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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 318, 17 January 1908, Page 3

CHARGE OF ASSAULT. STEWART IiEFUKK THE COURT. lesterday morning Alexander John Stewart, a man with several previous convictions, appeared in the l'olice Court, before -Mi. 11. S. Fitzlierbcrt, 5..\1., to answer to a charge of having assaulted Detective lloddam and causing him actual bodily harm. Sergeant Haddrell prosecuted. The accused was unrepresented by counsel. Detective Doddam stated: "At 10 p.m. on Wednesday, January Bth, 1 wan sitting writing in my otlice at the poli;c station. Sergeant Haddrell had left the station a l'cw iuiiiut<*i previously. — (Accused: Speak up, piease.) —The detective office door, which opens oil to the verandah facing Silver-street, was open about eighteen inches, and the gas was burning. The accused came in suddenly and came up behind where 1 was sitting writing. He said to nie in a very excited mamiT, 'Which ot you have been putting my pot on with Hickman Hussein 111 knife you!' At the same time 1 felt his hand seize my right, shoulder, and 1 got up at once. 1 recognised the accused. His face was red and his eyes bloodshot, lie was apparently mad with drink. 1 caught hold of the accused's coat collar, asking him what was the matter. 1 attempted to put him outside, lie then attempted to strike me in the face, tie resisted me violently, and I threw him on the lloor. He jumped up suddenly and rushed at me and tried to strike mc again. 1 caught hold of accused to prevent him going any further. He resisted again and struck out right and left. Accused was apparently mad drunk or mentally affected. 1 found I could do nothing accused with ordinary treatment, and 1 knocked liim down. While lie lay on the floor I got my handculls, which were lianging on the wall handy, and handcuffed him. I left liiiu on the lloor handcuffed. Nobody was in the station, and 1 waited till two persons passed the station, and 1 sent them for Sergeant Haddrell. The sergeant came to the station, and the accused was charged with the assault and put in the cell. In the struggle with the accused 1 received an injury to m.v right thumb which necessitated medical attention the same night." To Sergeant Haddrell: "Accused had nothing to say and did not question me." To the accused: "\on did not knock at the door, or, if you did, I did not hear you. 1 did not say to you, 'Conic in.' Did not ask you to sit down, or say, •jtfind my hat.' If 1 remember rightly, my hat was on liiv head. Did not eav, 'The public ought to be rid of you.' Did not leave my office until Sergeant Haddrell arrived. Did not put a revolver up to your head. The revolver was near my handcuffs and dropped on to the table when I took the handcuffs down. The revolver was not loaded." Sergeant Haddrell stated: "At a fc.v minutes before 10 p.m. on January Stli I leit Detective lioddaw. writing in Ith