DISTRICT COURT.
YESTERDAY.
(Before F. D. Fenton, Esq., District Jtiifce.)
WEBB T. TAIPABI AND OTHEBS.
The folio wins; is the conclusion, of the evidence taken in this ease yesterdey:—
Arthur O'Brien, sworn, deposed—l am a cab driver, and was present at the rovr at Butt's hotel, (\vitness here gave corroborative evidence.) Henry Mounce, sworn, also gave corroborative evidence. ' '
Constable Scott, swo:j, deposed—l was on eight duty on 'Che 27th of May in
Pollen street, Sbortland. My attention jpash.afctE*ote4■■■t©*a-«fl*e cauled by natives. When I came up 10 the Shortland Hotel I saw a crowd of natives and pakehas greatly excited about the arrest of a man named Webb. Webb was sober.
'.-• -Constable; Haslcit, ;swbrn, deposed—l was in the. .station- when the natives brought in Webb on the night of the 2*/ th. Taipari had some liquor in him, and said he was a nallre policeman. Sergean'. Murphy, sworn, deposed—l am gaoler in the Shortland lock-up. On the night of the'27th ult. I heard a great noise, and saw [ Taipari dragging Webb, and wag followed by a large crowd of natives/ I asked Taipari why he had brought the man, and he said "foras* saulting this native," meaning A naru. Anaru denied that he had been assai'Ued, and as a European s:.id that Webb was not to blame, I wop. 1 d not take him in charge. This concluded the ccse for plaintiff. Mr Macdonald then, addressed the Court and raised a point of law concerning the lega'ity of the declaration and its framing, to which Mr Brassey replied, stating that the declaration, was specially framed for the jury i and they could elect under which count each or aH of the defendants were amenable.
v. His Honor summ d up and the, jury, retired. On returning in about threequarters of an hour, they recorded the following verdict:—"We find that an assault was committed by Te Eera, Tati, and Taipari, for which we find a verdict of £20, and against,Taipari bnlyfor false imprilpnmentwe fibd a verdict of £10 damages, and costs £19 10s. ' , The Couvt rose at 5.10. \. W< s >
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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2912, 15 June 1878, Page 2
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348DISTRICT COURT. Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2912, 15 June 1878, Page 2
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