THIS DAY.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3219, 13 June 1879, Page 2

THIS DAY.

(Before Colonel Frascr, 11.M.) WOMEN'S QUAEEELB.

'Bridget Donnelly was charged with unlawfully assaulting and beating Elizabeth Richards on the 10th inst. , ■„;■

Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr Miller appeared for the complainant, and Mr Campbell for-the defendant.

,"; Elizabeth Richards, sworn, deposedrr lam in the employ of Mrs Ormel On Tuesday last 1 went up> to the defendant's place to look for some missing zinc. I was near defendant's place looking for the zinc, arid defendant came out of the house and asked me what I was looking for. was with me. I said 'I was looking,,for some zinc. She'lpld.me'td look in the fowl bouse, which I'didj ,and saw two sheets of zinc, brine'sit>6y 'said he : cpujd '': not swear it - was. ; their's. As I was going away the defendant caught hold of me and struck and kicked me twice on the side. ' She asked a little girl standing near to hold her baby, but the girl refused. She .then threw stones at me. She asked 1 me who sent me, and 1 would not tell her. ,; !.-?>} t/T ' By Mr Campbellr-I was not sent to look, for the zinc at .defendant's place, but I went there because I found one of Orme's geese" there on "Friday. I was •not- -in -Donnelly's place when defendant saw me, but on the tramway.

John.Orme,' a(small boy, after stating' that he knew what would become of him if he told a lie, gave corroborative,evidence. W'i ' Sarah Anne Muir, a small girl, sworn, deposed—l was at Mrs Donnelly's yard on' 10th inst and saw complainant there.' Sb> was looking at some,pieces of zinc in Mrs Donnelly hen house, and .was picking' them up to take away when Mrs Donnelly, caught her by the sleeve, but I am not' quite sure if she struck her or not. - No', atones were thrown. ' <• ,

- His Worship said he was satisfied that the complainant had been telling lies, and he would dismiss the case without' costsi j