Witness denied that prior to take ing out the summons he had had a jon with a party of Sikhs in ie Garden, when one of aid, "We will bring an action in the British Court and!
will get money from the Gurdwara to He had had no financial assistance witness added—not even a copper.
Mr. Maitlané—When—Rulliah' Singh abused you, you said, "You policemen are enemies of our na-ton?"—(Witness)—I did not say those words.
In answer to further questions, witness said the defendant Ralliah ured abusive language about his
did not pull defendant' nother er, but said witness start fighting first, Sikh Havildar 419, who was duty in the vicinity at the time fight, to Mr. Maitland said complainant was not drunk Cumming, who with the' previous witness had effected the arrests, said that during the struggle some one had tried to come up behind him. A quarter of an hour later the second defendant brought to the station by a 'A Chinese doctor at the Police Hospital described the injuries sustained by complainant, which included contusions of both eyes and three small lacerated wounds behind the ear.
Mr, Maitland—A contusion of both eyes in ordinary language is merely a black eye.
The Magistrate—I_ think it is ecchymosis! Is that right doctor?
The defendant Rullian, in an: to Mr. Been, stated that he sai "How are you?" to complainant in quite a friendly manner, on seeing the latter drunk.
"Surely that is not the way you as a policeman usually ask an toxicated man whether he is drunk?" asked Mr. Been.
The Magistrate—it been the iderie of drunk-
All of them Drunk Asked whether he knew how comainant got his black eye, witness said, "Iam not sure. I was drunk.
drunk. Both of us were Hazura Singh said he was on way back to the Gaol. There was some enmity between himself and the Sikh constable who arrested him.
He also had been before Mr. Beatty but was not fined.
Both: prisoners' were discharged, the Magistrate remarking that had -lthe case been brought before him at
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