POLICE COURT, TE AWAMUTU.
SiTUßinT.— (Before M-'ssrs Rutherford i j and Taylor, J.P.) { DKLTAI. ViS VI Ml.M 1 . Joseph Mu.MHMtc, a RiiiM.w Finl.inder, win charged (in fcho lnfornntion of William Hreekon with having, on the 9th inst., as suilted him by kiwc'ting him down and repeatedly kicking him whiln d"wn. Const ih'c Ry in conducted the piwecu tiiin on behalf of the police. Mr (Jresbain, for aceu-iid, pie uled not gmltv Wi'liam B e?kon (whoso faro was cut a good dual), ,i hiem in on tho railway, gave evidence to tin* effect that un Wednesday, j the 9th in^t , ho left the engine shed at the railway station about taerity-hve minutes to eight. He was coming home through Mr UoD.lfellowN piddock when the accused met him in the paddock and ".aid, " Who the b h aie you?" and at the "sanio time hn knocked w ltno^s down, and while down reooatedlv kicked him, and at f ach kick he ttaid, " T.ike that for tho garden." Witncs then that he had reason to bflie%o tho accti^ad w,\i h^temnj? j nnectcning in the witness's gaidon to the converiation winch took place in witness' j houie. Witness afterwards told him not to ha\e anything moio to say to him and not to come to his house a^.iin. Ho was { positive tho accused was tho person who assaulted him. Hid face was badly cut and bleeding a q >od deal. ! A lnrgo amount of evidence was taken on both "ids'", tlie plua for the defend bcint? accused could not hive b>'en in the piddock m the tune the assault was alleged to ha\o taken place. The B'nch hold that the assault had been proved, fined acui->ed £">, and costs £1 Kh, in default, ono month's imprisonment with haid labour. The accused wni given n ueek to pay. CumpLiinant tippled to havr accused bound ovor to keep tho piMci 1 , but the couit i««aid tlie Biibstantiil hue imposed hliould have a de.terrcnt t(Fo<.t on him, but if brought b'foie thr>iii again they would bind Inn, over m siilHt.inti.il n'togn nances to keep the peace— (Own Coiit">poudcnt.)
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2098, 17 December 1885, Page 4
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350POLICE COURT, TE AWAMUTU. Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2098, 17 December 1885, Page 4
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