WONG YEE IN TROUBLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3648, 25 October 1890, Page 2

WONG YEE IN TROUBLE.

Alleged Assault. Bad Sutter aid Waterefl Sugar. ; Tho Oaaa Dismissed. In the B.M, Court yesterday, before Colonel Roberts, E.M., Isaac Allen and John Oorlott wereoharged with unlawfully assaulting Wong Yee on October 11. Mr Skipper appeared for the informant and Wong You aoted as interpreter. " •

WongYce, sworn, deposed that Oorlett came into his shop and asked for. some vinegar. Witness said he had not got any. Oorlett then said he was thirsty and took a bottle of ginger ale without paying for it. He then asked for some fish. Allen asked for fish also, and offered to pay, but; Oorlett stopped him, The fish was taken off the counter, but not paid for. Wifness asked Corlett as ho was going out to pay for the fish and he returned and struck at him. Corlett struck him with the ginger beer bottle and followed him into the kitchen. Witness ran out of the kitchen and Corlett then threw the gingeer beer bottle at him, Allen had nothing to do with throwing the bottle. The bottle hit on the wall and broke into pieces. Witness was in the shop by himself at the time.

Defendant (Corlett); Who began the row ? Witness: You did. Defendant: Did you throw anything at me ? Witness: No. Defendant: Did I ask for vinegar or pepper to eat fish or trotters with?

Witness: Yes. Defendant 1 : What aid you take to put us out of the shop with ? • Witness: I took nothing, you would not go. Defendant: You did not try to drive us out with a broom liaudle? Witness: No. • Defendant: And you did not throw a candle box at me? Witness: No, I threw nothing. William George Fellingham deposed that he was in Wong Yee's shop about 10.80 p.m, on the 11th. Corlett and a crowd oarne in about eleven. Allen came in afterwards. Corlett had some trotters, and asked for some vinegar and salt. Wong Yee said he had none and they then commenced teasiug him. They also aooused him of selling them bad sugar. Corlett, then "collared" a bottle of ginger ale and wanted to drink the Chinaman's health to cry quits over the sugar. Corlett and his two mates bad a few drinks in them and were a bit lively. Allen came in for some fish and , they wanted to try them, They tried some lobster and Corlett opened a tin of mullett, Allen took one tin and Oorlett's mate the' other. The Chinaman wanted' payment for the fish, but witness did not seo defendants pay. He saw Corlett rush into the kitohen, and heard- a row as though something fell, but saw no ginger beer bottle thrown, The Chinaman was by himself'in tho shop, and appeared to be frightened out of his wits, He reckoned that the defendants went rather too far. They would not havo done it in the shop of an Englishman, He did not think they would have done it if they wore sober.

Defendant (Corlett): Was tho sound that of a box or the breaking of a bottle?

Witness: It might hayo bqei either.

MndsmtlYousay Allendid not pay for the fish? Wittuesa: He did not.' Defendant; You admitted to me that Allen paid for tho fish, Witness: I nevor did, Defendant: You did not see tho Chinaman use a Jiropfli handle' ? Witness; I did not, Defendant (Allen); What did you see me do 1 Witness: I did not see you assault the Chinaman. The charge against Allen was here withdrawn.

Ah Toy, on oath, deposed that on 11th October he was at Wong Yee's shop and saw Corlett come in and ask for some Yinegar. Ho did not see Corlett do anything to Wong Yee at the time. •

For the defence Corlett stated that on the night of October ilth he went into the Chinaman's shop with two mates to buy some fruit. AYhen there lie accused the Uhinatpan of selling liim "-badsugar," Wong Yee had sold him six pounds of sugar, which was nearly all water, and two pounds of butter which was not fit 'fo.r cart grease (laughter,) The Chinaman then got angry, Allen bouglitsome fish and paid for it, and, the Chinaman Refused to gjve hjm his change. 3!bjs smarted tlje row, Tho Chinaman tried to driye tljem out with a broom and threw at witness a candle box. Witness then picked up a ginger beer bottle and threw it at I the wall,

By Mr Skipper. : no intention pf fitting tlie'Cliinpan with tho ginger beer bottlg. The bot(Ii) did not break. Tl}e row did not continue iialf an hour. TLjer© were fotjc of them prespnt |nd one Chinaman. He drank Bpnjo ginger ale, but the Chinaman gave him no change, to pay for it. Alfred Bruce, sworn, stated that he went into the Chinaman's shop on the Saturday night with defendant. Allen bought some fish and paid for it, but the Chinaman said ho did not. The Chinaman then got up a candle box and threw at" Corlett, and the lafe rptaftitet} wjlli a' ginger beer bottle, the Chinaman trifid to drive (hem. out. wltl) a . broom. Corlett accused the Chinaman of selling him butter that was not fit to

g'Z!? his tail By Mr' Skipper: 'Bre fish ffS? for'and the money put in the till. He saw Corlett throw the bottle, but it did not break. The Bench said that the conduct of the youths looked very much like as if they were trying to create a disturbance. TII6 Chinaiiieh' ha'd tb bo' protected as"well'als EiiMpeani'; They were peacable 1 'The with 'regari to 'tll'e assault, was rather the case would therefore be dismissed; 'He trusted the case youia 'bVa caution (o the youlJjji, ,l -