OHAUPO ASSAULT CASE

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 4895, 5 January 1912, Page 2

OHAUPO ASSAULT CASE

After we went to press yesterday the hearing of the charge against Edward Hanlon of inflicting actual harm on Patrick Marshal), at Ohaupo, on December 18th, by striking him with a bill hook, was continued. Edith Everard, who is living with Patrick Marshall, at Ohaupo, said when the men came home accused and Marshall were all right; but “little Jacky” was very drunk, and they had to drag him along. After a quarrel in the house Marshall struck Hanlon, who ran out of the house over to Parkins’. Marshall ran after him. When Marshall came back his head was cut open.

By accused: When Marshall struck him he was sitting down. Marshall hit him two or throe times before he got up. She thought two bottles of whiskey came into the house; there must have been more than one. They had more than two drinks each; but not as many as four, Two whiskies would not make Marshall drunk, although he would show that he had something to drink. Rnbt. Eunion, labourer, of Ohaupo, who lives near the scene of the trouble, said he saw Hanlon strike Marshall with something, but could not say what it was. Marshall fell down, and Hanlon walked away towards Ohaupo. Marshall remained on the ground about two minutes, and then got up and walked towards his own place. By accused: He was too far away to see whether accused or Marshall had anything in their hands. He had previously had trouble with Marshall, and there was a court case over it. Constable Lander, stationed at Te Awamutu, deposed that on 18th December he arrested accused at Ohaupo, and took him toTe Awamutu. On the way he said that a quarrel arose between him and Marshall, who threatened him with a bar of iron, and he struck Marshall with a slash hook in self-defence. G. Hastie, Senior Sergeant of Police, deposed Hint about 7.15 on 18th December he received a telegram that a serious assault had taken place at Ohaupo, and that a man was seriously hurt. Accompanied by Dr. Going he proceeded from Hamilton to Ohaupo in a motor car. The accused showed him the place where the assault took place. Ho said he had struck Marshall in selfdefence. The accused, who reserved his defence, wai committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Hamilton, which is fixed for the 2Gth Februaty.