The Archive · 1927

A Stick for the Wife

Another lady said that the dunt told her his wife had left him Thomas Duffey, ship's carporter on the str. City of Winnipex, wai charged under the Merchant Ship-Ding Act. before the Registrar, G.W. King, in IL. M. Police Cour with assaulting Mr.

hynes, the Tung Officer, Duty the dock: with two and various ther marks conflict on his face, Mr. Tynes said that, betwee: 5.20 and G pam, on December 29, he was gai uceauge he beat her with a stich and said that he had tr her because she went ott asd id nut tell him where she had 4

Sie. Wing—If it will save time, fam quite willing to admit that the Sfendant has all the time been the plaintiff, Spencer, that you gre nut doing youre welf much s:00d, The defendant said that he wished to call evidence ut adultery, but he thought it woul! prejudice" his other case.

Mr, Wing—His evisenes seems consistently to prejudice his case.

The Judge—t really cannot help afler lights were not he asked defendant, who was duty, to give him the ker of the) shop. Ie refused to unlock tke shay himself. said he had rot any time ta waste {Argument ard if the defendant would {not comply with his request, witness must take him to the Chief Officer They were on thei defendant struck wi self-refence, wi they cortinned fixisting for minutes until sepa Engineer and others later, the defendant burst into witness's room and ai started fighting. Witness closed with hin jand held tim down until assistance nee you produce. As to any. prejudice, there will be nothing of the sort, I probably shall not remember anything of this when the other each comes a The defendant—Then 1 will submit to the judgment of the Court.

Mr. Lynes said that he had no: previously had trouble with the defendant. At Christmas he tad another drink, con sidering that he had had enough, but there was no trouble over it.

The Judge—There ix mot much tire you could do. The witnesses 1 rave heard have been most te you and there was no trouble unti) yeo began to press them your-

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