Police Court—This Day.

Thames Star, Volume xxx, Issue 9451, 29 September 1899, Page 2

Police Court—This Day.

(Before Messrs Wood and Lucas, J'sP.)

USING PROVOKING LANGUAGE

Tawai Taipari was charged with using provoking language towards Mereana Taipari at Parawai on the 26th inß*;.

Mr Harper defended the case for accused. t\ c said he had gone into the case with his client, who had consented to an order being made binding her over to keep the peace towards the prosecutrix and the child. Mr Clendon, who appeared on behalf of the prostcutrix, asked that she be bound over to keep the peace in two sureties of substantial amounts*Mereana Taipari deposed that she •vtis a widow of the late H. Taipari, as also was the accused. They had lived in the same house at Parawai i The little boy was seven years of age. On the 26th inst, Tawai came home and ordered witness to leave the house, using disgraceful language and ° threatening witness. Accused said it comphinant remained in the house, accused would kill her. Accused then broke into the house through witness' window, and threw witness' clothe* outside and tramped on them. On another occasion, later in the evening, Tawai ordered witness out of the house, again threatening to kill her. Witness was frightened of accused, and sent for help. Witness was still afraid that Tawai would do her some bodily harm. Accused punished the little boy most cruelly. Witness believed the house was her own property.

Puhai stated that she was at Taipari's house on the evening in question and heard the disturbance. Witness corroborated the last witness' evidence. Witness went for help. She considered that if accused was not bound over to keep the peace she would do Mereana some harm.

Captain Mair said he knew both the accused and the prosecutrix. Mereana Taipari was one of the trustees. The prosecutrix was a remarkably quiet woman. He thought it was absolutely necessary that the accused should be bounl over to keep the peace The last witness came to him on the 26th inst. and said help was necessary at Taipara's house or Tawai would do Merena some harm: Tawai lived in the house. The little boy was Tawai's aon.

The Bench did not deuce to hear any more evidence and bound the accused ovor to keep the peace fora period of eiz months, in two sure ies of £10 each and herself to enter into a bond for £20, and pay the costs £1 88. The Court then rose.