TO-DAY'S COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 27 August 1908, Page 8

TO-DAY'S COURT.

Before Messrs Button and OTtonnell,

J.'sP.) David Green, contractor, of Normanby, pleaded guilty to committing a breach of the Publip Offences Act in that he did leave Wo carts without reasonable; excuse in a public place, 'to wit, Tapp street. The police did not press for a heavy penalty, because since the summons the defendant had ceased leaving his carts on the road. Defendant explained that he' had been obliged to act as he had done because he could not get the carts into his property without doing injury to a neighbor's fence. I A fine of 5s with costs was imposed. ' SURETIES TO KEEP THE PEACE. James Randall Corrigan, farmer, of Hawera, proceeded on an information asking that William Woller, laborer, of Fraser road, find sureties to keep the peace, on the ground that the said William Woller had assaulted the informant on August 15. From the statement of Mr B. McCarthy, counsel for Mr Corrigan, it appeared the circumstances of the assault were briefly as follows :— - , Mr Corrigan had been attending a meeting of the A. and P. Association; the meeting had adjourned, and Mr Corrigan, with other - members, was standing opposite the Egmont Hotel, when the defendant came up and asked to see Mr Corrigan. He asked' for money, which. Mr Corrigan refused to give. The conversation had not been resumed many minutes before Mr Corrigan was struck on the head by the defendant. Mr Corrigan warned Woller not to repeat the offence. The defendant followed Mr Corrigan into the hotel and again demanded money. Being refused, the defendant, without any provocation, struck Mr Corrigan, at the same time using foul language. The attack was repeated. Mr Corrigan refrained from striking the defendant. Mr McCarthy said Mr Corrigan was not charging the defendant with assault, but was asking that the man should find sufficient sureties to keep the peace. The informant, in evidence, said thefacts as stated by Mr McCarthy were true. He had no ill-will against the defendant, but in the interests of himself it was desirable that the defendant should find sureties, as he might repeat his offence. Defendant, replying to a query from the Bench asking, if he had anything to say in mitigation of the offence, said he believed he was 1 the worse for drink at the time. He said the offence would not be repeated, and he did hot see there was any need for him to find sureties. / jThe Bench ordered the. defendant? to find two sureties of £10 eacn, and self £10, to .keep the peace \ for '-twelve months. , ■; , „ t . m Mr McCarthy said there was no objection to the defendant being given time to find the sureties. One week was allowed. •-' «■ / Blehnerhassett and; Sons, Eltham. Advertise details of supplementary pig fair to be held on Saturday ; 'at their mart. Usual sundries and%a choice collection of fruit and .shelter trees, will also be offered for sale.., i