Allegations of Faulty Battery on One Side and Unpaid Chits on the Other In HIM, Police Court, last Friday, before Mr. G, W. King, Mr.
'Taylor, proprietor of the ' Taylor Garage, was summoned for us-saulting Mr, Ellis T. Pasha. Mr. 'Tycho Wing' appeared for the complainant.
Mr, Wing said there had been an argument with regard toa battery on complainant's ear. This led to a telephone conversation, during which the defendant used abusive language, which was repeated at an interview in his office. Finally he struck the complainant with his fist and then with a golf club.
The Magistrate—What sort of a golf stick? A mashie or a nib-Tick Mr, Wing—T am told it was a brassic, which partly wood and partly metal, Complainant eaid that he had been dealing regularly wit defendant's garage for nine years, Recently he ad a new battery put in and subseguently another garage told him it was very small for his car. He spoke to defendant who said that for Tis, 10 he would give bim one of larger capacity. During—witness's absence he left the car with someone else, who had it over. dant. "When witness did not ran well and he took it to another garage and told them defendant would change the battery. This defendant refused to do. Witness then spoke to defendant on the telephone last Tuerday, but defendant only abused him.
Then he want to ree defen aceuved him of being a "and of destroying chits, After further abuse defendant struck witness on the face with his five, following this with a blow a gol€ stick and the ness cut of the office, dene nothing to provoke assault, He did not owe anything to. the garage and held a receipt for full rottlement of his account, He had net failed or refused to pay any accounts,
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