DAMAGES CLAIM FOR ASSAULT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 21 February 1907, Page 2

DAMAGES CLAIM FOR ASSAULT.

-TilE J.'AGK'i.'-BASKINr CASI-

CLAIM FOR ;KSOO.

J XTIiIiESTINCi EVIDEXCI'

At the Stratford D strict Court on Wednesday, before .Mr District, Judge Jfasehlen, Or. T. L. Paget, of Stratford, sued L. JJaskin, uf .Midluiivt, tor .tJOO damages for assault. 'The Court was crowded with spectators. Mr E. JVK jiarton, of llawera. witli liini Mr T. 0. Fookcs, of Stratford, appeared for 'the claimant; and Mr Myers, oi| Wellington, with him M ■ it iSpenee, of .Stratford, for defendant. The following jury were empancded: —Messrs 'J'. G. Potter (foreman), il. M. ISurrough-, W. F. Clifton, and A. 10. Burgess. The statement of claim alleged that tlie defendant assaulted and heat the plaintitf on .lanuary 12th by striking iiim with his clenched list and throwing two pieces of lirewood at him. aud thereby fracturing ilia arm. ami wounding the plaintilf on the head, anil causing him shock and other personal injuries; the plaintilf iiad suffered, and was still sulfering , great pain and inconvenience from the injury, had incurred expenses, and was still incapacitated from carry .ng on his practice, and that he had lost practice us a result. . The defendant denied that he beat, the plaintilf with his list, or threw firewood at him; anil stated further that if he did beat or strike the plaintiff i't was under provocation, and in self-defence.

The first witness called was John lv Maekay, licensed surveyor, who pro duced plans and photograph s of thi ground, fences, etc., round about lias kiii'si house.

The plaintiff, Tom Lakin Paget, medical practitioner in Stratford for the past 14 years, stated that he had attended ill's Baskin, off and on, for the past ten years—over since sto was married. Attended her on her iast confinement on January Ist, or rather at midnight on December 31st—there were twins. Was sent for on December 2(ith, but was absent from home. Dr. (jiii'bery afteuU.cd in his place, fie was sent for again on Friday, 28th December, and hail left another urgent case. Saw Baskin, and asked, "WeTl, how are tilings going on*"' Baskin answered that Mrs Baskin had been ill for two or three days, and lie thought lie ought to see her. Witness explained the inconvenience caused to the other patient, by making his summons urgeni. Saw his patient; llierc was no urgency about the matter at all. Was next scut for on the li'glit of December 31st, and he attended defendants wife in her conlincment. Saw Ba>kin on that occasion. Went again on 2nd and 7:1) January. As the lady was weak and delicate, and had had twins, he felt sorry for her, and paid an extra visit oil 12th inst., at about a. 15 in the afternoon. Rode out, accompanied by Ins two little girls, aged 12 and 10 years. • Was carrying his whip, a silver-mounted one which had been presented to him. Jt was an ordinary jockey's whip, which lie had; won at a race meeting as the rider of the second horse (the whip was put in). Met Baskin just outside, the gate. Baskin appeared to be "particularly friendly," and before witness entered the bouse they had a look at and discussed a rather peculiar cow. Prior to the confinement he had received on 20th December a verbal message purporting to come from Mrs Baskin. Witness wrote a note to Baskin and sent it by messenger. To ensure delivery of bis message he cut a somewhat similar note by post, bolli to the cll'eet that whether he attended at the conlinemcnt or not the full fee of £4 4s must be paid, as well as ,Ul Is for Dr. Carbery's vfeH and £1 10s for the urgent special visit on the 28t,h. "On :11st December, Baskin uinde no reference to these notes. On the 12th I went into 'the house through the back door into the kitchen. There, found Mrs Baskin and Mrs Mills, and sat down and had a conversation with Ilie two respecting Airs Baskin's condition. Having finished exaiuiiiiitg| Mrs Baskin, the defendant returning to the room, said: 'fs this your last visit. Doctor?' I said 'Yes.' lie said: 'l'll give you a cheque'!' 1 said

