COURT IN THE OPEN AIR.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8870, 22 July 1907, Page 4

COURT IN THE OPEN AIR.

Tiie evidence of Mrs Margaret Juuor, of Moore street, Fitzroy, who was called as a witness in a case du the County Court at Bendigo the other day, was taken in the open air. Mr D. O’Hallorau explained to Judge Ohomley that Mrs Junor had fallen down a flight of stairs since their arrival in Bendigo, and had s irionsly injured herself. She had been brought to the Court building in a cab, but Mr O’Hallorau suggested that, in order to save the witness the pain of being carried upstairs to the Court room, her evidence might be taken in the Court yard. Judge Ohomley acquiesced, and the cab was driven into the yard, where the watchhonse is situated. Judge Ohomley, accompanied by the barristers engaged in the case, and the Court officials, then descended to the Court yard. The scone was unique, says the Argus, His Honour, with one foot on the step of the cab, waited, while the witness was sworn. Then with a note book on his knee, he took her evidence, counsels taking up positions of vantage at the roar of the cab. A strong wind was blowing, and the Judge and ' barristers had difficulty in preventing their wigs, being blown into the adjacent watchhonse. Eventually the evidence was taken, and r.he witness, who was in an exhausted state, was driven away. The Court then reassembled inmorecosyquar tors.