ADAMB V. JOHNSON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 288, 21 November 1862, Page 10 (Supplement)

ADAMB V. JOHNSON.

(To the Editor of the Daily Times.) Fie,—l was somewhat astonHie-I nt the dpeision of our v.-Oi'tliy Jk-Mdent ??lap:istr,;fe this day, in the case of Adams versus Jaiues .lohnsou, projjrktor of the Myliinunie Motel. The pSa'w.tiir statwl tlist the n(,-!'(jn']p.iit had iTiiuniitt-i'd v.noa him ."xn unprovoked assault on Saturday cve?ung hist, in his private sitting ro'sra, at. tlie hack of tlie har. The Matast'.rwf.e ;.sked if tlie plaintiff had any witnesses, and upon hip replying in the negative h<: was told that the ea-e nmr-r be dismissed. Tims r-howizig, that if the proprietor of an hold is desirous of a-ssanHing any one it is only uece-tfary for him to t.ike his yict-ra into a private apartment, a. d there he i* at liberty to co'urnifc what violence he may think fit, w thout. being amenable to any one. If this stale of things is to be tolerat-d the r'oomr we hav«' all Publicans bound over to keep the peace towards th^ir customers the bfu'er, piirtieularly as I am in formed this is not the first time that ?dr Jolhifor has appeared in this Police Court to answer a similar charge. Trusting yoii will »ive tins a corner in your valuable journii!, tiwd that it may be the inlaas of taming irrasoible publicans, I am, Sir, . A Looker-Ok. Dunedin, 18th. November, 1862. [Tin Magistrate 'based his decision on the absence of marks of the alleged injury.—Ed. D. T.]