THE CAPTAIN AND THE DOCTOR.
[Dr Ti'.'i.KUK.UMf.] Auckland, Sept. lb. A case of horse-whipping; took place this aflernoon, under the following circumstances : ■ —’The assailant, Captain Kerr, was walking along Queen street when lie met Dr Smith, who was with Messrs 11. Abbott and Neville Walker. Captain Kerr, crying out, “ Von scoundrel! ” suddenly produced a horsewhip, knocked off the doctor’s lint, and belabored him with the whip. The doctor attempted to heat a retreat, but the’ captain followed him up, accompanying his blows with some muttered expressions. Eventually the bj'slanders interfered, and the gentlemen were separated. An information for assault will, in all probability, bo laid. The cause of lire affixry is thought from the language used, to ho of a domestic character. Capt. Kerr came from Sydney about two years ago, and is well known in Auckland. He made a fortune at the Cape Diamond Fields, and at about the same time he became the recipient of a legacy. He was arrested, but bailed. THIS DAY. The whorsewhipping case came before the Bench to-day. Captain Kerr, who whipped Dr Smith, was lined J.‘s and bound over to keep the peace.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2340, 16 September 1880, Page 2
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190THE CAPTAIN AND THE DOCTOR. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2340, 16 September 1880, Page 2
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