STRUCK WITH BOTTLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 9

STRUCK WITH BOTTLE.

UNINVITLJ WHITE MAN. CHINAMAN BEFORE COURT. DISTURBANCE AT ST. HELIER'S. Two Chinese, Wilson Way (22) and Wong Koon Yee (21) were before the Police Court this morning, each charged with having assaulted James Neves at St. Helier's on May 28. Chief-Detective Cummings prosecuted, while Mr. Tong appeared for accusedThe first witness was Dr. Clande Horton, who said that Neves came to his surgery at 9.15 on May 2-S. He had a wound on his head an inch long. There was a good deal of bruising around the wound, which penetrated to the bone. He was also suffering from shock. Sncli a wound, said the witness, could have been caused by being struck with a bottle. Complainant, James Neves, a labourer, residing at Clause Road. St. Helier s. said he went to the house of a Maori named Marks. Both accused were in the kitchen with Marks. Wilson Way was speaking in Chinese and moved towards witness. Wong Koon Yee spoke a little in English and said to witness, "We don't want you in this house; gat outside." Witness told the Chinese t'aat he came. to see Marks and not to see them. Wong then placed his two hands on witness" chest and pushed him over Refore he could regain his feet. Wi!.*ou Way struck him on the head with a bottle. '"When I came to. I was lying in 'he yanl in a pool of blood,"' added witness. He al>o said that he was kicked 0v the Chinese. Mr. Tong: You went to the house looking for trouble? —No. I wont to st-e Marks, but bffore I could g>. , ;: the opportunity of speaking to him they set on to me. L'nder further rrnsj examination. Neves said he had "three handle-? and ahalf" of beer that day. He did take oil his coat, but not until the two Chinese started to assault him. He and Marks had an argtiment over 7/ worth of fish, which Neves said belonzed to a man named Ryan, but which Mark-, ciairr.cd as his. " Gathered Up The Pieces." Lena Marks, a single girl, IS years of' age. was at her home when Neves and a Maori named Tan came to the house. She said it would be about S | p.m.. and Neves spoke to her father. | They went into the front room where I Neves swore at her sister Susie. The i two Chinamen, who resided in the same ' house, were present, and Neves offered j to fight the Chinamen. They began to I tight—the two Chinamen agninst Neves. The accused Way hit Neves on the head \ with a bottle, the bottle breaking. Witness gathered up the pieces and buried them, but afterwards showed the detective where thev were. Wong did not' hit Neves. To Mr. Tong: When N*ve* came to the house he did not knock at the d.x>r. The Chinamen asked him to lea\<?. but he wouldn't and swore at the Chinamen. and also at her sister. Neves wanted tn fight and he struck Way. It was a f ter that that Way hit Neve's with the bottle. " Said He Would Kill Us." A younger sister of the last witness ( *ai<i they were all in the kitchen when I Neves and the Maori Tan called: "Neves I said he would kill us." <=ai.l witness, "but I I don't know what for." It wa* WiUon : Way who struck Neves with the b-ttle. Constable Hargreaves sai.i X*ve came to him and complained . f being assaulted by the Chinamen. He was ; bleeding from a wound on The head. Detective Percy J. Wilder, whn arrested Wilson Way at Manjyerr. sa,d I accused explained that the white rran wanted to fight. Way pushed the white man (Neve) who fell, striking his head on a corner. Albert Marks, a. native, sail he met the two accused Chinamen on May 2> and invited them to his home at St. Helier's to spend the evening. They were just sitting down tn tea when Neve and Tan arrived. Th»*y did not knock, hut wiikcd into the hoii><>. Neve used bad language and struck the youn--1 ger of the two sirls on the chest. Neve started the ficht. Chief Detective Cumminq-=: llow Ion; have your daughters been in that α-jiiye : —About a week. I think. And the Chinamen?— Two nights-. One Chinaman Fined £io. Mr. T'">n:r. counsel for arr-wvi. «übmittotl that Neves, who had called at the hou>e uninvited, was responsive for the trouble. Instead of kavinc V.\e house when requested to ho attacked the Chinaman and Wilson picked up a bottle and hit Neves with it. Neves, was a trespasser and counsel submitted | that no more foro? than wa.- reasonable ivn used to eject him. Mr. McKaart said hv woul-i ei'.e hi* decision after hearing The charge . against Wong Koon of unlawful carnal knowledge of a -zn\ under the age of 1G year*. | When rLi.s ra~*> had the ; tnac'strate d:-rr.i*scd th-i a^.iinst! W '.-ng Koon Yee. "AL-o , :: thj other j Chinese. ; r is hard to ka >■*■ ju»t « ; !.at j bj. ijcned ; r. ihi* hou«e."' Mr. MrKean j -aid "'The pt'ice were n>.i | satisfactory, -t.Il I have u> doubt that' Wilson Way u-.ml the bottle ■ n Neve*. He will be fined il<\ or one rr.Tth's imprisonment, haif t'ue line to go to Neves.* , Way was a!-=.> ordered to pay! costs and expenses amount::;:: to i.i i - /