IMPUDENT WITNESS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 7

IMPUDENT WITNESS.

- -BEAUTY AND THE CAPTAIN. [ 'WOWAN AFFRONTS MAOIBTRATEk fy%k ;:■ :■ a';sPENE: IN .COURT.;;;:-};; ■"■ ' . :: (nY : ;TEI/EOEAPn—SPECUt "■ COBMSPOHBBHT.);.■•'."' : .:j ;; y February 9. .: The impudenceVof a fomalo witness •created an extraordinary ;-scene"in.the Police-Court to-day. Mr. Dyer, S.M.j was dn.the'Benoh! The witness was. a little, dark-haired womanj whose, husband not.maintaiii.ing;her.\;'.*;;/::;?;v;;;;';;.:;':;. [];■'', ,:,y ; \ ;';' '.;■'• ■';■■'Mr.' ; Earl,••'.who appeared .for the .man, pointed; to 1 him .in .tho. .dock:and" asked . the witness -if that .was her husband.! ;■', •:.,/: ■ ■. ; : ; Complainant: It looks like\him.■;■.■;.-,' - ' . : ; : 'Mr. Dyer, S.Mv-i That is..a very extraordinary , : 'procbduro;.' : ;. You ..must, not: treat the Court;witli : levity.—Complainant: \;"Weili ...I say, iblook'slikehim.Can'tr.apeak plain?" .'Mr. Dyer: I will put you away:in*a place ''statomorita.. : Answer ; _'properly,v'pr: I'll send y'yoir x ; to ,; gaol; Now, is that, your .husband?— Complainant: Yes. , -, >""■;; , :.:o-' ■■■: '■■,::.:'::':■'■■/■' ;■(■■:■:'!'■:, ;; ■In; ; reply,to .furtherfQuestiohs'.by Mr.; Earl, -choi: woman admitted that she -had been -livingat house" of a sea captain; - but; said that his sistor-also lived there, and ■that , ,, the rcaptain? was nearly always away at sea.:: She , declared , that she .did notreoeive money: from the : -captain, and .that;her -husband did : riot mind.her living, there. . : :';..■ ..'',■.■,.■;' .)'■•,Mr.';iEarl:.On . August % you appeared here? :—Cdmplaihant":(jauntily): "pid.JP"; ;;■.'■< I ask-you did, you?— Yes. : ,:. ; l i.- : v ;;'; .i'.What.waa , tho,chargeP-7-A little drink. Jjfo : harm.JnHhat, is-there? .';;. : ~,.::•'; :,:Nothing else pT-PerhajsJ;throw?something iii somebody,;-:; Nothing in:that,..though. ■--.- ■::You.werp fined, T.believePrHLtook.it. outi- , I -would: not pay, not .me, trad sis months |wouldn!t hurt-one.: './; ',".■'.. ; : ', <iX :v ;.■:..■:/:■'. ■ i .'■ Six;months; : ,w6uldn't' lrart- 7 ypu'l:, .Why?--:Punish ino bnce.arid.it makes me worse.'.'.-.■There-.was'reference again to'the captaini' Complainant, , who' was ..working: herself into .a'--ragej denied"that she:a'nd.'the!captain arid others' had been drunk on a certain ocoasion. i' ; ':Mr.vEarl>. Can you swearp—Yes. ■ VS.: ; : ■::.I didn't .mean-; "can you- swear?" .--. I :know. you meanuse bad/language, but will you takeyour-bath?—' '■;:--;;'':;---v'-:': 1 ; ..: ■■■■-. f -There , ■ was ■ anotherquestionabout'the cap} : tain:"'-;v'n ; v: , ,W:'.i'''■■;;:;: ■ .■^■•[■;. 'n-.vV" : ;v-- ; : - ; 'do you ask'me'all.thjs. forP ;;.;:lt"; has to : do; with '• mainte'n-. anee.>;./.'■■■ v : ;" ;: ;:; ; ' ■'..■■.'".•"-'':■ ?>;■ v 'j '■■'■■"■' '■ ■■'; -•' ;■■; question.