SCENES IN COURT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12770, 23 May 1912, Page 2

SCENES IN COURT.

".'>>• '■» *-^- ■:> N (Per Press Association,) , AUCKLAND! 'lastriigiit. v A brief passage-at-arms took place at the Supreme Court- between --Mr Justice Edwards and Mr T. Cotter, &,.C., who engaged m a case concerning a disputed land transaction. ' ' # Mr Cotter handed plaintiff _ who -.was m the box, a document, and asked him whether the signature to it was genuine. His Honor: What is the document? Mr Cotter: I will read it to your Honor. His Honor ; I don't -want you to read it to me. Ais' I explained to you the other day, I can.' read myself. Mr Cotter: How vJcanT explain it if your. Honor will not Jet me. read) it? Hi's Honor: it very, well, sir, but you don't choose to. A moment later Mr Cotter endeavored to explain his attitude. ■■"•■' His Honor : Mr Cbiter, I won't have you interrupting. . when ' I am speakingr YouVare guilty of the grossest confceiript.' Mr Cotter : I have not been guilty of gross contempt ov of contempt at -all! Jf- your Honor will, not hear me, m a point, of personal explanation, ; I had bettor sit down. ■ ,

His Honor*: "'Xouo had better sit down. Even when you are sitting down you keep ; on'- niakitig remarks. , . Shortly after, while arguing whether a question was -or' was not ' admissible, his Honor remarked to Mr Cottei": "You will have .to men 6V your ways so long as 1 am ori the Bench."

„ , ( AUCKLAND ,. . this day. . , o^lr Cotter, ..solicitor, and' Judge Edwards had another warm interchange m the. Supreme- Court this morning. 1 The Judge protested against being required to; , take down 'answers to questions. Upon Mr Cotter interrupting to make an explanation, his' Honor retortied "Never interrupt anyone," and proceeded to ' say, "Even, m ordinary conveiisati'on thftt is a cardinal rule m good manners. Never interrupt a- Jude;e, unless you have the greatest ' possible reason for doing so." '