A Paeroa Assault Case.

Thames Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 8324, 15 April 1896, Page 2

A Paeroa Assault Case.

At the Paeroa Police Court, before Messrs Mitchell and McAndrew, JV.'P., George Crosby and John Kenny were charged with assaulting one John Perry on March 18th at Paeroa. Mr O'Meagher appeared fur the proeecut'oQ, and Mr Moss appeared for the defendants. John Perry deposed: I was employed as kitchentnan by Mr Crosby in the early part of the year. I usually did the carving io (he kitchen, but on the 18th March Mrs Crosby came ar.d did the carving. I went to Or shy and fluid I wanted to be pail off that night, and I then went to my tooth, and laid down. Crsby came to tnj room and got me round the throa*. and commenced knocking me about, Kenny camn i; , and 'he two fnjsb.^ my head through the window. I fli face down on th ■ bed, a d wh {■> the™ the two of them puuched ai*>. I »tru- k Kecny in sel'-iefenee. Miss K-lly aim* in and called them a j.&ir ot cowar<l>. This shirt (produced, wbicn *a; covered with a quantity of blood) was tf>o o'u I wore at the time. On the 19th I went to the Royal Mail Hotel for ray cheque, and Cr< shy said, "Awfully sorry, awfully sorry, John ; too inuuh champagne must have gone to ay head." I gave Croaby cv j.rovocatiou for the assault, and bad no trouble with Kenny before.Cr fcSMaxaumied by Mr M ss : I suppose the rea^ou Mrs Crosby said she would cat ye was because try hand was uusteady, owing to my having had a number of drinks that day. William Maxwell stated ihat on the afernoon of Mirch 18h he went into Perry's bedroom, and spoke to hitn. There was no blood about his face. John White deposed : I wss in my room on the afteronon of Maroh 18th, when I heard scuffling in Perry's room. I never spoke to Mr O'Meagher belore in my We. I was not in his company on Sunday wefk, April sth. I did not say while Mr

O'Meugher was in Crosby's hotel, 11 Dan't take ariy notice of me just now, I'll f ase on, I wau't to speak to you." I did not make this statement to Mr O'Meagher, "I've kept my mouth phut up to the present time, but dow they have turned dog on me. Mrs Mabonoy has just been abusing me with reference to my wife. I saw the beginning of the assault, and now I am determined to epeak out and speak the whole truth." I did not part with Mr O'Meagher at his «.ffice door. On Sunday, April sth, I did not aay to Perry, 'I saw the cornice icement of the whole thing " Margaret Mahoney deposed : I saw Perry on March 18 h. He bad blood on his face. Lottie Kelly dep aed : I was residing in the It yal Mail H-itel on March 18iu. I saw Perry there that da'e in his room. Mrs Maho ey and Juhn Kenny were aU» there. Kenny was standing by the door. I did not, see* Crosby. I did nit in»k^ the stat°ment alleged by Perry to h-ive been made by me. Perry's face was bleeding. C-ms-ai'lu B a f'ie deposed: On March 18h Peny muiw to the Marion. He wa^ bleeding from a cut <,ver the right e}e. This ooncluitJ the ease (or the prosecution. George Crosby dep. scd : Perry t:>!d me on March 13th he was g>ing fi leave. I asked hjm to stop on. He said he would. 0 > ihe morning of tho 18th of March Perry wes driukiog pretty well- In the afternoon I weut into Perry's room and took hold of him and eho >k him. I did not strike Perry. Perry struck Kenny. They had a scuffle, and Perry went through the window. John Kenny deposed : On March J 18th, in the afternoon, I heard some loud talking in Perry's room. Crosby and Perry had bold of each other, and I interfered to separate them. Pen-y j struck me in the eye, and we had a' scuffle, and Perry went through the window. Crosby separated us, and put Perry on the bed. This concluded the case fcr the defence. The case was di*mießed, no costs being allowed.