DISTURBANCE AT THE GOODS SHED

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 22 August 1907, Page 2

DISTURBANCE AT THE GOODS SHED

INSULTING LANGUAGE. / At the Police Court yesterday mor; ing, before Jlessrs C. Ahier and 11, ] liussell, Justices, J, p. Hooker \n charged with having used insulting la: gu ige to a railway servant, J. MeCab whilst in the execution of his duty,coi trary to railway by-law 10. i J. JleCabe said that' August Ist, Ro buck, a carrier eime for a case for Fc (Okato). Hooker took the case and pi it <lll the dray. Witness looked oa and said that there would be trouble the case were taken without an ovtte Hooker then called him a b b—ami used other insulting languag Hooker then went and got an orde and removed the ease. Cross-examined: He had been at t"< shed oil' and on for abgut three year The delivery order had been made c (he application of Hooker himself. V denied threatening Hooker, and deni; lifting anything to throw at him. Ji took the e.ise off Hooker's, cart and m it in the shed. It was in the shed f< several days. Koehnek usually loadc goods from a particular spot, and i carried for Fox, of Okato. lie con not remember sjveiring at Hooker, ik could he detail the whole of what pas ed.

Chas." Duffin, driver for the JT.Z. press Company, said lie lienrd Hooker and MeOahe wrangling and using tatli language. Ho saw McCahe rush at Hooker, calling out, "You'll call ine a I) , will you?" Tie did not hoar Hooker make use of the word. Partington said ho was at the j goods shed and saw a box "come flying" I out of the shed. He heard some "pretty | i thick" language between the parlies. | Mr Weston thought there was no ease jto answer. The defendant denied the I use of the words charged, and it would i simply he a ease of oath against oath. ' ! The, liench decided to hear the le- ; fence.

I. F. Hooker, ibe defendant, said thit one of liis employees had the order for tile delivery of the roods fully a w?ek before. He heard (lie c;se lnd lieen shifted by "MeCabe (n some place nut of sight, and went down himself to get it, for his duty to his clients was to See that there was no undue detcntian. told him In- could not get tlxcase without an order. As >u> had 1ready signed for (lie thing he went to jthe office, and slr Hull gave him a nolo referring the storeman to order No. |l">4. McCabe tore up this note right away. Witness then took hold of tho ease and heaved it out on to the road. !>ofll lie and "MeCabe wont out after! j the ease, and McOalie started to pick! 'up stones to throw at witness. There !wus bad language going on all I lie time, but he denied having used the Avoids ■ complained of. He h■ d really taken ;ie* . "very of tile ease before, when his forliner employee, Fowler, signed for it. ; "Wefaho had 110 right, whatever to interfere with it. I The Bench was of opinion that if I\feOabe had exceeded. liis duty, Hooker had his remedy against the superior oOieers. and he was not justified in vising insulting language. Men in McjOabe's position had a. difficult duty to : perform, and the Bench knew that some ■of the officials in discharge of their ! duties did not use the best manners, j Thcv inflicted a fine of 20s and costs | (amounting to 10s).