RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5658, 19 May 1879, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Saturday, May 17. (Before T. A. Manaford, Esq., R.M.) HENRY ANDERSON’S CASE.

The case against Henry Anderson was continued. [The prosecution was concluded at the previous hearing.] Mr. Stafford, who prosecuted, said that he had no further evidence to adduce. Ho would ask his Worship to commit Anderson to take biq trial. ; • ' ' Mp. Ojlivjer said the cqnrso he proposed to adopt was that his Worship should hear the other information before dealing with the case just heard. His Worship said that no matter what the facta were relating to the other charge, he felt it his duty to commit the accused. The usual caution was then read, and accused reserved his defence. . - His Worship said he felt it was unnecessary to express any opinion upon the assault. The affair would have to go before a higher tribunal. Accused was then committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court, ANDERSON V. EASBT. —CROSS ACTION. Richard Cobden Easby was charged with having violently assaulted Henry Anderson op the 10th instant. Mr. Stafford defended and Mr, OUivier appeared for'the prosecution. Henry Anderson deposed that he went to defendant’s house with his litUe girl to explain about the money he had previously sent. After knocking at the door defendant opened it. Defendant motioned witness to sit down, but he preferred standing. Witness offered the money to defendant, who refused to take it. Witness said it was not a neighborly thing to send a lawyer’s letter for such a small amount. Defendant was standing with his back to the fire. Witness became a little excited, and defendant picked up the tongs from the grate and made a blow at witness. The blow cut his forehead just above the eye. Witness then by a sudden twist took the tongs away, and they both closed. Defendant scratched witness's; face, but did no damage, hlrs. 'Easby then struck witness on the head with a loaded whip. They all three closed then, and witness gave Easby three or four taps on the head with his fist. The lamp was then knocked over. Witness next caught hold of Easby round the body, and shook him until his head went about like a Chinese mandarin. The remainder of the evidence was in the main similar to that already published.

At the conclusion of the evidence his Worship'intimated that he would deal with the casosimilarly to the one against Anderson. One of the parties must have committed perjury, (ind he consulted it was heftey that a jury foul’d decide the pase. Mr. Stafford protested strongly against this course being adopted, intimating that he could bring quite sufficient evidence lo show that Easby never struck Anderson with the tongs, and that Anderson commenced the assault himself. The usual charge was then read over to accused, Mr, Stafford said he intended to

go on with the case, and call evidence for the defence. His Worship suid that although the charge had been read over it was not necessary that he should commit him. The case was then adjourned until lucid ay next. Both defendants were admitted to bail in their own recognizances.