Still another chapter in the Sikh Jeud wag told in H. M. Police Court last Friday, before Mr. G. W. King when Amar Singh,' a watchman employed in Messrs. A. S. Wat-on & Co's, charged Harnam singh and Makhan "Singh wi assault, There was a counter. farnham, Mr, J. Ge Priestwood charge against Amar of assaulting appeared for Amar.
Complainant said that, about 830 om, last Sunday, whilst he was on uty, the defendants came up and) threatened him, telling him to be careful. He had not spoken hem previously and he did not reply, but both of them assaulted iim. He did not hit back, but dew his whistle and when the police arrived he went to Central Police Station, Defendants continually' were annoying him on the orders Gujjan Singh and another Harnam Singh, who are the leaders the Malwa faction.
On the way to the police station, the defendants again assaulted hint whilst witness was held by a poli nan. Witnss was in fear of, his Ife.' Some time ago, two Sikhs endeavoured to kill him and many imes he had been threatened by nen who were under the influence drink. He always complained to lie police on daty.
The Inevitable Gujjan Cross-examined by Harnam Singh.
denied having told Harnam hat would kill him unless he! Haxnam), who was a Masha, with-crew the security he had given for ington Singh How much did the Customs pay on for fighting:—$2,000 " month, "The Magistrate—What!
Both question and answer ween Witness denied that he struck never out of his sight. Amar Singh "tried to assault Makhan Singh on the way to the station, 189 also corroborated.
The Magistrate said that in such cases he always anticipated considerable variations in the evidence and pointed, so it was necessary to attempt to discover which story was the more pippable. Allowing for [certain discrepancies on either si thought that Amar Singh's story. was the more likely to hold water. He rather surmised that there was something about the affair that had not come out in Court. Harnam and Makhan each would be fined $10, or seven days' imprisonment in default,
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