A Feminine Quarrel.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 149, 23 June 1894, Page 10

A Feminine Quarrel.

An amusing caße was before the Soukfi |j!||i bourne Court a few days ago, in whicfi'M|,i Mary Lamb proceeded against Lucy Ityffl! <■' say for breaking her window. At the s^tt aeb Mrs Lamb objected to the Bench ad. dressing her in any other manner but V Mrs Channings-Lauib, and being n^fffil'f on that point she asked for a remand, apte • prime witness was sick.' The remwra refused, the complainant, etraightepiM herself up, 'looked daggers' ty\M ' defendant and started her evideneiJ;,. * cob the glass into my face, and atpgj&;-. old lady.' (Laughter.) The Chairman ' Old lady ; tell us the commencemento' 1? all-' Complainant: 'Oh ! This womangjj rented a room off me—her and her huabaira —and this w»a on the NStb of th'fl ppft ■ that she broke the window, She, cM>» around for the clothes she left andr-(W with emphasis) — I slammed the «w in her face, I did. And there* » witneaa in thi=? couro as «OT» ' I did that samo thing.' The GWP man: 'That has nothing to do t» plainant: 'Oh, hasn't it, that's all I' |»? Chairman: 'No. Tell us whatshed* not what she said.' Complainant: WSaid 5 when I saw her with my own eye* breaking the window with a dollop I?**? metal. (Laughter.) Did indeed. HW newed laughter.) The Chairman -'WMl.i havo you any witnesses ?' ComplafiMP"' ' 1 told you I had.' The Choirman :»lH ' call them.' Complainant: 'Theyain'WK*. (Loud laughter.') Defendant then cajUJ:» witness, who denied the stone-thrWip incident. She was then cross-exam M!*: Complainant: ' Wasn't you with hfuSS .. didn't you tell her to go awjiy, and «?w* she say she would not, and didn't yoa—■"■•, Tho Chairman (in alarm) : ' Slop, *Wj stop ! One quesuion at a time.' (calmly): *Oh, I can answer her. !ffiy?|&, laughter.) Sertently not (wib^sjw, accent on the ' not.') Complainant: J*":, you swear Oh, Mrs Morrison, youiMW swoar that ; (persuasively) you JaK' you can't. You can't now, Mra MoriJJMgji you know you did.' 'Sertenbly ns|ra< torted the implacable witness, ana W stepped down. On the defendant frj»P« evidence on oath t' vingthe stono thro*' ing, Mrs Cbanning . v,nb covered her WP a look of withering contempt, andsl«H announcing that she had no ques«o»,'!r aek • her.' bounced into a ?eat. .Tli^^p was dismissed, whereupon complainant***.,' greeted by a friend with the remark*- t £.;> I serves you rigbc' ; ■ ■":■ . :