INGLEWOOD MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1917, Page 5

INGLEWOOD MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

LVGLEWOOD MAGISTRATE® COOT?. A sitting of ihe Magistrate's .Court was held at Inglewood yesterday, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., presiding. A NEIGHBORS' QUARREL. Henry Hine, Waiongona (Mr. F. E. Wilson), sued J. Drosdowski (Mr. H. R. Billing) for assault. Henry Hine, farmer, Waiongona, deposed that, while he was milking, his wife drew his attention to somp cdttje in liin oaddock and on -the road. As no one appeared to be in .change of them,' witness drove the cattle out. Half an lioijr later, when opening tjie gate to drive to the factory, <hp "saw defendant, who asked why witness interfered with his cattle. Witness replied that he only drove two out of his paddock. Defendant, ..who was in an excited adopted a threatening attitude and abused witness. Later, witness.ijuiftpgd out of the cart .to shut hi a g%te, when defendant caught hold of hia wrists, shpojk •him, and gave him a slap in the face with his open .'hand. Witness threatened to inform the police. To. Mr. Billing: Ten months ago witness had said defendant should' 'be on Somes bland. Sipce then he had dope his host to avoid defendant. Witness did not know that he had the reputation of docking for trouble. The t£.raark re Somes Island was callejl forth by defendant W.vi.ng said, half in jokje, that lie would-be On the farm owned by plaintiff's when the letter went to ; tlw front. Witness did jxot dog tlw .cattle at the time of thp Assault', nor did" he say that' a Germaii"—— iiAd grazing the roads while the Britj)4i fin fluting jfor not a, ,tt(rfeat^nmg Be &ad ..newr called ' Jlrs. tyye evidence as ,to the assault. Air. Billing stated that the actual >8 ,sai|)t »y!oul4 be a.dmi,tte,d. Q.n t'hp dftto iri, question d'efeuijaiit woa iurnjug' .cows oqt Jjkte in.'i,flowing w,hen two got iato .{^aiatyfra paddock,. (tsa p'fpintjUf qoapid :tlj« .rpad. Wjn«n approached plaijitiff, the latter him ja' Gejbnian .aiul'vameiup to hijn very exeitpdjly, when defuiid an (..grabbed, his UajiiJs. Counsel submitted it ,w)is a ease for a conviction \vitl)Pfit.,n.,fnie. 1 John .farmer, .aged £9, giive evidetK'c in kuppftrt.

•Thu Magisi t i'(ite ield that .dpfpvdpt wiis'in the wrong in.allowing tjie cattle liini tin! puddauk, iintl ithat the was ,aii exaggefatioi;. The ossiinlt'Vas .admitted, and the evidence on .the question of provocation was oath against oath, there being no corroborative evidence. Defcnjkut wis cojivicwd and fined .-£1 and costs