THE HANNAN CASE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 287, 8 November 1912, Page 2

THE HANNAN CASE.

ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF COURT. ; Auckland. Nov. 7. Tlic ease McCowan v. J. IT. ' Hr,man. in which the plaintiff claimed the rclmn of 11 - paid as a deposit on Ihc riniing of a house ' ft <in the dcfcnd.-tiil, came up for the tlri.'d time at the Magistrate s Court 1 tliis morning Lci’cre Mr. C. G. Kettle S.Ji. When the case was heard on Tuesday last Hannan, who had n ’ numbci- of arguiucuis with the Magistrate, alleging that the Court ' was prejudiced against him, was called upon to show cav.'e at the next hearing why lie should not be ’ committed for contempt of court in teliing a witness to disobey an order item ' the Magistrate to the effect 1 that in' 1 must produce certain accounts.

Wlieii tiie ease was called I his morning Hannan. who conducted hi), own case, asked for in adjournment for nine or ten weeks. ‘‘Yt.ni Ic'd mo. your M orship. he said, ■‘that if 1 had any complaint to m ike I : h.ould apply to the Minister for Just ice. A d(’put:i.l ion of ptomincut citizens ; s geieg to wait upon the Premier and the Minister for Justice whi n they -t ;<x <- in Auckland in order to ask for an inquiry into the injustice dene me. I am quite prepared to p'ty the coats < <‘ the ailjcurnment.' ’ Jlr. Kettle replied that there was no ground for the adjournment, and be must, re fust iho request. Continuing, ho said: I intend to restive my dwiricn in this ease. I new call up.m nv. .Mr. Hannan, to show enive why you should not be committed ermiemp! of court. Hannan : 1 am conducting my own case r s a lax your M <.rs.lr.p. and L ask you to tell me vdiat I am charged with. Mr. Kettle explained the position, wh, waiic i Harman staled that Le (’ca.l 'men unable to find any ref-.r-I ( to the. offence in the Magis- !» rate’s Court Art. "1 believed that II v within my rights in acting as | I did." lie added. “I am a law- ; abiding citizen, your Worship. I j ho’, o iicen a Justice of the Peace i for nearly a qurter of a century. and I am a visiting Justice to the gaol. I had nc wish to insult the binch,” he went on to explain. He would like adjournment to enable him to secure hgil assistance. > Mr. Iwtt’.r: V- well. I will adjjcu.n t’nc ease i'll IG-nv.rn>«- mornIf would liuvc brm far better I >'< y Vi u if v<.u had hud a .'••ilieitnr in | ail your eases.