^Witncss: ;All;tbis .will not make me. better. ; I would mot" get'better, for-the, lot bf:youi">. ;;- ■ ,-^ K ;;Mr.;.Earl:! : -Then '.you were living-:in the house;, albn'o: witK V: the 7,captain f^Nb,.. his sister ;w.as ; only;away ; ' doing : some : liousework. -perfect-gentleman,, and I wae;happy with Him, happy as a;, sandboy; he is. a'thorough gentleman. : : \, -':/.. : ; .. !..Mr.-.'Earl:^'L-am;; glad 'to hear >you- were : happy.t^Yes,vl;was : ;happy.:';'.'■'•: '■}.■:. )'■?■'■ ■■>.'(. .■■'. ;;;:L; ; hopB"you :always':^e" : nappy.—Hart : pier-,tßan;with- Ithing;; 'look ,at ■.limT-:';-.'';:^:''-;.'.':'..'!';.'.-'..'.-)'..'• *:-..:.' '.'■':}■■. ■.■ '■U^!,:,'':,:.■ ;?. Dyer;: are:! dping'i yourkelf : a:; lot of.■ : hann.fTl : ;waht,to>db' myself .hann.\Ohi, L wishvl:;were .deadl ./ -~; %v;-v'/-'; L''": '-■ . ; :.v';Mr;'- Earl: Is. if 'a-foot; that; ypui were -three"times; convicted ■■■ of '.drunkenness in -; West-' /•'"HaTje^ypurvtfirM'ii-previonsVOTrivictionsilr-' :Vio^:, : S.\:/.:;:;''X: ; : '■:. .. ■'•', '■: "' '-:-'■.;:-■■. •■ -' -;C..- : -:';;; i*^ere.'yyou^warned;'.to., leave.- Westport?— .piflV-'-Is-tiJiet ; ,raking: up' that yagjiin?:. ; ; 'jWhaii > a&out'i him'j'.. theviyomen: ".he: i goes'. out ■-' With ? I-;'got '■ kicked;-6ut'-'of. the: house: because ;he ; . ,would .;not jent.;,v Look ; atVhim U :Nothing:|b'ut;a;sneak;of;.a''.man I.: A. .crawler I■!,::An;:adiqurnmeritof the' case"'for-.'two weeks' :was:pentioned.;\:®,': : ;'^-:;;■;';-;; ! -' tV; , ■;-,- '.Complainant: j" Adjourn \ this : for. a-':fbrt-?■:;Mr. .Dyer ; Jierei: ..Will qujet P.; v-fe; jdnhi taiispeak :becau6e;you'ar6':a wpmah-.v : -Ybii will pro-; ;hably,go:.,to:;gaol.7 : rlt{does not,:hurt:me: j V- ; ; •:iThat.is 'where.-;'ypu. ! may.:gbj— l'd- rather,: have/:Mr;;iKcttlq!.any -''da.j..,■:'.■ v^ :^.;,;::; :.'/;"' "I'. , *- ; ;^'Jtr.'-Dyer^.The: case islands •.'adjdurn'ed-tiir-■Friday^v;^Xu-v,;.-:,.::-:- "-. t : .;,Coraplainant''(leaving the.box): \l -hope' Mr. Kettle ,is: ; on;thej,bein ] ch,,thenl: v.v; .■■.-.-.■C^vi'-' :."■ rMr...-Dyer";: Here, cbme;backr ,: l ■'::- .'■■;•'.; '■■"■: ; The'.wom'an'did.not'.' stop; '.but stamped-'de-towards the 'door.-..; ''Bring ; her back I' , cried'-Mr.i : Dyer;;aridi. the; thundering: tread bfi.;a;',.con%b]e^«ir7ing , vajfer- f hev".-;brouglit' her up She? returned more-demure :thari : .sKe:had yetiappeared.;; '. .::;.:.:;.:, ,; rMr.;ipyeT:;; Will; ■; you: y : . Kthat Complainant': Yes,;!: heg-.your.'pardonV::^ , : :i ! .';--'DpnlJ : :ybu.ever presiunelte addressime 'in that .maiiner a'gain.ryl am. verysorry,'. sii'.;; : .v-.--',Have>;you ! .ibeen':.'drinking, this. -morning ;Np;;r;have;hbt'touchbd;.a;'dr9p;'-"i'r - = ■■■/'i'fl Igaol;-^!'am iyery,-— — \;-<-■:':'.. :v ■^■■ ! ' , ' '■ ~. Go!^She 1 :-,went.vquietly, : ' perhaps -/vpeni-;tently.i-v.);:ij^:;;;:::;.;;■;,.;;::.:.;.;'".-v^;:; 1 :;