The Archive · 1874

Before R, A. Mowar, Esq

Viema v. H. Laxo. fall against © doorpost, although it is just sible to fracture the jaw in that manner.

Claim $68.33, wages for one month and he appearance of the face suggested to my eleven days. mind that the injury was caused by a blow, not a fall.

Defendant admitted being indebted ten days Complainant deposed—I am a seaman pay, which he had offered to the plaintiff. residing at the Home. Last Thursday week Plaintiff sworn deposed—1 entered Mr.

Tame home a little the worse for liquor, and Long's service on the 7th October, at $50 per was late for supper. I went into the kitchen, month, as a temporary hand. On the 18th asked the cook for some bread and meat, November my wife was sick and I obtained The Chinaman gave me a piece of bread and eave from the foreman to go home. I I was sitting down waiting to sco what more he was going to give me. The defendant came in and asked me what the——- I was doing there, and took hold of my coat collar, I said, Let go, I will go out without any that the 19th was mail day. of that." When I got to the door of the Defendant, sworn, deposed that theplaintiff's passage he struck me two blows, one statement was mainly correct, but there was on each side of my jaw, knocking me nothing said about plaintiff being engaged down, saying, ime, "I owe you tore hands were required: There was pri temporarily. He was engaged simply because an old grudge." He was going to kick me, notice in conspicuous places in the printing but he was prevented by @ young man who heard the noise. I was taken into the reading. office setting forth the rules of the estab room, and shortly afterwards defendant came ment, and that if any one was sick and in with a policeman, and gave me in custody. due notice, only the time away from work He would not tell me what the chat inst would be counted, but if no notice was given me was. 1 went away with the constable, two days' pay for one would be deducted. It but defendant came after us, and said he alto set forth that one month's notice must wanted to withdraw the charge, I was be given before leaving service.

jaintiff said that. Te attention was never to bed. released, and went back tothe Home and went called to the notice although he saw it.

His Wonsur—What was the old grade His Wonsurr said that was quite suffi cient. He should decide that plaintiff must against you?

Complainant—Defendant said that he would forfeit one month's pay in addition to one day that he was absent in the first woak of from the Lucerne, at the Wharf Hotel, to the security for an old man who was paid of November. Judgment for $16.66; the costs to extent of $1. When the old man was paid be divided, his Worship remarking that the off, he gave the dollar to defendant, but he amount awarded should have been paid into had to pay the dollar over again at the Hotel. Court before the case was hoard, Ithought there was something wrong, and eased myself x0 against Bailey.

Defendant—It was about 8 p.m. when

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