RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT
THIS DAY.
(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., E.M.) THE USA BOAD AFFAIK. John Brien was charged with using threatening language towards one An« drew McLaughlan on the 10th mit at Una Hill.
Mr Miller for defendant pleaded not guilty, Mr Campbell for plaintiff. Witnesses were ordered out of Court.
Andrew McLaughlan, sworn, deposed— lam one of the contractors for the Una Road under the County Council. On the morning of the 10th my mate and I started work on the road by throwing atones on it to pitch it. Some men came along and commenced to throw off the ■tones as quick as we put them on. The defendant came along in a dray and threatened to knock me down with his whip. I stood aside. By Mr Miller—l don't think I struck Brien on the hand, but I may hare done so. I think I struck the horse on the nose and on the feet. I went on with the work, and took no notice of the defendant. A fter defendant passed me on the curb he turned round and wanted to fight. I was not building a stone wall across the road when Brien came up. He either Said " I'll knock you down or knock your brains out; " I'm not sure which.
By Mr Campbell: Btien's cart coming up the road interfered with our work. Patrick K. Donnelly, after receiving a
lecture from the E.M., for not going but of Couri when ordered to do do so, was sworn and gave corroborative evidence of I the language used. ! James Brieii, sworn, deposed—l am a carter. On the 10th. I was up the Una 1 road with my cart and horses. I heard MoLaughlan's evidence of what I did on that occasion. I did not threaten to strike McLnughlan with my whip. When I came up McLaughlan began striking the horse on the nose with stones, and also struck mo with a stone on the hand. I told him if he did not leave off hitting the horse I would hit him. Bf Mr Campbell: lam working for Diokey Bros. I did not know there was any objection to my passing the road. Malcolm Brnce, sworn, deposed that j Brien used no bad language, but he said that if McLaughlan struck his horse again he would strike him. W. Birch gave corroborative evidence. Alex. Aitken, County Engineer, deposed —I know the plantiff in this case. He, and Donnelly are contractors for the Una ' Bond. They have no authority under the contract to atop the road, and I think the contractors had a right to keep the traffic open, seeing they had obstructed the '< other road. The contractors had been doing no bona fide work for a month. His Worship said the evidence was too contradictory, and he would have to dismiss the case, each party paying his own costs. There were two other cases on the list against Bruce, Birch, Brian, Cartright, and Ashby for illegally using the road, but on the suggestion of the RM. they were withdrawn, professional costs being allowed.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3427, 16 December 1879, Page 2
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