Plaintiff gave evidence bearing out counsel's opening statement. He strenuously denied that at the time he was recovering from a bout: of drinking. Whilst in the cell. Asking -for a drink of water on a. hot night, he suffered the indignity of having it handed to him through the bars of his cell, like a common criminal.
In cross-examination, plaintiff admitted having had disagreement with his wife. He admitted also that the hit her.
"Did yow kick your wife," asked "No," plaintiff replied. "My leg was in too bad a condition, I could-not raise it. I could not have kick-her because my leg was so pain-"Is it not a fact that on the preceding day you threatened your wife's life?—Absolutely not. She hit me several times and I re-talloted.
Asked why his wife should have gone to the Magistrate to obtain shelter and protection, plaintiff suggested that it was a habit, duo to her temperament. She was in" clined. to get_into trouble with everyone. Even in a tram car she would make remarks about lady passengers, and call attention to the paint on their face. "I've had to get out sometimes," he added, "or I should have been murdered."
Evidence was also given by Terence McDermott, who described at length how he secured his brother's release.
After a short adjournment, Mr. Barton announced: Counsel for plaintiff has said that ho has no further evidence to call on "the question of damages, and the court would prefer to hear him on the law governing the claim, and consider it unnecessary to hear further witnesses in corroboration of the facts. about which there aippears to be no dispute. The court wilt therefore adjourn until 2.80 on Monday next, when it will hear counsel for plaintiff on the law governing the case, after which counsel for the defence will be called upon to present his case.
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