IN OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 9

IN OTHER CENTRES.

' *.(ST'I'BEEOffArn—SFECU'L COBEKBPONDENXS.)ji O.v; ! W:fe|3® .... .-/j. • cjv --/v?^'iSvS\". January' 7 :. The finishing touches aro now being givett / to the Gity- Council's new eloctric power ] equipment, andtho 'jrork in. connection „.. .y with tho cables •;is:-alßolßppiTOchingy.compl<J;,i>.;;..M!! i tion.' Hie turning on of tho current will , tiiko' place 'shortlyy .but !tho, precise,date, ..v.av. not,yet bden fixed, j[ "-'j A somewhat peculiar itcaso of alleged .an-, 1 ; : 6ault.caiAo before Mr. Kettle, S.M., at the 1 Svrdi Morrison,:-:appeared on remand .on .-a ; r .. ;chargow r ofv v assaulting'.i Goorgo Brontnall,. .. • . la'fcourerj on .December. 3jl, with .a ■ soldering--V; . iron,. BO 1 a 8 to "causo ictiinl bodily, ; harm^v. x The : caso 'for the prosecution, as outlined by , , .{Sergeant' Hendry, was that /.upon the: date. : ■ 11\' question, . Brentniill?'.togethor with ,-'■ an- .- 1 , Arms • ilfotclv.to;; nave a- drink. The a accused ,was S/ ! an-, the ~bar . at- the, same • time,. apparently ■ • ; ..uiiderthe/jnfluen'ca' qfliquor;;aud l witKout;;,:' L -:\ ,'ariy, appardnt'/rtia^on l picked up. a-. iron froms'a: iba'g.iof • tools lyington y. 'and; rushingat ■■ Brontnall, <■ struck him: a hyavy_. blow, on . theface. ; ;.,; Brontnall' was*, 1 ' • .rendered 'unconscious, but. recovered . some . >:,7 bme/'faffor?/Sufficiently to be ablo to'go,home. • Brontnall, who, appeared with a, •' ■nnsty stated that.'when 'went.into ; tho . hotel. bar ho: purposely pushed p. 1 ' ; a:"bag'"'6f 'tofalkaside^-With'/his'_fobt;;.but rb^^f:? t jonrl J thi3 Y; lio t -' , gavo rio to.' a'coused;'Breiitnall denied; having;insultedv' ■ and; .assaulted' him -.first....•■;Other 1 witnesses . ■ ; dtelarc^that.it : was.'au'unprovok*ed..s : Tbe; iibcusedr'oiro^ ■*ti ied?toi make-a ; bet ' with J him,;' but 1 he ; rerjv i. fi'ised, . whereupon Brontnall slapped \ him : acios3 the face with liis. open liand- . Wit- :' news dared him -to 'do' it: 'again, vand-! Brentnail accepted- .the taking, witness . . 'tf'e\wßll; rs .'He ,'&htnmed' to' insult * witness, and at tp'retaliation, he > - st_i tick Brentnall; across, tho ' face, .but, only with ihis.jhand; _Had; .he.,struck Brentnall < .with.': the''soldering-iron', he would, have \ J smashed overy/bono in his' 'face. ■. Brent nail , finally' fell against a box; which caused the ' j injury;, to his face. . Accused admitted pro--v'ous convictions.for theft, obscene language, ■ :,■> and. drunkenness. V ,Thp further .hearing of ' ' the; c'aso 'was' 1 adjourned until Wednesday j vafternoon}. in<'order > that accused might, ..in : i \ itho 'meantime,, subpoena: witnesses to substanttato hia statement., _ >