BROTHERLY "AMENITIES."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 631, 7 October 1909, Page 7

BROTHERLY "AMENITIES."

A PECULIAR CASE AT AUCKLAND. \ iDy Tclecraph.'-fiprrlnl Corrrnpnnticnti Auckland,' October 6.. It is not that "amenities" i reach-suclr a serious 6tago as.' to Msult. in .« criminal , proceedings, -but a : case'has. jott ' ton-1 1 eluded in Auckland that forms an exception to tho rule, as one of the dailies puts it. William Pilkington and his brother James,' both. of them, inen,; hfiVe boen living to* >.• gcther in William's house for Some time. On ! ■September 25 Jnmcs went hotao about 11.30 p.m., and found; the: houso locked up. About midnight- liei returned/ knocked "at'.tW l door, and was admitted; by his' brothfcr, V who told' . him that he owed 15s. for a week's boards and 1 that he -wanted it; at once.. ' James .paid him • ;10s;\ William then ordered hia brotKereff the! v ( premitcs, 1 and ■ lio' . away:;' On ..the Monday! / afternoon following Jauire went, round, at lii's brother's rcquost, to get his clothes, and .he alleges, that; while lie whs/packing them up his brother William came; in;an3 struck him several severe; blows, on the head with some 1 < heavy hard instrument,' Vrithblit- any ! Jirovrica-V ' tiori' whatever... However, the dlSturbanc(>/oc.' 1 v ciirred, certain. it is that Jaliies Pilkingtoiv sustained very severe injuries, from. wh'lth ho has not'by any meftr.R recovered. Whon Wilwas charged with' tho' assault iii the lohce Court, the circumstances and the evi-' denco left no doubt that the assault must have ' been a very fierce ; one indeed, And that tho . injured brother fras Very JricVously hiirl. Ho was almost blinded,'his face: was cut and ' bleeding, and -for 'BOinc 'time; after' the' event he was almost .unconscious,being dazed and '' bleedinfe. - W;-nfter tho lapse of, soVeral days, ho is still very' far' from well. Tho suggestion of the defence is that. the blovta ..wero struck tfith thfc fists, but the evidence ot the doctor was to; tho: effect that. tho. injuries could not havo beeit so innioled, It was ■ also suggested; ihat} (icdused..- Was actuated bv ' thA a tl at thd time, anH V that owing/to an imury. to his head when a boy drink affected^him: seriously. Jlr. Singer ' for the defence, asked.Mr.,Kettle; S.M.'.'t'o dcs.il ' ■with'the summarily,' but this lie refused " s?n'ihi< Ca J I li' F? 1 chnwct tho os. tS 1 a most, brutally severe one, eavinc v-n nf ; rf,, ?. n,<! other must been almost, killed. Jlr. .' Singer . thereupon ■ called nl juf S' the general - charactet' .of and the. dispropor ioncto . effect of liquor Mnon afn'tw'T F ,lk ' , 'R'° n . of the a«S" fiftid that her htisbnnd was a onieti dewsnt nmn exc t ' 1; t C ' r h"' 1 ' '