COLORED COVE'S CHOLER RIZ.

NZ Truth, Issue 507, 6 March 1915, Page 9

COLORED COVE'S CHOLER RIZ.

What Darkie Digcjs Did. Hii,vinß fixed himself up as far as Duniek was concerned, Young Michael turned his artillery on dark to. Jim Ditfps, who conducted his own defence. Oeoro. snld that after his eye was tinted by Dunick, at the smithy, ho met

a couple of pals m the street and was telling Hi-mi. about the rough handling he luul received, when "Tho dufklo" came up and. after slinging off at Georo's eye, removed a ring from his (Dlggs's) linger and edged up to Georo. Georo, to avoid a light, went away, Urn when he came back Diggs walked up to him and landed him one on hla jaw. Georo lost all interest In current events for the next live minutes and when ho woke up and took an Inventory of his injuries, he ascertained that Diggs ?>ad also knocked aU the bark off his kneo, torn his pants and damaged his jaw. Diggs: Why did 1 h.'t you?— l don't know. Did you havo a black eyo when you saw me? — Yes. Didn't I say, "Hullo, where did you find that lovely black eye?" and didn't you reply by calling me A PIG, BI.AGK ? —No. Your Worship. I'll say no more. it was because of what he called mo that 1 hit him. 1 won't let any man talk to me like that about my color. George t'ox gave evidence of having seen Diggs strike Georo, without the latter giving him any provocation. Dlggs reckoned ho would call no witnesses, but would throw himself on the mercy of the Bomb. It was not likely that "lv? would, without provocation, strike a man he hail never seen before. He admitted striking Georo. but hail been' provoked by what he had been called. He submitted that any nam would do as he had done under similar circumstances. The Hem h was satisfied fhat the Insulting words had been used towards Diggs and that the assault had been committed under pro\ oration, so dismissed the case.