MANGAWEKA ASSAULT CASE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9098, 18 March 1908, Page 5

MANGAWEKA ASSAULT CASE.

At Palmerston sitting of the Supreme Court yesterday Charles Fittou, farmer, was charged with having assaulted William Roach. Wililam Roach stated,, that he attended tho sale at Maixgaweka on February 29th and saw accused there. Ho';' had not seen him for three years. Accused struck him on tho head twico with a hunting crop', and knocked him down, striking him while he was on the ground. Witness was badly injured ansi medical add had to be called. To Mr Cooper : Ho had never sent an offensive communication to accused. Arthur William O’Dwyer raid that lie had seen accused strike Roach. Accused used tho heavy end of a hunting crop. Charles Gordon Phyu also witnessed the assault. Find',identified the Jinn ting crop produced as the one used, t

Wiliam Lawrence Green con-bora - ted the evidence cf tho previous witness.

Dr Turnbull, of Mangaweka, gave evidence as to the nature of tho injuries.

Constable Potter deposed to having searched accused and found on him a revolver and cartridges, produced. and a threatening letter from accused to Roach, stating that if he did not publish a certain declaration in the Rangitikei Advocate lie would again call on him and ■ bring a revolver.

Charles Fitton, farmer, said that during the last eighteen months he ived in Maugaweka, he received many offensive communications, which he believed emanated from Roach, Wheu ho left Maugaweka he intended to take a tour round the world, and that accounted for his purchasing the revolver. He went to the yards at Maugaweka with the intention of horsewhivpping Roach, but had no intention of using the butt end of the whip. To Mr Loughnau : Purchased the whip especially to use on Roach. He hit him on the head because lie was unable to hit him anywhere else. He had intended to throw the man down and beat him, hut Roach got away in the crowd, leaving only his head exposed. Witness completely lost his head at the time.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty'ou ail three counts and accused will be brought up for sentence this morning.

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