Thank*.' Buskin proceeded into an adjoining room to fetch his chequebook. 1 was proceeding to follow him, when lie told me he would bring the eheque-book. I >at down by the table facing the window, and Baskin returned and s;\at the end of l tlic table between tlie table and the back door. He proceeded to write the cheque. J noticed during the writing of it tliat lie took a. long time over it, stopping and pausing as if in doubt as to what to write. lie finally Jhiishevt writing, and parsed the cheque over to me. lie said: I've made thin cheque for four guineas, your conlineineut fee. 1 don't con-idcr I owe you the .C2 10s.' 1 said: 'Why not?' lie s>ai«l: 'Oh' 'iuat.» part o«f the confinement.' 'I (said: 'Tlmf* absurd). At that rate you will expect ine to attend Mrs Da skin during the whole of her pregnancy for a confinement lee.'ILo said: 'Well, I won't pay it.' i said: 'Well, 1 didn't ask you for a cheque now, did t?' He said *No.' 1 aaid: 'Well, there's nothing to get angry about. I'm going to have it, and if you don't pay it after thinking it over J shall have to put the thing into Mr Fookea' hands.' During this conversation J. was folding up the cheque and putting it in my pocketbook. Baskin then stepped out from the end of 'the table, .standing with his back to the back door, and called Mrs Mills and Mrs Baskih, who had retired from the room wheu Baskin went to get his cheque-book. Defendant said: M want to know why you insulted my wife the first time you came?' 1 *a : d: •'I didn't insult your wife.' lie said very excitedly: 'Von said it was absurd to send -for you, to make you leave Stratford palients to attend the likes of Mrs Baskin,' 1 said: 'Oh, nonsense, Baskin. 1 never said anything of the sort. I referred to Ihe supposed urgency of the case.' lie then appealed to tlie muse and Mrs Baskin. They both corroborated h;.s statement as to the words I had used. I said: \l didn't use those words. You misunderstood me. I will not discuss the matter. I'm oil'.' I turned round and walked out of the back door, pasing behind Baskin. "When 1 reached the door, and just as 1 stepped through it, 1 felt a violent blow on the back ot my head, and Baskin shouted: 'Come back*, you scoundrel.' I turned round and said: 'What the devil do.you mean by that?' He made a lunge, at me. (ilis "Honour: What is a lunge?) He made; a hit at me—a rush—using liis fist to strike me. His left arm was up as a guard. He followed me up. I had stepped out, and turned round. Ah he moved forward I said: 'Keep back, and 3 gavo him a smart tap with a whip on the left fore-arm (holding the whip by the middle, and striking with the grip. T could not say if the rebound struck Ins forehead. That did not stop him. He made a irentendous rusti at nie, and looked very violent, he waA in a furious rage. I was afraid of getting very serious damage. (His Honour: Where is tlie defendant. Cries of "'Stand up, Mr Raskin,' and he stood up. a f"ll. thin nuiii.) Ag Baskin rushed al k,u. I struck him again with the whip below

tli>* U'ft nvm. Thni did not stop him. .1 .jiunpwl quickly nil" tfte vciaii.!ai>. ami he kicked violently at me. J. hit his fool nidi past my riding breeduvs ami the next "thins, as 1 turned round. 1 saw hint hmi£iu«r »>n to the eJi>'e of a wall which enclosed a portion of tl> l! verandah, recovering his balance after, the kick, i slid: 'What on earth do you mean l>y this? You mast be mad.' He suddenly stooped down be-

hind the wall, and appeared with two pieces of rata firewood, one in oaeli hand. 1 paid: '.Don't "bo a fool, liaskin; put those down. If you throw those you will do 1110 some serious injury.' v lie stood there lor a moment or two. shouting at me, and then suddenly siooping down as I took a 'lew i-teps towards the gato, ho hurled one of the pieces of rata as hard a,s he

could at me. I threw up my left arm to guard my head, and the firewood caught me on ilui left elbow and forearm, and, I think, grazed my forehead, lie immediately followed the- firs! p'cce with the second, which either ju-t or just glided my foreiiead. 1 said: 'Damn you. Baskiu. you've broken my arm.' TTo stovqvd down and picked up a third piece from behind Hie wall. I' dodged round the

corner of (lie house, hoping to escape by the front garden. Tie followed, and when he reached >lhe corner of the house he threw down the piece of ratn-

in; «-tw carrying and picked up an ax« handle. ] spoke to Itini to try and smooth him "down." Jlr Barton: What did yon say? Witness: I can't say. [ tried to t iiootli him down, but what words I i ed 1 can't say. I was Muttering a ; -'at deal with pain. J found there i >s no means of escape by the front ; rileii, a wire netting fnnce bailing lev progress. lie followed some yards ailcr mo, still with the axehandle in his hand. J noticed a post supporting some clot lie* on a line, and dodged so as to get that between him and me, so that ha could not rush me, lie followed round after me, and n.«

