CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15396, 7 March 1912, Page 5

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wkdnf.siuv, March 6. (Before Mr 11. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) The By-laws.—James Tioeull, for riding a liicyolc at night, in Athol place without carrying a light, was fined ss, without costt. —James Oluirteris, for riding a motor cycle iu Princes street, lx : 4.woan Manse and Dowiing srtrocts, at a pacc greater than six miles an hour, was fined 5s and costs (7s). Riimcli of Pcaco.—lUilwrt M'l/aehkui and Wiliia-ni Sharp were charged with, on I'Vhruary 24, usin,; threaJening licJ'.Qviour on tho Dnnodin Railway Station, whereby a breach of tho p«icc was occasioned.— Mr Bedford appeared for Shcrp, ami Mr llunlon for M'Laohlan.--Botli imiii itleadinl " Not guilty."—Subiiispector Criiicksliairk said that at about 11 o'clock on the night of February 24, the two young jnen were fighting iu tho waiting room at the Railway Station. They were separated after tiiey had exchruigwl somo blows, and each one blamed the other (or starting the fight, —Kvide.no.- was given by Sergiant Mat thews and two railway porters.—Mr IVjill"rd submitted that tho evidence for the prosecution showed tint Sharp was provoked, aul simply defended hiinself.—The pro\ocation was by MLachlan— Sharp, on ln-iifg put in the witihws-lox, said that wiion ho wont into lite waiting room tho other defendant was sitting there. For !l joke- witness knocked hat oft, and' till! latto,- tlion got up and struck nun. Witnas:, was sinick again as lie was leaving the room. Both had previously been on intiniato lenns.-Mr llai.lon wul that tJiero could bo no question that Sharp' was tilel aggressor, and that ho had been JUSt S{K)]]|l]g for a figllt.-llobertM'Lachlan, coal-ujipor, gav« evidento that when hn wa.i sitting in the waiting rcom Sharp Mine in ajid hit him on the jxw and knocked his hat nil'. Sharp followed this »P I'.y Intniig him ogain, and finally kicking hun in the groin. Witness ' threw Shaip on the table, mid then on tb seat, nnd then went cut of the room.-Aftcr uriher ovidenco hi* Whip sa id that on the t idcnco ho had <01110 to tho eonciu•irri twV t a<l bf,e " lil,! a.d that lie was tho ag-rtssor all .through. It wiis quite ixwible that it had b.<cn woi,id i, « ■ ' , rt , <f sls . a foitnight being allowed V- V K 10 w-i am ! 4i.m -lLuchlan lrouhl bo dismissed.