Mr. Linebarger—Of course 1 don't press the point. But complainant thinks this man had a lot of influence with the police. I believe the doctor thought he was a member of the Municipal Council.
His" Worship (to defendant) There has been an election lately. Were you elected?
Defendant:—No sir.
The case was adjourned until next day, in order that police witnesses might be called.
Case Disstssep.
The case was again before Mr. G. W. King at H. M. Police Court on Wednesday, P. S. Geo. Morgan spoke as to seeing complainant, his wife, two daughters, and the witness Jordan, with defendant, on the road, and heard the story from them (as already related). Witness handed to_ his Worship a slip of"paper on which some of complainant's "remarks" were written. Defendant, he added, seemed very pleased at having got rid of the family from his house; while complainant "strutted up and down like a bantam cock," declaring the things he was going upon the police to arrest witness! to have done to defendant when he With regard to the number of policemen on the. scene, witness explained that it was a "point" where a number of men were expected to meet about 11.15.
A Chinese P. C. who watched the affair, at a distance of five paces, said defendant was first engaged with Jordan, and then complainant came round and wanted to fight.
With regard to the statement that there were several police on the scene with rifles and fixed bayonets, Inspector O'Toole said that there was only one man there carrying a rifle.
Complainant, recalled, said there were 16 policemen on' the scene. (The Chinese P. C. had said there were four.)
Mr. Linebarger (for the complainant)—I will ack Dr. Kosel as to his mental training in moments of excitement His Worship—What I wish you would ask him is, whether he was able to see 16 policemen.
Mr. Linebarger—There was an accretion of them. Their numbers necessarily grew.
Addressing the. Court for the complainant, Mr. Linebarger. referred to. the circumstances in which Dr. Kosel and his family were locked out of the house, and said the Court might take note of the scarcity of houses in the Settlement.
His Worship—I am trying a man called Kennedy for a common or garden assault, and you ask me to take notice of statistics on the housing question In his concluding remarks, Mr. Linebarger spoke of defendant as being out for "revenge," "surrounded by police constables paid for by the ratepayers of this International. Settlement."
His Worship found the charge not proved and dismissed defendant.
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