CHARGES OF ASSAULT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13103, 30 April 1908, Page 5

CHARGES OF ASSAULT.

TROUBLES OF A BAILIFF.

Before Mr V. G. Day, 6jM. s at th> Magistrate's Court yesterday, Hor n -: Board man charged Henry Box and hi: daughter, Florence Box, with assault ing him and using language- calculate* to provoke a breach of the peace. Mr Donnelly prosecuted, nnd Ma Hunter appeared on behalf of the defendants. On April .7th, according to tne evidence of Boardmanj luider inetructians from a mam named Butterfield. lie visited Box's place in Montreal street, in order to take away a small drag. "Witness and a carrier named Hcniry Smith were fastening the waggonette bt-hind tie latter'e carrier's cart, when Box rode up on a horse. Box rode right into witness, and then dismounted and assaulted him. Ho then called cut to 'his daughter to out the ropes. Miss Box rushed inside and got a carving-knife, and in spite of the fact thait witness was endeavouring to protect itho rope, cut it in a number of places, also cutting witness's hand. Box had told his daughter to "sln&h. his hands." y\r Ciiningham gave evidonco that Boardman had acted under his instructions, and when he returned ho h-ad a cut on his rijjht hand, which was bleeding. He &aid sonio-thing o"bo«t not beirvc: able to do anything with "woinpn and knives." The waggonette was still in Box's possession. Henry Albert Smith, carrier, stated that the rope (which 3io produced) wns cut to j>iec« , s. Box was the α-ssroswvr. Henry liox. in defence, said )iis lioireo had not 6trnck Boartlman. Boardirevn had never shown him any papers wluVh give him authority to take a.way the waggonette. Smith Jiarl uf<xl rory foul language. His daughter had brougrht the cttrring-knife into'action at his request, as Jie woaild not luive lx>en able to get the coach away in any other manner. Florence Box. daughter of the previous witness, said that wh-ile fihe was hacking the α-opes ih«r fatiier was hold by Jioardman and Smith, and Boarcl- ! man did not have his hands near tho \ ro]>e. i After two other wiifcnea9es had been j called, the Ma-gistra-te dismissed tko intormation.