ASSAULT CASE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12503, 26 May 1906, Page 4

ASSAULT CASE.

FINE OF £5 John Condon* appeared before Mr V. G. Dav, S.M., yesterday on n chargo of having, oa May 19th, at Christchurch, assaulted David George Greer 60 as to cause him actual bodily harm. , Mr Maley appeared for the accused and pl.aded "Not guilty." Sub-lusi>ector Dwyer stated that on Satuiday. May ll'th, the accused and another"man were having an argument outside the Al. Hotel. Greer wtepped in between them with the object cf separating them, and the accused stirnck him on the head with a ho>r buttle, cau-ing severe injuries. Dr. Crawford said that on Saturday, 19th hut., he examined Greer at the hcspltal. and found that 'be had three wounds on the back cf his. head, from which a co:>idLtable amount cf o.ood flowed. Two of the wounds went to the lwne. They were approximately an inch, an inch and a half mid two inches and a half long, the la.-t two bpino- almost continuous. It was passible for o::e llcw of a bottle to cause such injuries. Edward Duckworth stated that on the n'ght of the assault he "caw two men having an altercation near the A.l. Hotel, and later Greer went to step bet we-n. them, but when he got level with them, he clipped, and was in a stooping po-ition when the accused -truck him with a bottle thought he brought out of 'his right hand pocket. The bottle broke, and the blow staggered Greer, who was bleeding freely when be recovcied, and was subsequently taken to the hospital. The accus d was not perfectly sober at the time, but he knew enough to get awav. <a<- witnns tried to catch him sind could not. David Go';r,2(. Greer said that he went to step between, .the men, who were quarrelling, and received a blow which rendered him s;nsole-s for a time. He could give no reason for the assault. Constable Gibson Paid that when arreted, the accused stated that he did not rc!inen:l>er anything about itMr Mall y the magistrate if he would reduce the charge to one of common assault, as the accused was under tho influence of drink at the time, and had hitherto borno a good character. Mr Day asked Sub-Inspector Dwyer if he wan agreeable to this being <ionc and he assented. The Magistrate said he could not pass over the offence lightly, and would have to inflict ji substantial fine. Tho accused would os fined £5.