At H. M. Police Court on Thursday before Mr, G. W. King, Police Magistrate, the hearing was continued of the charge against Um-barras Khan, a warder of the Municipal Gaol, of having on June 23 assaulted another warder, Mirwalli Khan, by beating him with a stick, thereby causing him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. R. C. Faithfull appeared for he prosecution.
R. Sims, assistant gaoler of the Municipal Gaol, stated that he saw the accused at 3-45 on June 23. Accused was lying on his bed, but jumped up in an excited manner and spoke to witness in the Indian language. Witnessed motioned to him to be quiet. Accused was then taken to the office, where he nade a voluntary statement. This was taken down in writing and. read over to him, and he said it was correct. No promise of any favour was made to him. He was calmer then than in the barrack room. and he appeared to be talking in a somewhat boastful, manner as though he took a pride in what he had done. No pressure was brought to bear on hit when he made the "the statement was handed in to toment.
Court and was to the effect that two days prior to the assault complained of, accused was rinsing his mouth with water and Havildar 18 told him to stop. He replied that others did the same thing and he sould do-so. No. 47 asked him who he was to talk to the Havildar like that, and accused then words with No. 47 and said that she would settle with him later. No. 47 picked up a carbine and No. 83 took it away from bini. On the night of the alleged assault, accused met the complainant coming out of the bathroom and hit him several times with a long stick (produced). Accused then went upstairs and Havildar No. 18 asked him what he was doing. Accused told him to mind his own business, but did not strike him.
The complainant, recalled by Mr. Faithfull, sail that when he went to hospital he was attended first by an Indian and then by a foreign doctor. The latter was the one who had given evidence in Court the previous day.
His Worship said that he proposed to deal with the case sum-
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