CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5165, 21 November 1884, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

i This Dat ! (Before C. Whitefoord, Esq., R.M., and R. Westenra, Esq.) Violent Assault. — Hugh Long was I accused of assaulting Robert Dunn with a | weapon, at the City Hotel, on Nov. 15. ! Mr Kippenberger appeared for the defendj ant. Complainant stated that on Saturday 1 last about 5 p.m., he went into the City ! Hotel to have a drink. Defendant, the \ barman, was there ; he began "to jaw " ! witness, and picked up a chisel, and reaching across the counter, struck him on the , head with it. Witness was knocked sense- ; less. Defendant thrust the chisel at witi ness. Mr Sheppard took witness to the ; Hospital, where the wound was sewed up. Some time before witness had had a lawsuit against defendant and won. Had quarrelled at r_ ingenstein's and Tatteri sail's. Had heard defendant was threatening to shoot witness, and went to ask him about Jt. Cross-examined .- Had had some drink but was not drunk. Did not go to the hotel and throw a tumbler at Long. Richard Brown, chief wardsman at the Hospital, stated that defendant was brought there on Saturday evening suffering from a scalp wound about 2in long. Detective O'Connor deposed that about 5.15 p.m., on Saturday last he went to the City Hotel, and saw Dunn there, bleeding from a wound in ' the head ; he was either stupid from drink, of stupid from the blow. Asked defendant where was the weapon he had struck Dunn with. De- , fendant said " I struck him with my fist." Searched behind the counter and found the chisel and mallet produced. Was taking the chisel away when defendant said, I " You 'need not take that ; it was the mallet that I struck him with." Crossexamined: Looked for marks of blood on the chisel, but did not see any. Did not think a blow from the mallet would have caused the wound. Inspector Pender said that a witness, who had seen the whole affair, had been remanded to Waimate on a charge of wife desertion. The case was j adjourned to Nov. 28 to secure the attend- j ance of this witness; defendant being '. released on his own recognisances. i Civil Cases. — Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in Kilburn v. Oliver, ; claim JJI2 7s. — Lewis v. Ching George was ; adjourned to . Nov. 25, plaintiff to pay j costs j and Patton and Wallis v. Griffiths ! *to Nov. 25, defendant to pay costs. [Left sitting.] ! i