ALLEGED ASSAULT

Southland Times, Issue 18851, 17 June 1920, Page 7

ALLEGED ASSAULT

CHARGE AND COUNTERCHARGE. AN INTERESTING CASE, An unusual amount of in' mast was displayed in an assault case which came on for hearing before Mr G. Cruickshe.nk. S.M.. at the Police Court yesterday morning. Max (.harles Bernhard Pulling was charged with assaulting Frede-rick dames Piakie by kicking him iu the abdomen with Ids boor. Bulling entered a counter-charge of asfguilt agaanst Biakie, whom he alleged ha.d struck him in the fact'. Mr Eustace !!0..- ell appeared for Biakie ami Mr Eric Ru.-dl for P.tilling. Senior-Sergeant Merles prosecuted in the fir-t case, and slated that on .bum 1 Pulling and Pinkie were having a conversation in Pulling's ofltre Their talk was confidential. and the clerk was told to go home for lunch. As ihe result or : -inisih;;u sail .Pulling apparently !-»~i his temper ami rush". I .it Pi■■ ka -, Pd a kb* caught ham by the wri-'ts but revived a kick in the abdomen. The mailer had been reported to the police and when interviewed a short time after. Pulling showed no m irks of a blow, although he idle mi I the. Piakie had ..-truck him li'-.-t. Mulling had inner been before t'ne Court before but was in the habit o! complaining to the police over various matters. Gr Pol ringer was t'ne tir-l witness calk'd. He stat-'d thr a; about 1 All p m. on dun,' 1 Biakie railed round ;u see him. thi eu mrumtion v. ime-s foam! a bruis" on the Tight groin. Pinkie w !.-• still under Iren! inert and the blow which raved I lie injury Jiinst ha\ e be a sw-T” one. To Mr Ewe !; -. 11 A blow -truck in ihe eye might not show diseoloura! ;on ntril ibc next day and it did no: follow ton: an hour after the hiow had be,-n reei'ived. examination would, reveal e.nv sign • of iniurv, Gr Snow vid that o': the evening of June A, • he d. lemianr pulling had called on him. ibid:: e. nlUsed wo-’ind ecuthe right ev we on wa- 1 1 i-eolm: rei 1. I'i'oui the ro-in..:; .i t on i "ioural m'l he would say t- J v : th- injury had 'oeen eau-e by a reve’o. a ! 1 I; 1 pin", e U - liny. the lii-volou'nit lon wm’il : plane within n few in nr. of ;be t low having bei n iCPI ved. Frederick dames Pi.dd ■ .-tnU'd that on June I hj" m- ; Pullim: in the Arcade. They shook ham is. ami Bulling mined bun to <auiinto Ins ~;hc • end discuss a matter of iiusii.o--s . Wi; ”"-s t• ■! 1 1 b'.' def' : 11 1 11 .i mat he hj id come in him with regard I■ > a !• t ter which be be. ; nviMV-'l Irom toe 'to fendatii’s solicitor, Mr b.rie Pus-el!. ! twy liiscu.-sed matters while M'ti'cd in front of a Tire and after tii.ou! leu minutes tab; w;u nev said ; "Max, you e.m -,iy what you hue lout I reeloui that you are at th‘ uoPom ol the whole ane.tr." iharenon Pudiing .-prang out. of hi.- chair and .-true;; witne.-s uty tic head with i'o’b. hands'. Vs on, os n l -” trom and ee.ugi'd i'Uda; r ipv tic v.n-,-in. lie aiammen and dm so V urc-'s c-d In the mcrnimc Pulling Imm, d lum on lh-