.'■Hill as the post Was between him and me I turned round and holied for lhgale. He was shouting at. me, hut t ilon't know what words he used. I got -through the little "ale in the paddock, got the horse between him and me; and got on the hor.-.e. I said: •I'll make you pay for this, Baskin.' lie said: 'l'll pull von oil' your lior.se. you scoundrel.' I turned my horse Milnd, and calling to my litte'girls ,o ride oil, I followed and got away."

The witness denied having used In Mrs Itaakin 'the words attributed "10 liim, 'tliougli at the time he was very irrilated. He simply said 'lt is al>■■nl'd to call me awa'.v from a really urgent case in Strafford to a comparatively trivial case like this.' Ba <- I,ill's answer to liim showed that be knew there was 110 urgency. Baskin had tried to put the. blame 011 ' tiie siationmaster, and all .tried to put the blame of the urgent rail 011 one atio.liev. After the all'ray witness roue into Midhurst, sent his horse home, telephoned for his cart, washed .1 lie blood off liis face, and waited for his earl, and then drove home. Dr. Carbery came up and examined the arm, and it was decided to have a Kontgeii ray examination of "the elbow at the New Plymouth Hospital. Radiographs (Kontgen lay photographs" of the bone were taken (produced), and showed a fracture. From the time of the accident lie was in. violent pain, and he could not dismount alone. I'Vlt the bone click as lie got oil his hi.'ise. On his return from New Plymouth. Dr. Carbery took charge of his piftetice uitil a locum tcnens could be secured. Arranged for the locum 'tcnens at a guinea a day, exelusive of travelling expenses, board and lodging, etc. That engagement would remain for a few days longer. I p till last, Saturday lie had been out of practice for live week?. ])r. Belt was paid seven guineas a week for four weeks; additional expenses were incurred by plaintiff when lie had 1.0 remove his wife and family ami himself from tlie bouse to allow the locum tenens 'to live there. Hoard could be charged at a pound a week, lie had had to engage a housekeeper (extra expense, 12s a week), as Dr. Ilett, was a single man. lie had also to travel about, with "his wife and family, during tlie time he was disabled.

His Honour: That goes a very little way towards the £SOO claimed." Examination continued: He had 311=1faineil loss of practice during the live weeks at a rate oif £l3 5s per week. His Honour: Have you ever had a holiday? Witness: 1 had 'one holiday, for .12 months, and nine or 'ten years ago J had three weeks' holiday. 1 have taken a day or two of!' occasionally. It would be hard to estimate the loss of practice generally, but it would be "a hundred or 'two" The injuries, and the appearance as the result of the fracas were very objectionable. He did a good deal of surgical work, and lie could not attempt that for from four weeks to two months from now. That must have tho effect of reducing his practice during that period and subsequently. His Honour: Is competition verv keen?

Witness: There are three other doctors here. There are others at Eltliam, Inglewood, New Plymouth, and Ixaponga. If the defendant said that witness attacked him first that would be absolutely untrue. Cross-examined by Mr Myers: Witness had attended Mrs Baskin previously, and knew something about her constitution. She was not a strong woman. Did not say 011 the 28t'u that he did not expect the confinement to lake place ,for some weeks. She had then fhreatonings of a premature confinement, and the confinement was premature. Dj\ Carbery had J old him of this, and that was why he hurried. In his interviews with Baskin lie did not preserve the same calm attitude as he had in the box, biit he was not furious.

