AN ASSAULT CASE.
DUE TO OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE. A case of alleged assault was ventilated before Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., at the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday. The defendant was Francis Brenmuhl, who was charged with striking John G. Birmingham in the face on the 10th June at the railway yards. He was represented by Mr. F. E. Wilson, who entered » plea of not guilty, the defence being that there was extreme provocation. After hearing evidence his Worship held that defendant must be convicted of assault. The expression, which it was alleged the complainant used, was a very filthy and offensive one, and he was not surprised at a man taking urn.brage. It could not be clai'~"d as a justification for assault, however, and in this instance fatal injuries might have resulted from the fall. The expression was not uncommon, among a certain class of people, but no decent man ought to use it. A fine Of £1 was inflicted, and defendant was also ordered to pay witnesses expenses, amounting to £1 4s.
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Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1920, Page 2
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174AN ASSAULT CASE. Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1920, Page 2
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