WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 174, 22 January 1914, Page 7

WAITARA NEWS.

WAH'AUA S.il. (JUL'KT. (Kro)ii Our Own do respondent). |. The S.M. Court sill on Wednosdav, I before Messrs Kattciiburv iinil Xewbcr'v. J. I Vs. CIIAUCE OF ASSAULT. •lumps Manu was charged, on tlie information of tlic police, with assaulting another native, John Hciibcu, so as ito cause bodily harm, Mich being an inJ ilietablc otl'i'iicf. Mr. K. Spenec appearc.l for tlic accused, who pleaded not guilt v. Tin- alleged olVi-m-t- took place in the Club Hotel in July lasl. Si'iiior-Scnfcuiit lladdrcll who conducted the case for the police, Sin id that ov'dence would be brought J:; sliow tluif Urn assaulted man accosted defendant in a friendly way, defendant replying by assaulting him, causing tlic breaking of his leg., licuben save evidence to -tlic effect that on July 2<i he was in the passage of the Club' Hotel anil met Maim anil another native talking, lie nodded to jthi'iii, and when going along the passage .Mann's hand came towards his face and he fell to the llonr. Defendant hit him in the eye. Tlic blow made him a bit unconscious and dazed, lie [ tried to stand up, but could not do so. I Mr. Cardincv, the proprietor, then ar-. rived on the scene and assisted him to stand. Ho did not see iManu afterwards, Ho was subsequently taken to the hospital, when it was found that his left leg had been broken between the knee and ankle. lie was in the hospital from July 20 to December 2:i. He gave Maim no cause to strike him. die hail always been good friends with , defendant and could not understand the reason of his striking him. Had been J drinking. Thought ilium must have had a drink or two, or he would not have done a thing like that. The other I native, Kupe, was in the same eondi-| tion. ] To Mr. Speiice: Mann is a relation of , mine. 1 call him my child. Kewas] always good to me, and a good Hoy. ' Did not know how main drinks I haul that day and could not count them all. Did not ask Manu or Kupe to "shout" for me. Did not try to push ilium to go back" into the liar. Will swear posi- j lively that I neither pushed Manu nor : asked hiiu or Kupe to ''shout" for me. Told Mr. (Inrdiner when lie picked me up that H, was only fun. I thought it was only fun. Neither Kupe nor I' was angry. Manu visited me at the hospital. ' Told Manu that I understood no harm was meant when the affair occurred. Still think the same. Ahawera Kupe deposed to having been with Miinu on the. evening of July 'ill. Went together from Jury's bTliai'dl'Oo:ii to the Club Hotel to have a drink. Went through the front door and through to the back jard. Left Manu at the door. Do not know if Matin I followed him in. Was "a bit on," but I JlQt drunk, ilanu was about the sumo. ) lioulicu was standing at the McLean j street door when 1 went through the | paifsiige. When going through heard either Reuben or ihuiu say l>--~. The 'word was u.-ed two or three times, but J could not say who used it. When I j came back lteubcn was lying on the door. Manu went to him whilst he I was on the (loor. Mr. Gardiner prevented him doing so, and separated them. While lieuben was on the floor Manu said, "That will .give you ,; lea. oju for culling me a b ---'." 'Could not I

say whether Reuben was under the i«lluencc of Ihpior. I le't liiiu when .Mr. flardincr interfered, and did not know Unit Reuben's leg was broken. To Mr. Spencc: Could iihl sr.ip how many drinks T lmd that evening, but not many. Know what I was doing. Did not sec. any blows struck. Thomas Gardiner, licensee of the Club Hotel, deposed tlmt lie knew Reuben and Mann, but not Kupe. The first time bo saw Reuben on July 20 was when lie was sitting on flic Door of the house in the passcge. Saw Maiiir aw! another native come hi about !U(1 p.m Apparently both were jobcr. Heard tlm words, "I W ip box you for fun or wrestle you for fiin," spoken bv some native in English. Afforwa-ds heard n shuffling of feet and went into the passage, when he saw a man silting on the floor and another one stunding over him. with Ids arm extended. Witness knocked the arm down and said he would llin "*"ol I'ogucing" there. Mann was the man standing and Reuben the one on the lloor. Told the man on the I'i'ii; t" get up, his replv being, "I can't, I think tin. leg is broke." Felt his knee ami said it was not broken, but on looking again found it was broken. When endeavoring to lift Reuben up he remarked. "I think he the funning." bendered first aid ami sent for the police, who took charge of Kuobeu and sent '■" in to the hospital. -To-.Mr. Spruce: Would not deny that the extended had was for the purpose of assisting Reuben to rise. The linoleum in the passage was highly polished nn'd slippery. I have on this account since stopped the polishing. Air. Spenco,Tor the defence, contended there, was no ease to go before a jury Ihe lleiich upheld the. contention and dismissed the charge. (Hcforc Mr. Crooke, S.M.) J.AXI) ACKXTS' J.ICFXSKS. Land agents' licenses were granted to C. IC. Caustad, 11. .\I. bund and L. 11. Sampson. The application of Mr. W. R Jenkins was deferred, owing' to nil informality in the declaration' of the attorney for the Xorth Queunsland Insurance I'oinpany on the fidelity bond. t'lVili CARES. ■JiHlguient by default was given in the eases of Kihhv v. Furze, claim VJ. lis (id. costs l:ts; I'u'ivhas v. 1). 0. Shute, eliim .CI js and costs lis; (.'. V. Rottc v. Johnston, claim .CIS is ]|d and vo-ts Kl lis (id.. An order for pavment to 1. 11. Kibbv of £1 Ss 3d was made against W. Weight,., in default .-even days' imprisonment. i:ri:.\ciiks (if i.icfnsi.m: ait. A Hal-rick and Co., for (clinical breaches of the Licensing Act, failing to cuter a sale of li,[iior for a prohibited area and allowing it io be forwarded without a label, wire lined II!, and n»ls 7s in each case, .Mr. yiiilliniu. for defendants, explaining that it was cm,, of those slips that 'unfortunately occur sometimes. For being on licensed premises daring prohibited hours. A. 11. Waldie was lined Ids and costs, and on u similar i-!i.|.-.,. Harry IVarcc was lined Kl.i and eon, HV-I.AW RRI-ACMICS. •I. V. Karlon, for tethering eight looses across a footpath, was iincd 'ills uid costs 7s. I)KFK.\'IOKn CASK. Matthews liros (Mr. Quilliam) v. Mrs V. 11. M. Mercer (Mr. Stead). This was a claim for t:\-2, the value of a heifer and two calves sold and delivered/ ' , (..'. Matthews gave evidence as to defendant having inspected a. heifer which ) she agreed .to purchase, together with

its onlf, ami another one thrown in, for iil'2, delivery being given ail: 1 . taken. J About two months afterwards, witness found (lie heifer in his paddock and . ; tolddcfcndant,;who thou said she was not going to keep (he heifer, Proceeding were (hen taken. To Mr. Stead: lfe bad previously lent Mrs Mercer cows to milk. The heifer in cpiestioii was not lent, but sold. -Mrs. Mercer never said she rejected the heifer. The defence! was that the heifer in ipiestioii was bought on M days' trial, r.nd rejected as unsuitable. Judgment was given for plainlitl', with costs, 475.