Mr Myers: Von were angry? Dr. Paget: What do you call angry'/ Jf you moan that J lost control of myself, L say no. 1 was not angry. .Ueauniing: JJe had not lost his lorn])>'r. Examined some clothe* on the 2Siii December in 'the bedroom. Did not say io the nurse, 'You fool, they

should jiave been in the waslihouse. Went out to see Baskin, and when IT returned Mrs Baskin was crying. Di< not know why. ltemembered Baskii

asking in the kitchen what was wrong. Jlc could not say whether Mrs Hamilton said 'You might have gone into the room like a gentleman.' Did not sny to her, 'Shut your mouth.' Baskin told her to he quiet. Did not express to Mrs liaskin his dissatisfaction at being called that day. Did not say to her: 'You'll have a nice bill to pay for all this.' Gave Baskin to understand that. Baskin eould not lie expected to Know he was attending

another case in Stratford at the time. Did not insult iHra Witlsb, or use insulting words 'to her. 'i'old her she had better mind her own business than interfere in matters that did not concern her. Mrs Walsh was a very old opponent of his. Mr Myers: t hope there are not many old opponents. Dr. Paget: 1 don't think so.

Mr Myers: We shall see presently. Ymi have had a good many of these encounters, haven't you? Witnuss: No, certainly not. Mr Myers: You have' been engaged in a number qf melees, have you not? Dr. Paget: No, certainly not. J have been attacked on quite a number of occasions and have had to df'en i myself. " ,\lr Myers: Poor fellow! Dr. Paget: Pin a little man, y»u know. Mr .Myers: ITow many of thepe encounters have von had in the three

years't Dr. Paget: Two. Mr Myers: Conic; think again. Witness explained an incident in which the Patea Racing Club's starter aUnckcty iiiin. .Witness 'threw Jiis whip on the ground and knocked him it own with jus fists. Reference was made to the Stratford racecourse fracas, in which witness "threw -Mitchell om, witli the assistance o!" another

steward.' A few month* ago a man named W, K. Mackay hit him on ttie head in a fttratfont .Hotel. Another man named Wilson struck him on the head whilst he was writing a cheque, lie had never had a light with a iad named tlrcenwooil, or -Jimmy Shanock.

lie admitted an altercation with Murtagh. In each ease he was attacked, lie was neither milk and watery or violeut. He was a man o fsmaU stature, and small men had to meet a number of buliies in the world.

To llis iJonor: None uf these matters had ever come to court. They were trivial all'air=. To Mr Myers: He would not be surprised to learn that a plate from the top (if his whip had been found in l»a*kin\s kitchen At the time ]ie

gave the liisi blow, he was very ninch from the blow just administered by Buskin. lie had not lot. control of himself. He was verv angry. He may have spoken loudly. Kxeept for his boo s, .llaskin wa.s unarmed. He was not thrown agai -t the studs of the building. Had his

hat on Ihroughout the incident. it was not true that he had thrown his ha<; on the verandah and picked it up after (lie incident. Could not remember saying: Til have you up for assault.' Just before Raskin threw Hi" wood he said witness had struck hJm ho first blow. He could use hi- arm now to u limited extent, and h id been aide to do >o for a fortnight past. He had been to Christehureh in the meantime. That fortnight's tr'p ha I bee thought of before (hat, anJ i, 1

would have been necessary, apart from < this incident, to have obtained a locum j tcuens. He had at thai time parJy , arranged for a locum tenens, but a j 1 rip willi a broken arm was not the | same as a holiday trip. He knew of! Iwo patients lost by ab.-cnce, and these had gone to Xew Plymouth, ' lie-examined: In every ease of qua pi rel (juoled by counsel, tins oilier party i had been the aggressor, with one ex- I ceptiou. He had never u>ed a whip I except in repelling Baskin's assault.J Ou the only other occasion ou which [

In' had lmd a whip in his luiud at the time of an asNiult his lii-t ac:i"u was to throw down lus whip and knock Kb assailant down with his lists.

To ills Honour; My heigut is nft 4in, sir.

Dr. Carbery gave evidence as to ins iixami atiosi of the pla.ntill', deiling with the fracture of the arm, an abrasion of the forehead ami a cuiitii-1011 on Ihe back of till* head. From six weeks to three months would have in be allowed for the healing id' a i'rueturc.

Br. Wylie identified the radiograph of the plaintiff's arm. Such an injury wou;d be caused by direct violence. It was, to the highest degree improbable that the fracture could • have been caused by his bci g thrown against tlie end of the wall. It might ha\e been so caused, however. if tiie arm, during file struggle of two men, came into contact, witli a said 011 the wall shown in the photograph, ,-iich 'it fv-.icturii might huvO been caiiM'd. Mere would be total (Usability for liie weeks, and partial disability t»r a further seven weeks. It not po.-Mible yet to say whether or net the arm would be porinanenuy I allected. Ihe re ua.i a po.-is.bibtv of it.

