LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4880, 21 December 1883, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

This Dat. J (Before J. Ollivier, Esq., 8.M.) DBVKKimrßii, fto.— Edward Bishop, for being drunk in Oxford street and damaging publio property in the polioe oell, was fined sr, and ordered to pay damage done, 10s 6d. Abbatjit.— Boboskey v. Morley — Complainant was oarpenter and defendant matt of the Wakefield, barque. Complainant stated that he was doing aome neoeaaary work on board the barque, when the mate ordered him to leave the work he was at and examine some elight damage done on the outside of the ship. He (complainant) went over the side to examine the damag4, and said he would see to that when he had done the job he was at. The mate then ordered him to do it at once, and while going' to get his toola struck him and knocked him down. Matthew Hamilton, one of the orew of the ketoh Annie lying near the Wakefield, saw the mate knock the oarpenter down and strike him when down. Did not ccc the oarpenter use any provocation. Constable M'Oormiek said that in consequence of a oomplaint that the oaptain of the Wakefield refused to allow Boboskey to oome ashore to oomplain of the assault, he went down to the vessel and saw oomplainant. He was suffering as if from a severe assault. — . Morley, mate of the Wakefield, said that at 7.80 a.m. on the day mentioned, he (called the carpenter to look at a damaged plank in tbe vessele side. He want -to get a pair of compasses to try the plank. He went as it he did not oare if he went or not. On bis coming baok he used his oompass on other planks instead of the one pointed out. Told him to attend to the work at onoe. He said he would when he had finished the job he was at. Was going on board up the companion when he tore witness's shirt and struok him in the faoe. Witness struok defendant in self-defence, when he tripped and fell, and wit* ness fell on top of bim. Defendant went to the captain to complain, and was asked why he had not attended to the order. The carpenter then looked up hia tools and went ashore with the key, after he had been told to leave the key . aboard. Cross - examined by Mr Nalder : Had not bad several rows with the orew. They left at Dunedin. Did have a row with the ale ward. He might have lifted a hatohet to witness, His Worship said acoused was evidently of a very violent temper. He should have given the carpenter in oharge for refusal of duty, not assaulted him. Fined £6 and £4 costs, and ordered to find a surety for £20, and be himself bound in the sum of £20, to keep the peaoe while in New Zealand.