R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3447, 28 February 1890, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

MSTEKTOiN -FBIDAY. (Before Colonel Roberta, R.M.) BRIi.ICU OK BOROI'UU BY-LAWS. J, C, Ingram v. J, B, lunea, allowing obiinney to take fire within the Borough, thereby causing a breach of the by-laws. - Fined 5s and costs, v Same v. Dr Hoskini?, Breach of by-laws by obstructing tho footpath with a vchiule. in Perry-street. Fined 8s and costs. LEAVING TRAIN WfllLU IN MOTION'. Isabella J. Elley was charged with that she did on the llbli February leave a train wliile iu motion, • Defendant pieudwl guilty. Ser.iaivt iri .e, wlio canto :hl tLo pi'oabcutiau, stated that on the dale iu qioition tlie dufuuduit left the trulu at the Taratahi while it was in motion. She had a chili iu her iir.ua nt the time, but neither herself nor the child were injured to any great extent. The train had slowed down at tlio time. Tlio woman gave as an excuso that she was tired and wanted to have a. walk. She bud evidently had ii deal of trouble of late, and ho would not therefore press tho charge, but asked for a nominal tine.

The Court, in addressing the defendant, said a danger was not only incurred, to herself, hut also to the child, and to any passenger who might have gone to hor rescue, The practice was a dangerous one, hut as tbo Sergeant had decided not to~~press the. charge a line of Is and 7s costs would be inllioted. BREACH or RAUlill ACT, J. Driimmoiid v A. W. lieuall. Breach of the Mbit Act, by neglecting to destroy rabbits on his property after a conviction had been made, . Mr Renal!, in reply to tiie question " guilty or not guilty." stated that ho had not been in possession of the land referred to for mure than twenty years; there might bo rabbits on the land, but lie bad nothing \fhatoyer to do with it, With reference to tho conviction some months ago, he said it was not made to his knowledge, in fact, he had not been.served with a summons, . Tho summons was hero produced by the Clerk of tho Court, which Btated that it had been served personally oil Mr A. W. llenall, and the name of that person was attached to the information as a J.P. Defendant explained that he had .been met in the street by Constable Cullinane, who asked him to come into the office and sign a summons, Ho signed the document without the least knowledge of what the information referred to, The fact was he thought it was for some other partyHe had never been served with the summons,

Sergeant Price; Was lin the office at the timo ?

Mr Renall: No. Sergeant Prico slated that he lad been given to understand-by Mr Renall that lie had received the spinous, He could ljot understand it now, as Mr Renalt had stated that Constable • Cullinauo had left the summons on ut stump. Mr Renall: You make a mistake, I l'ofoi'iiow to the original summons. ». The Court said it did not doubt but that the aommous had been delivered, but it could uot understand how it could lrnvo beeu served on the poison who had signed the informa-. tiou.

Mr Renall; That's) what I can't make out. 1 had no knowledge of what I signed. Mr Drummond suggested that the case be proceeded with. Mr Renall had admitted to him in the street having received the summons. ' MvEenall: I do not remember having had an interview with you. : , After asomewhat heated between Mr Renall and. the Inspector.' the Court stated that li". the case wan such a peculiar' oiio it would bo adjourned until Utli Uirch to allow of thq'jpi'oquring of f«tth<r iqfo# atiq« oti tlie.subjeqt, /•.

