Newest at luncheon hour In plaintit's house. ejore Mr °c, H. Maines, Registrar (Cate dismissed)
We were all drunk," said J. A. Barnes In explanation of an incident on March 8 which resulted in his appearance in H. M. Police Court on Mor, 18 on a-charge of assaulting Raymond Martin Welch. The case was dismissed by Mr. C. H, Haines, Registrar, on the grounds that evidence'had been laid before him that Mr. Barnes had taken part in the assault, Mr, Barnes had pleaded not guilty to the charge of assaulting Mr, Welch with the ald of three others, Mr, Welch testified that at about 5 o'clock that afternoon, Mr. Barnes came to his house for lunch, "which had been doing pretty regula and left soon afterwards. right he came back with three others and knocked on the window. I hollered who was there and he said: 'Barnes. Mr, Welch went down, thinking he wanted a place to sleep, but all' four entered; they produced some bottles of Chinese wine and all hada drink, Then I was asked why I hit Billy Crane. Before I got a chance to answer, I got a punch in the eye from one' of. those Scandinavian fellows, 1 don't" know his name. Barnes' didn't hit me at all, as far 5 1 know, but he has already ad~ mitted bringing the men there and he would not let my wite leave to call the police."
After Mr. Welch had received a number of blows, they all went to the police station, where the defendant admitted taking the three men there. They were not Invited, that was a sure cinch," went on plaintiff; they sat around for about halt an' hour before they assaulted "We had been drinking heavy for about two or three weeks, he, I and the others," said the defendant. in the witness-box, 'The three men said they wanted to seo Mr. Welch, which was why they accompanied "him. 'They had a few drinks, and then the object of Billy Crane' cropped vp, blow was struck and Jimmy (the plainti®) rolled on the bed. I was sitting In a chair by the door. 1 sprang up, his wife screamed and she and I went out. She went and brought the police'
Giving Judgment, the Registrar said that the fact that they had all sat around drinking rather precluded the possibility the other three men had been brought specially to assault Welch. It rather looked as it a drunken' quarrel had arisen spontaneously, If plaintiff had any complaint to make, it was against the three men, and not Barnes, The ease would be dismissed, only want you to advise him not to call," said plaintiff, "he knows T don't want him."
shan't go. again, said Bares,
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