PETONE COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1423, 25 April 1912, Page 5

PETONE COURT.

A fittinir of Hie Petoiie Com-I was held ve-ti'rdnv befi-.re. Messrs. Colct and Motho<.'Arthur Gi-oVrp ICnowles was ehnvßMl with assaultinc; Gsorßo AV. T-wi'.i;. with intent do nctu.il bodily li'annVbul (ho nliarge «-is reduced to one of eommon assault. The ofl'enco look plafo at thn rear of the Victoria Fotel on April 1 last. Aceii«vl jilruded Riiilty. and in nsltinp; for lenient ttvntmcnt stated Hint he only acted in self-def.?nce. He nimV what was lerined by Detective Andrews, "mi extraordinary state.meut; quito unbelievable." Br. Kemp described the injuries received by Lewins, stntiupr that lie nnnpsiroil to have bwu vnther bndly a^mlted. There wore, injuries aljoiif tho fiice and head. Detective Andrews Mated that accused left for Auckland immediately after enmmittinq , the and iias- a'rtTst"d (here. Xntln'ii!? was known airainsr him other Ihan in connection with this chnrqe. Mr. Mothes snid tlv.it even if Knowles's story wns true, lie should not have taken the law into his own hands. According to the- doctor's evidence, Lewins must havo been punched unmercifully. It was indeed a serious eliai'/re, and had the cusp, come before d jury it' would not have been lightly treated. I'mliH' Hie circumstances, the Bench could not imnosc a liphti , . , . - penally than :i line ill' .£10; in default two months' imiiri-niimi'iit. Wilnesses' expenses : aiuomitins Io X 3 95. Bd. were also ordered to be paid.