The Knights of Labor in .WeiImpton. •

. ME 6. FISHER, M.H.R., - ATTACKED, •LIVELY PROCEEDINGS.: j; A well'attended meeting was held:; in the Central Hall, Manners-street,;; Wellington, on'Wodnesday evening,'; under tlie auspices of the Knights!; of Labor of tho World,"for the pur- ■ of heaving an address from Mr, Lyght, travelling'organiser' of the Order. Mr 0: Fisher, M.H.Rv'was' in tho chair, supported by Mr W. McLean and members of trade' unions. i l . Mr Lyght was briefly introduced; by Mr Fisher, and had arrived at a; very interesting part of his lecture, when the proceedings were interrupted by a. woman known as Mrs ; Moss, who said she thought it hoiv duty as Mr Ly«ht had spokeii about; the privileges of women as well aa men to toll him that she felt sorry for 1 him, as he had fallen into the hand' of the Philistine when he camo to Wellington. She would read, if he would allow her; a few tilings us to the Chairman, Mr Fisher. Mr Fisher (to the meeting): This: lady has what she conceives to be a grievance against myself, and it iR for you to consider if you liuve come here to listen to the presumed grievance ol this lady or Mr Lyght. .1 have not tho slightest objection to ! her saying out to you all that she has to say-'(hear, hear) —because I liavo beeii en many occasions. recently molested in the streetrby ; her, but if she goes too far I have to : say that I shall issue a summona against her to-morrow morning' at-: the Court.

Mrs Moss: I was going to say in reference to the Chairman, Mr Lyght—(Cries of "Sitdown," " Oh, oh," and " Silence")—that yon could not havo selected a worse Chairman. The Chairman (Mrs Moss having

some manuscript in her hand): [ should like the lady's statement to

bo read from the platform ll any gentleman will read it. . Mrs Moss said she' would read her - statement herself, and walked on to lh j platform to do so. A gentleman in the back: I should lilto to ask for. a bliow ot hands ft:i to whether tho lady bo heard or not, We did not come .here, to hoar any lady. (Hear, hear, and'; applause, ind 'a voice: iuy lady is: to be beard-No, no.) The Chairman: As lam personally concerned in this matter—(Uriea ot" Turn her out.";" Sit. down ") I should like you to.hear what this' lady has to say. (Hear, hear, and applause.) Mrs Moss: Thank you, Mr Fishor; As I said before Mr Lyght—(inter-, ruption). ' ' Mr Lyght (to the meeting): In the interest of tho cause wo are all work-,

ing for, let us give the lady 'a to' hearing. Wo do not want to have any disturbance , hero. We are all fighting for ono cause. It was suggested by a gentleman that MrLyght should read the lady's statement. :

Mrs Moss: Thank you, I caivread 1 '• it myself. As I said before,' you could not have elected a worse chairman than Mr. I'isher—not in.Jhis . . cause, .i our chairman (with'her back to the audience) has called, the working classes in Wellington the rag tag and bobtail of society. He has called them that (Question ;,keepr yourself to the question). He was returned last" session. What' did he do? He turned his back, on you '<s working men, (A voice: Nonsense), : : '- and turned out a rank, Protectionist., ,jff The Eight Hours Bill was lost * through Fisher not b-iing lound; he could not iie found .when only one : vote was wantol. Mia Uosahad got but little further with ] or stiitenient when her voice'was urowned interr ptuus irom-ch'e uniting, and-''■ she the i returned to her seat.

Hew Mi' Tom Carter rose and said as a great many ot those present were dissatisfied that tbej" could not bear the lady's voice, if the chairman allowed him lio would read it iu eucb a stentorian voice that those who' : lidard it would nevei l !i ■■' forget it, (Applauso). Upon this Mr Carter, there buiug no objection raisad, took Mrs Moss' statement, and, stepping on to the platform, read as follows:—Your .chairman, ! i has called the working classes the rag tag and bobtail of society; he was returned last .session as a freetrader ; lio sat' on it rajl, was false to his trust, and came' out a rank Protejtionist, (shut up); tlio Eight Hours Dill was lost through liiro Jrunning away and could not be found " when wanted; ut deputation from tba unemployed waited upon liiui in Christchureh, and lie tola them lie a would turn his countenance oii such f* deputations in future—the very rag* '' tag and bob-tail of society that put him in the high position of a Minister: of the Crown.—(Applause); ha bus always voted in the squatter's intoreat, and a man holding such chameleon politics is not fit. to. taka the chair in , such ft cause as the gentleman has advocated, (Applause.); Mr Fisher; lam rather glad that 1 ; we have unearthed tlio author of t1i0.... . precious production, 1 "(A voice:'i 1 A " You can liaye more sir, if you like," "Sit down," " Sit down," " Stick to

