ASSYRIANS BEFORE THE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 11452, 21 January 1901, Page 4

ASSYRIANS BEFORE THE COURT.

The. quarrels that have been going nn intermittently amongst certain Asiatics residing in and about Walker street reached a somewhat acute stage on Saturday evening, about 9.30, sides being taken and a row renulting, in the course of which a middleaged man named Hanna Manssor was cut about the head. It is alleged that the injuries were, inflicted by Joseph Hanna, and that he used a tomahawk, striking Mansoor with tho flat of the weapon or the head of it. not the. edge. The injured man was taken to the {mlice station, where Dr Gordon MacdonaVi-* dressed the wounds and then sent him home, the wounds not being of a dangemus character. Joseph Hanna, arrested by the police shortly after the occurrence, was brought before Mr Graham, S.M.. this morning, charged with an assault causing actual bodily harm. Mr Hanlon, appearing for the accused, applied for a remand until Friday- His Worship said there, war; a big charge sheet, and the case could hardly be reached before he had to leave. The remand would be granted. Mr Hanlcn then applied for bail to be fixed. Sub-inspector Kiely said it was a serious case, and considering the. nature of the assault he had to ask that the bail be substantial. Mr Hanlon urged that the bail should be within the reach of accused. Evidently no serious injury had been done, since Mansoor was able to appear in court. The magistrate said that he would take two sureties of £SO each, and accused's recognisance for £IOO.