A FEMININE QUARREL.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 288, 4 December 1889, Page 4

A FEMININE QUARREL.

Jane Harrington, alias Erington, was charged at the Police Court this morning before the R.M., Dr. Giles,, with having used insulting language towards Susan Lee on the 28th November. * " '..'.'•"..;.

Mr Calder appeared for complainant, and Mr Burton for the defendant. The latter raised a technical objection to the information, which was, however, overruled by His Worship. Mrs Susan Lee deposed that last Thursday she saw Mrs Harrington going into a house at the back of her residence. The woman was drunk, and when witness asked what she wanted defendant used obscene language towards witness. The defendant also struck witness on the face.

Evidence was also given by Mrs Sarah Best and Mrs Lena Wong Gong as to having seen defendant strike Mrs Lee in the face.

The defendant stated that she was looking under the house for a cat and was throwing stones under the house to get it to come out. Mrs Lee jumped down the back steps and struck her with a broom. Witness did not use any insulting language. Witness , was not drunk at. the time. Witness did slap Mrs Lee on the face, after she had been struck with the broom.

Dr. Giles said ib was a difficult) case to deal with, as the evidence, if true, really disclosed an assault. Under the oircum* stances he saw no reason to believe that the conduct was. likely, to be repeated. Hβ would therefore dismiss the caae.' No costs were" alto wed*;.;,... .. ... , ■„■-.■., .... .. j