the truth, Mr Fisher," " Sit down,") The Chair: Before I say-what I have to say in regard to the statement, I have to express my very ' great regret 'that the meeting should have bean interrupted, in Jllis way—not that I care a straw for any one • >■ statemont contained in the paper,-jjJ For surely to heaven I, who havo!® been mixed up in your public affairs. ( for the last J2O years, have, not ito;'].<> come now fceforo you and auswer such" statements-as these. (A few • noes and murmurs.) The statement ' that I have turned my back on the ' working class is that true ? (Jloro nooß and murmurs.) 'i'ho statement I have advocated . '.everything that came before the House in the inteivCJv ests of the equate, is that true That t sat on a rail in the House : - Iflst Session, is tljat true ? That ,1 „ came before the. electors' lis a Freo !; Trader and acted as a. Protectionist, . is that true'? Not one of those statements is true, but tl|e author has inadethpm. hero this evening in, , N . order to. introduce- a- disturbing U i ! ! element in the proceedings, and in ' order to further his unworthy motive aiid to escape tho obliquy attached to such a statement, by places it—what ; a very manly act, and for a man of. such size too (applause and hisses)— in tlio hands of a female, and her to come oil this platform an'if ' read it. 1 " '' Mrs J Moss: Speak the truth; he nover did. ' Mr Fisher, continuing, asked tho aeeting ; whether, if Mr Carter had • any-political grievinco, this was the proper occasion for him to ventilate ; it. (No, no, and- hear, hear). He, would give' tlieiii his assurance that ■ at some-other meetiug—for hp woi'W not.tqke ijp their time theri—at which : : . they would not interfere with t|i?

. projects and dosiresofljr Lyglit, ho would meet Mr Carter or anyone else of his kidney. (Appltiuso). Ho know this man Carter, as tlioy all did. Mr Cartor: You do so). (Hero Mr ' Fisher applied offensive) oxprossions to Mr Carter, which we omit in view of the law of libel); and this, lie tlioii continued, was tlio man who corao to every meeting hold in tho town (a voice: Business) and introduced . these disturbing o'ements for his own purposes. Ho had to order a policeman in the hall onco before to take him out, and if-such proceedings on «9 part were to bo resorted to, lie is sorry to say that tliey roust always liavo a constaolo in attandance at tho door. WhenMr Bunny (a very aged goutleman for whom tlioy ought ti. have tho highest respect, for lio was a man who did the country a great deal of good) was holding a mooting in the Athneamm Hall, Wellington, Mr Carter created a disturbance in a most unmanly fashion, and ho (Mr Fisher) had t;i request .tho coustablo to take him out,, Mr Carter: What did I say? Ajfram, hi.-.ses, cries of " wet out," (Tisßit down," etc, through which .Ur • Carter tried to make himself heard, ■ but could not.) . Mr Lvght(to Mr Carter): Will you kindly tiilw your seat? We will not hear any more 011 tho question. , Mr Carter (indigiwutlj): Air ; Fisher says I'm the author of this. I'll make him prove it. Mr Fisher: if any gentleman has any questions to put to Mr Lyglit lie wiil bo very pleased to answer tueiu. . Jftdfr having been now restored Bovtral questions about tiie organic, lion he represented, were put 10 Mr ■ Lyglit, who answered them' all eyci-pt one Irani Mr Carter, to whom he replii d' If our friend becomes a member of tho older he'll find out. (Laughter). He oxpkiued that in the event of a local branch being . formed they would have full control 'over their own local funds, and would only have to contributo Is 11 year each to headquarters,' - The Chairrcan, harking bacl; to one interruption of Mrs Mush, said lie voted for tho Eight Hours Bill overy time it camelwforc the House except once when lie was absent, having only lTOntly recovered from a very jevere illuess, (Applause.) , jkAiter a little further discussion, '•'in proceedings wero brought to a termination.—Evening Press.