs since 1858. Mr Shaw appeared m support of the 'information on behalf of Mr W. T. L. Travers, and Mr Gully to defend. Before the proceedings commenced Mr Travers said he desired to apologise; to his Worship for what had fallen from him on the previous day, during . the hearing of the assault case of Muir;v. Walden. He wished to state that he sincerely -regretted any portion he had taken m the discreditable proceedings of yesterday. It was true that he had lost , his "temper, and the irregularity of which, he "had been guilty was quite tinjustifi- ; able m a. court of justice. He trusted his Worship would accept his apology.— f . Mr Wardell replied that he received the statement of Mr Travers with great satisfaction. He was sure that Mr Travera would see that he was m fault. — Evidsnee was then taken of Connor, employed by Messrs Dawson and Co., ironmongers, and evidence to the effect that Walden was accused of assaulting Muir. He Durchased a pair of handcuffs some time m August. Waters was present when the sale took place, and the hantU cuffs were booked to him.— Stephen Frober, another employe m the same firm, deposed that he saw Waters with what he believed to be a pair of handcuffs m the office one day last month ; would not swear they were handcuffs ; they were steel instruments, and like the handcuffs produced ; could not say whether he saw the handcuffs m Waters' possession before the assault at the Hutt or not. Defendant aaid to Witness as he, passed him : " Let's try them on." Defendant was addressing witness. — This clo ed'lhe case for the prosecution, and m reply to Mr Gully the bench : thought there was a case to answer, upon which Mr Gully applied for a remand until Friday, when he would be m a position to close defendant's case. The remand wa3 granted.