The Hutt Tarring Outrage.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1472, 5 October 1885, Page 2

The Hutt Tarring Outrage.

. The ; Wellington' Besiderit Magistrate 'on Thursday, iff""Cittnnaitting James fWalflen for trial on. the charge ofas- | saulting Sydney Miur, said he felt bound 'after so much time and attention had been bestowed on the case, to mention his reasons for the course he was about to adopt. He had allowed no extraneous matter to influeice him m any way. If there had been any outside feeling the evidence had not shown it, but had been confined striotly to the matter immediately under the consideration of the Court. The eyidence then, so far as it told against the 'defendant?, was a gathering together of ..small matters which, separatelvj would have little weight, but which m the aggregate amounted to such evidence against defendant as, rendered it necessary ; for him to submit the ease to a jury. At this r stage Mr StaflEord proteate'd' aVainst' aity remarks "being made calculated to prejudice the jury. Mr Wardell said he had no wish to do so, but merely, remarked that the aggregate of the small matters brought asraihst the defendant was such tl,iat he felt bound to send the case to, a jury.. When the Drope'r ti.ine camo the dofendant nvghfc, by some ovidence which hail not been hrouTht before him (his Worship), en-, tirolv relievo himself of the suspicion which the evidence so far, adduoed plaoed , u pon him, — Pq&U