( iirisiina Mills gave evidence that on January she wa? nursing the wife of the defendant. ilccullettcd the visit of Dr. Paget about 4 o'clock that day. He examined .Mrs Baskin in the kit die , anil afterward* she and witness were called into ihe bedroom, until defendant called them out into the kitchen again. Baskin askcil jut if it well, true that Or t'aget had said he euiildu'i afford to wast e lib t.me on

the likes of ill's liasliin. Witness said "Yes," and Mrs Baskin also saii "Yes." JJr. Paget said: "1 don't ihink 1 used ijuite those words, and i think we'd better not discuss the matter." With that he turned to leave the kitchen. As he was going out of tiie door, Baskin took up his ii.,t auu struck the doctor 011 the back or on the head. The doctor struck him back with his whip. She saw iiotiii g more. Hoard the doctor tell BaJiin he would have to pay for the assault, and Baskin volunteered to g.vo liim some more if he wanted it. Tin' doetor gone, defendant returned inside, ami said he expected there would lie a Court case over it. Witness said; ''lf 1 have to go to Court 1 11 have to tell them' that you struck the first blow."

Cross-examined: 011 December 28th, l)i\ Paget went out into the kitchen and told Mrs Hamilton (Mrs Basjiin's mother) that tlie woman would not allow him to examine her. Mrs 11amilton asked linn if it would not have been better had he gone in quietly, lie retorted:"You shut your mouth; I'm not asking your opinion." Saw Baskin strike only one blow. Prior to that they were quite friendly, a d there were 110 signs of anger in the kitchen. After the incident she heard the two in loud altercation outside. To ills Honour: She had been a patient of Dr. Paget, and had 11111,se under him twice. He was very nice 011 the first occasion, but rather rough at ilaskiu's.

Mr Myers opened the ease for the defence at some length, and called— Margaret Baskin, the wife of the defendant, who said Dr Paget was sent for and visited her 011 December 2Stu. She was in bed ai; the time. "He asked me if 1 thought lie was going to neglect his Stratford patients aud go out to the likes of inc." Witness commenced to cry, and plaintiff leii the 100111. Heard him tell Mrs Hamilton to "shut her mouth a d keep il shut." He ul'terwards came back 10

the room and examined her, saying she would go her fiill time. After examining some clothes he said to the nurse: "You fool, they ought to be out in Ihe washhouse. Plaintiii attended her in her confinement, and she saw him kitchen on 12th January. Penieiubci'ed defendant coming in, and she aud the nurse went into the bedroom. Later they were called out' by Baskin, who asked the doctor why 011 the 2Stli he used certain words to his wife. The doctor denied the use of JtlTe words. Both i-lic and ilr.s Mills affirmed the use of the words, and Dr. Paget said he was not "going to discuss il. The doctor

made a:< if to leave, mul her husband said: "Wail ;i lniijutij. I've got something el»e to ask you." The doctor turned 1-ouiHl auQ hit her husband over the shoulders, with a riding whip. They scull'led out 011 to the verandah and oil' tin- verandah. She did not follow them out,but looking through the k.tclicu window savr the doc.,or back a Jittle from tin l verandah, the doctor flourishing hi» wliiji. yhe saw nothing more, liefore the looked out shhe could hear the two scuffling oil the verandah. She had seen a p:eee or the head of the whip fall when her husband was first struck. The doc

tor was speaking very angrily before attempting to go out of the door, but Baskin was not angry a£ tlw'l lime. JSaw the doctor come btidk and jnok up his hat Trom the verandah before going to mount liis horse. To Air Barton: She did 'not know

that the doctor had left a Stratford patient to- come out to her. Toid her husband what the doctor had said. Mrs Mills 'told him first before the coulinemout. Mrs Milis had auid that •she would he no" good as a witness, as >lio had seen nothing. Knew before Or. Paget came on the 31si December that hi! had been sent for. L'ndqr a severe; crote -■examiuttUoiV witnuss 'gave way, and had to be removed from Hie Court. Lowry JJaskin, the defendant, remembered the 2Sth December. The doctor came at his request. After examining the patient, Dr. Paget said: "it's a nice goose chase you've brought

me ont on." He was' very ungry, and said: "J've been to sec your wife, and I'm d d if she'd let me examine her. A nice old bill you'li have to pay for calling me before I am required.l' Witness answortitt: ".Doby tor, don't blaze at me. The nurse told me to send tor you, and 1 did .-o. \\ itness went to the bedroom, where

