A CLAIM FOR ASSAULT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 26 March 1907, Page 2

A CLAIM FOR ASSAULT.

At I ]»> x.M. Court on Monday morning Uii; case of Turner v. Farrar was t called. s 111 I his action Alexander Oriffin Turn- " cr, an inmate of (lie Old People's Home, I' claimed .toll damages from Arthur lidwin I'arrar, manager of (lie Home, for •in assault alleged to have been eoni- > mitted hy the defendant on the Bth of August lust, at the Old Peoples' Home in Xew Plymouth. Mr Hutehen appeared for the plaint ill', and Mr Quilliam tor the defendant. 11l- Quilliam applied for a five weeks' adjournment, on the (.round (hat Ilia principal witness, a luedieal gentleman, was away from Xew Plymouth, and would not return before live weeks. ; .Mr said he was prepared to agree to all adjournment, but not for live weeks. J]e said that when the summons was issued the defendant wan away 011 leave, lint he had now returned, and been re-installed in his position as custodian. In that posit ion lie wan over plaintills witnesses, and it wiih common knowledge that the Hospital and (liarilable Aid Hoard espoused the of the delcndant, and one person supposed to lie a witness for the plaint.i(T had been recently dismissed fitim (heir employment. This might be only a co-incidence, but it looked rather bad, Mr llutehen said he had received information that an oilieia! of the Hospital Itnard had warned one of the assistants against giving evidence for plaiutill'. He suggested that the phuiitilf shouldj have the evidence of this witness taken elsewhere. Mr iiuilliam said that unless the case* were adjourned until the doctor's return the adjournment would Ik* of uo use. Mr llutehen said Unit he fixed (he period at three weeks because the case could not come ON before, ow ing to tho intervening holidays and the Supremo Court sesions. Mr said he would be satisfied with four weeks. and if the doctor had n.it relumed h- could apply again. Ho did iiu! irna.ler tip ,-ase would lw grc,i:,,j uicMiiYiiicnrc.l, for (he assault ««- alleged 10 have been coimniUed in A».;ii.,t last and proceedings were not commenced till t'ebniarv.

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