w’i'nVto r:'lg u;> the mdea-, 'out Bulling b'ok. 1 l'i Mr Cm- Russ-ll; 11- had m-ww re--f,.;-”,.. i I . Builm; a.- a B-nmuu lie him ; : '.V- > I .u Vviui.'ms vouh v.i-h 1 'om-l aide A'l-tin r , i:g.-r\ i ”.c Buiomr. Aiaio- .immd Bui ]m - ~!iv !;e had kick'd Biahi”. Bulling Tv: ■:*■■■ ■ ‘ '.* ' ' rt^* head '1 k ’im'i in. ” 1 1” eua-mned injury. Rater --'■■ R v ' ,!l ” black eye. tt ''kkkhkkikik l ka kkk- m a--. *».-■ e” 1!” 'v.:.o I: ..- c- '■:•■■ I,” tm i. , , * y,. |i|; 1.. O mu inn tna' elc n you elll to Bunmc -% oa > .■.■ i■..” e * y ■ 1 £l' U '”’,ml.! km'ck ' v..<j out?” 1 bid you not accits” .‘/.p p m , :l Ce-nuan. \v;-”'ss'’iid die i-e hud heard that Pull- . ’ ... ...' a Cun, m. but he del m>l accu-e £uU.i.:of Aungonc. However, he thought f„;.! t.a- aet vri.e lypie.d of want a Berman Would He. . Const ah! • Au-iin UC.C "Vide, in com i M ~f ,i -B i v Sergeant MalhKric Ru.-.-!l. in amR-s-mg ,!t- Court, Btabm that l -y,” Ty;:yy Bulling f-T lie'll >• 'll-. IR' ’-’.'as a nation alls" i '-■■■ aad imd U|y i seryi-1 as '■”■ ■ n.ni- -1 *-' r V, :; , [j, ,■ ,-Iv. ■ a l.v Blakie. lie -aid Hut Blaiti-- had h:r.-t g'aihbcd him by the wri.-ts and In- him on the h-ad, m-h-rc he retail D‘" moo. I .I.’ f-, V !: - >■' .ijC-'lOeo Hi VI : imp 11 o . I- thougni that n was - cowar.ii> * Mr a vmmag man like BIT to .-Maim an r M man ok years M jm. \.' ma ■i- e: 1 i'..’,Tl June ami p,,,.!,. ho i . him ’:, Wlinet-s and Biakm V.-.V it.' ■ a mm: m -he imk »tvi II --top- I il■ u-o lie will no warn Is. Vitae-.- oi-; th. -t. ho sou would mu leave mini thm :■ vow ■ . a;at'cd up. iiiakm asked th- i ia.im n 1 r 'hJUOO datiiages \v;-s for. e the u;i (•! e -li. With that v.u Hes- ro.-e up am: a..med Bia.oe to -ay it, Sgam. i'd.iki- ■u-.-f.-rii him i•>' ih ' mnl g.n i:a i'daiii !'I him hi\ e it over ri:e eye. Wile, - til nky Uy _ hoot, Bdua; told io ge’ out at oime, jllaltie l.egan <*r »s fX m t>y >-‘ni')r-Scr-geani 'li” d m wh-- B 0”U rita' I’.u.hng was Liih hj el a ' u-ed a man m stealing iM. worth t'f hav wii-n i.oo'tr only lOs w'ortli nm! been the oU”.-'. aca "Can vou pro'.e it'.'” At on" g..,,,. v.,'m.o. Sen air-tsei-geenl laeeles and Mr l .ri” Ru.--ell wen- m:'- l ing the Court at. the sane- time ami the Mag's! rat-e found it xict e sn:y to cull them to order. - orioii i :I• ■. o cl-.;, employed in Bulk-Ig ' all ”, -tat 11 lo It v.-ie'ti he n. turnIn siin.mit.g up the Magi.-rr ite said that. BLdue's \a■ r aou o: rim a,fair set-mid to hj” mr-re eorr- r. The fact that he lead taught Bulling -y :. - ~ rist - .-eeim-i to show tluu t;c !uei no :;.ii iilie.i of puni-hii. ; Bullin- but iuai i lll cidi-d i i keep him mvuy Bulling somiime- got wry titigry tif-i i.ichim: a ih.-griu- ful tiling tiltogethct'. A tine of KVj was impdsti!. Tile cro.-s ai lion against Blakie was dis-t-o ,-ed.