"HAVING IT OUT."

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 122, 23 May 1894, Page 8

"HAVING IT OUT."

A FIGHT IN THE DOMAIN.

Two young men named Charles Stewart and George Evans were charged ab the Police Court this morning, before Mr R. S. Bush, S.M., wibh having committed a breach of the peace on April 27th, by fighting in a public place, to wit, the Government Domain, Auckland. The accused pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Gamble, who prosecuted, stated that the two young men had a fight in the Domain, in the presence of numerous spectators, and fongat several rounds. A young man named Gillespie, a jockey, deposed that he was a spectator of the tight. They fought five or six rounds. About 30 or 40 spectators were looking on. Stewart was bleeding. They fought with their fists and hit pretty hard. The fight lasted three or four minutes. Stewart was knocked down, and the other man asked him to " give ib best," but he would insist on having the " scrap " out. John Murphy deposed to being present at the fight in the Domain. The men foughb five or six rounds, lasting three or four minutes. None of the contestants were hurt. Stewart) was bleeding when he .came up. • Sergeant Gamble said that on April 17th he heard that a crowd of men had gathered for a fight in the Domain. When he and others of the force gob to the Chinamen s Gardens in the Domain, he saw the men coming away. When he saw Stewart his nose was bleeding. Stevtarb bolted into the bush in the Domain, when he saw witness. Witness and others chased and overtook the two witnesses. He heard there had been a preliminary scrimmage on the wharf.

Charles Stewart, one of the defendants, said ihab the other accused had been continually annoying him. When witness was working on the s.s. Richmond at the wharf, the other man assaulted him and cut him over the eyes with a ring on his finger. Witness thought it better to get away and have it out, bub they did not hurt each other in the Domain. It was on the wharf that the other man cub him on the face. He was not a rjrize-fighter, and did nob go round " looking for fights." The other defendant, George Evans, swore that Sfcewarb caused the trouble by calling him names and by hitting him in the jaw on the steamer Richmond. They had a bib of a scuffla on the steamer, and when they knocked off work Stewart instated on a fight, The Bench imposed" a fine of 5s and 9s costs each, or in default 48 hoars'impriaonment with hard labour.