ASSAULT ON DR LAISHLEY.
(BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION) Auckland, This Day. A fortnight ago a man named Wm. Geo. Garrard caused a sensation in the Police Court by jumping upon Dr Laishley, solicitor, and throwing him ripon the floor. To-day, before the Stipendiary Magistrate Garrard was charged with threatening behaviiur on the occasion in question. Garrard pleaded guilty under great provocation, and asked if the solicitor had any right to call him a- d d old scoundrel in Court. The Magistrate asked accused if the Justices did not send him to gaol at once. Garrard replied, ‘No,’ tiny only said, ‘ When you two gentlemen have finished your discussion we will go on with the ease.
The Magistrate expressed regret _ that he was enable to deal with the affair as one of contempt of Cort, and at this stage lined the accused 40a and costs.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIGUS19011123.2.20
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1106, 23 November 1901, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
143ASSAULT ON DR LAISHLEY. Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1106, 23 November 1901, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in