A NOSE AND A MEATSONE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1915, Page 7

A NOSE AND A MEATSONE.

ASSAULT ON MR. BEN TIPPIN& RESULT OF DOING HIS DOTY. Worus which passed between Mr. Benjamin Tipplna, the borough inspector, and John Edward Bond ft few nights ago had a sequel at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when Tippins proceeded against Bond for assault. Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., presided. Mr. J. H. Quilliam appeared for Tippins and Mr. J?. E. Wilson defended Bond. Benjamin Tippins told the Court that when he wag proceeding along Devon street on the night of October 8 lie met Bond at the corner of Hobson street, and Bond said to him, ''l will get 'one on to you, old man, for putting that summons into me." Witness told Bond he could not treat him any differently from anyone else. "Well, I'll get one on to you for it," replied Bond, and witness told him to do what he saw fit. "Bor.d then took hold of my nose," continued witness, "and he screwed my nose round until it bled. I said, 'Jack, I will make you pay for this.'" Witness did nothing to provoke Bond. Mr. Wilson: Did Bond not strike you with a parcel which he carried in his right hand? Witness: I know when a man gets hold of my nose. It was not a parcel which hit me., Mr. Wilson: Are you quite certain Bond screwed your nose? Witness: Yes, and so would you have been if the same thing had been done to you. S. T. Joll, who was with Bond on the occasion of the alleged assault, said he heard Bond make some remark to Tippins about being charged witii leaving a vehicle in the street. Bond did not make any threatl and he did not see Bond take hold of Tippins by tie nose. 'Bond had a parcel which he shook in Tippins' face during the argument. Witness later saw blood on Tippins' face. Dr. McClelland stated that ha was consulted by Tippins on October 9, and he examined an injury to his noße. There was the mark of a thumbnail on the left s'de of the nose. Cross-examined, witness said he did not think the injury could have been caused by a meat bone which was in the parcel Bond carried. John Edward Bond said there was an argument between him and Tippins. Witness said: "I think you are getting a mean point on to me by doing this, as I am a man earning a very small salary and have a wife and family to keep." Tippins replied that in carrying out his duties he could not distinguish between anyone. Witness then said: "All right, I will get one on to you some day, Ben." Witness added that he was wielding his parcel while he was speaking, and in saying, "You can do what you - well like/' he emphasised his words with the parcel, and he considered Tippina must have moved his face up to meet the parcel. Mr. Quililam: I see, you were just wielding the parcel gently and Tippins ran his nose against it. Witness: Yes. Mr. Quilliam: You said you would get one on to Tippins one of these days, and did you not add: "I will wait my chance, anyway?" Witness: No. ,Mr. Quilliam: You just wielded the parcel lightly, and then Tippins ran hia nose against it? Witness: Yes. He must have run against it, for I never hit him on the nose with my parcel. If I had hit him on the nose it would have lie-m all right. Mr. Quilliam: What is that? If you had hit him on the nose it would hkve been all right? Witness: Well, I mean that i? 1 had struck him it would have injured his nose and made it bleed, but I did net strike him on the nose. The Magistrate said he was quite satisfied that an assault had beeu committed, and he fined Bond £2 and costs £1 Is, or fourteen days' imprisonment.