INSULTING LANGUAGE.
A charge of using insulting language was before the Court at Hawera on Wednesday. The plaintiff was Mr Mackay, Reserves Trustee, and the defendant, Mr Mitchell. From the evidence it appeared that Mitchell went to plaintiff’s office and taxed him, as Reserves Trustee, with having, on the day previous to the one on which the offence was committed, denied on one day what he had said on the previous one. Mr Mitchell had said that plaintiff had stated on the previous day that sections 12 and 14 were contiguous, and when plaintiff said he had no recollection of saying such a thing Mitchell called him a liar. Mr Mackay requested Mitchell to leave the building and eventually laid the information as no apology had been tendered although an opportunity had been afforded. It appeared by the letter sent by plaintiff’s solicitor asking for an apology that a curious mistake had been made in substituting the word “abject” for “ample” and defendant’s solicitor gave this as a reason why the request had not been complied with. Explanations having been entered into between counsel on both sides the Magistrate said lhat an apology was due and he understood that one was now offered. Mr Caplen accepted this on behalf of Mr Mackay and case was accordingly withdrawn.
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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1034, 14 May 1883, Page 2
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