,lr» wife was crying and sobbing. Came out to the kitchen, and Mm IJamilton said that the doctor "might have been civil and acted like a gentleman. The doctor roared out: "Shut your mouth, I'm not talking to you. Mrs Hamilton said "1 wasfi't talking to you, doctor; but all the same you're no gentleman." The doctor's reply was :''Pm not asking your opinion, so keep your mouth shut." The doctor: examined Mrst Baskin. Oil January J witness was in the house when tho doctor arrived. He asked the doctor: "Is this your last visit?" lie said: "Yes." Witness wrote out a cheque of C 4 4s fur the fee, but before handing it lo him made a remark

about (lie doctor's claims for -Cti His, and after sumo words l)r. Paget paid lie would (usi,ruct his solicitor to me {or tlie balance. Witness said lour guineas was all he would pay, unless forced to d'o so. Ky this time plaintill' was in a great rag". Witness 'then detailed the. incident ' '■■■■ to

the alleged insult, which pbnil ii denied, despite the of his wife and Hi's Mills Plaintiff jumped up to go out of the door, TiTit witness put. out Ilia hand, and said there was something else he would like to a-k. Hie doctor lirinhed against the hand, went back a step, chucked hi.s hat out on the verandah, and came at witness with his riding whip, dealing him sev ere Mows uu I lie head and shoulder.-, and one on tin: arm which guarded his face. Witness then put his head down and hacked the doctor out on tlio verandah, "and there 1 thumped him 011 the firewood tor all 1 w.i.s worth." " '

His Honour; It's curioua you left lie evidence of your handiwork. Witness resumed: Ov. \va- endeavouring 10 hit witness with his whip. After a pause. Dr. I'u'jvl nourishing his whip, witiic-s "c.xe.l an old axe handle ami told the doctor I" come on if he wonted sonic more. 'J he doctor 'went 'lo the clotlie- I lie., witness advancing anotil lliret! step-. Plain.ill' wilk'.'.l away about it clia.ll, then retoviie.'l. pic!-"i u ;> ''i> hut. went away about three ot l'"iir yards, turned round and "1 II hare 3'ou lip tor

as-ault."' 'W'tn'e . ;n£lie".U-anlt be hanged; you struck me tirsl. Dr. Paget then went away and ;;<>! ou I,is v'l ilne-s --aid he threw no

v.'00.1. Hu.'W no missiles, niui it-' J o:i,y hi-) fist. The fractured arm livgfit be aeconnteil for by falling on nil oildrum or anioinrst the tiivwood. To Hi« Honour: 'When T s'lvt-ii'd out my hiianil 1 wanted t> , (s l ; t|„. doctor what reason iu; hail tor telling me T wasn't boss ill my own household!

Crosst-cxamined by Mr llarlt,;> : Was not auxiou's to pick a quarrel with the piahititr, considered ha wa,s in duty bounujo ask why 'the dootof had

'»<'"lied Mrs Baskiu. lie did not ask |"1 tile explanation earlier. He did ii«l want any fuss on the 31st DecernT witness' wife's life was in the doctors hands. Di d 110t cancel 'the 1 n.Mgenient because of the letter stat'J't tiiat he would have to pay l)r, Pawhotlier or not tlio doctor attendtil, unci tor oilier reason* lie did not ««nt any lu=-.s dining his wife's illne*. uieie was no provocation tor tlie doctor* iismult ou liim with a whip, in t.w bculllo tie hit tlie doctor 011 the shoulders, and perhaps h/hsnd the lieud. Must have struck him a dozen good blows, Tiie doctor was shielding his face, but one blow caught n ". iu ® forehead. Could not say •It want stage •the arm wis broken. e I ,'' av "!? I '!' i " till ' said his arm was hint. He did not say it was Token, there was about It barrowbud of firewood on the verandah. Did not get plaintiff down on the wood Had him bent over, the wood preventin- him from taking an upright position. ,Sometimes he was in front of the doctor, sometimes alongsido. it was very interesting for a while, I can tell you'." Struck him several tinny right and left, buck and front. The Court adjourned at li p.m. to resume at 7.30.