POLICE COURT.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8367, 1 October 1895, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

IESIERDAY. [Before H. W. Kobinson, EeQ., B.M.] Tliomiß Coles was charged with assaulting T<M>g CboDg Qji on tep.pmbsr 26tb. Oo being asked to plead, aouused said he knew nothing about the matter, he was drunk a* the time. Sergeant-Major Pratt s'aied the ease, and in doiog bo said the Ohinamen were very inoffensive pereone, and did not interfere with anyone. Willie Hork was sworn as interpreter. Tong Chong Qai, sworo, stated : He was a gardener living in New street. On Thursday af.ernoon la t he waß working in the garden in Vanguard street, Ah Eow, Ah Ling, and Ah China being tuere. He did not seethe accused come into the garden, but he came to where witaesß was working and Bwore at him. Aooused bad his Borse in the garden. He to.d aooused to go away as be (witness) bad work to do, ani bad no time to talk to him. Accu : ed Baid he woold not go, and taking a h^e from witness, he began to dig sp the pea i and some cabbages, saving that he wanted to plough them. Witness was planting peas at the time. Aoouied then went and interfered with Ah Eow, and after shaking hands with Ah Eow, knocked him down. Aooueed oame back to witness. He advised aooused to go home, but he swore at witness and then knooked him down. WitnißS then went to get a policeman, when he met Mr John Look, who went with witness to the garden. Aooused looked a? if he was in drink, bis clothes being all dirty end his face eora'ched. Witness did not aay anything to provoke aooased, and only told him to go away home. Aocused hoed np about five or six feet of the peas witness bad planted, and spoiled a few cabbages. The Chinaman did not take any of 'heir tools to strike aooased. Ah Eow corrob .rated the last witness. Witness told accused be was a small man md could not fight, but accused knocked him down. There were two ladies in the garden, who oalled accused Tom, and wanted trim to oome home with them. A lot of people b&w the accused in the garden. None of the Chinamen used their toola to strike acoused. It wss the first time witness bad been troubled by aooased. The bo» witness reoeived did not break the skin. Ah Liog aod Ah Ohim corroborate! the previous witnesses. Both weie positive nothing was B<u.l to cause accused to knook down Qui and Ah Eow. James Holmes stated : He was riding past the garden, when he saw four Chi amen and Doles there. Be saw Coles shaking hands w*h '^c Ch-'riTrnn, ]] 0 hi hai a pulling uiaicu *i. v uuo ut tee Gbinamen over a hoe, and the Chinaman said that Coles was too strong for him. The next thing witness saw was one of the Cbioamen on the ground, but be could not Bay bow be got there, bat thought that he was swung round by Coles, »iid nas not knccked.down by a bow. Witness leit bis horße outside, and went into the garden. V. hen Ah Eow, the Chinaman who was on the ground, got up, be and Coles 2 mmencel fighting, and several, blows were given. He biw another Chinaman struck. Dots fell over,* or was knosked do*n. One of the Chinamen took up a hoe to strike Doles while be was down. Witness then stepped forward to separate them. Chong Qui a'so tried to separate th.m. Chong Qui was kLocbed down by Coles. He heard □horg Q i sky that he did net want to fignt. Coles bad had too much drink. It was partly by his and Coles' sitter's persaa«ion that Coles was got away. Mrs Coleß said her son was always mad when he got drink. She wanted a probibi ion order to be taken oat for him. H« did not know anything about the affair the next lay. His Worship said he oou'd not pasß over the off-.n06 without a certain degree of severity. He would not be doing a kindneßß

to the young man to give bitn leßß than two months' imprisonment . It was lneky Holmes interfered when he did, or something more soriouß might have happened. Sergt.-Major Pratt said he would withdraw the oh&rge for assaulting Ah Eow. His Worship eaid to Mrs Cc les : "It will be S3 well for a prohibition order to te taken oat tt the expiration of the two months, and Se'gt.-Maj»r P.att will see to its being done, as it is highly necetsiry in ihu younar man's case.'"