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TIMAEU—THIS DAY. [Before 11. Beetham, Esq., 11.M.] assault. William Blake (diver at the Breakwater) was charged with assaulting his wife on July lb. Mr lie id appeared on behalf of the accused. Constable Simpson deposed to the arrest of the accused last night. From information he received he went to the house of the accused, where ho found him lying mi a stretcher. There was the half of a stave of a cement barrel lying on the floor of the room. There was blood on the piece of wood. The complainant was in the house of a neighbor; she was suffering from a wound over the left temple, and was covered with blood. There was also blood outside the door of the house. The witness here handed in a certificate received from Dr Hogg to the died that the injured woman was quite unable to attend the Court for the present. The examination of the witness by Mr licit! elicited the fact that the accused was also suffering from wounds in the head when arrested, although he did not appear to be suffering any pain. The accused was remanded at the request of the police in order to enable the complainant to attend the Court, bail being accepted for his appearance, himself in £25, and one surety in a like amount. Civil. CASKS. In the following cases judgment was given for the plaintiff, by default, with costs :—Gabitcs and Anr. v. Webb, T IG 11s l('d ; Turnbull v Adamson, £G 11s lid; Gcdyc and White v. Taeon, £2-1 As Ud. 11. Eolcy v. Day—Glaim £G 10s for wages. Mr Jiamerslcy appeared for plaintiff; Mr White for defendant. Judgment for plain till fur 20s with cost s. Bourhill v. Cowburn, claim £1 so. Mr Hamorslcy for plaintiff, and Mr White for defendant. This was also a claim for wages. It appeared from (ho evidence of the plaintiff, that ho had been engaged by the defendant, a tanner, at Saltwater Creek, to do certain dying work for him. lie was acquainted with a certain secret process for dying mats. The defendant said ho would not grudge a few pounds to acquire this process. After being some time inthc defendant’s service, the plaintiff said something about going to Oamaru to fill a billiard marker’s billet. The defendant thereupon urged him to stop, and said he would be right there (at the tannery) for the winter. He worked a month for the defendant, and was then suddenly dismissed by him. He had not received any salary from the defendant, although lie had advanced him some small sums from time to time, and lie had gone security for him for a pair of trousers. T. 13. Cowburn, (lie defendant, stated that he was in Timaru on June 11, and met the plain till who asked him if ho was a tanner. Witness said “ Tcs,” and the plaintiff thereupon asked him if he could give him a job as he was t: stone broke.” He was expecting to got a billiard marker’s place at Oamaru, and hogged that he might be taken ou at the tannery for a week or ten days until the Oamaru billet was open. lie took him ou accordingly, but at the end of the week reminded him that the time was up, and asked him what he was going to do. He said ‘Won would'nt turn a fellow into the street, would you?” Witness allowed him to stop on for a month, but then told him ho must go, and on the Sunday morning after flu’s his servant girl complained to witness about the conduct of the plaintiff, and in consequence he told him to clear at oneo. The plaintiff had done some work for witness, but his keep and money, Ac. advanced to him had amounted to £9.
The plaintiff denied all the allegations made against him by the defendant. Ho had, ho said, in answer to a question of Mr White’s, been " dead sober ” while with the defendant, and was sure he did not mean “ dead drunk.” (Laughter.) ]I is Worship, havin g briefly gone over the evidence, gave judgment for the defendant.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2287, 16 July 1880, Page 2
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