DMRS. A, GECIYA v. Dans, - CONNELL, Before Mr. C. H. Haivies, H.M, Register (Fined §23 on each, charge)
Counsss: Mr. £. T, Maitland for com-fore Br, C. H. Haines, H.M, Register (Bound over)
May 20.
"I didn't even touch a hair on her head" declared Mrs. Cecilia Connell, British subject, before the Registrar, Mr. C. H. Haines, in HM, Police Court "yesterday when charged with Assault and battery on her Iandlady, Mrs. Alexander "Gegiya, "Russian, }344 Route Bourgeat, on May 10. Mrs. JConneli was convicted of striking Mrs. Gegiya with a piece of wood, contrary to common law. She was bound over in her own recognizances the sum' of $100 to be of good behaviour for six months.
After pleading not guilty to the charge, Mrs, Connell labelled the whole affair a "pack of falsehoods." Mr, B: T. Maitland for the complainant said he was not claiming that his client had been the victim of a dangerous or serious assault, but as a result of it Mrs. Gegiya had been suffering from a strain of very severe nerves. "As the owner and licence of 1a boarding house he added, she could of have the troubles she experienced her place, which if allowed to continue might affect her li¢ence. Counsel said he would ask for defendant to be haunt! over and ordered to cease Interfering in any way with complainant's business.
Outlining his case Mr." Maitland went on to say that on the day. cou cerned Mrs. Gegiya was standing in the hall of her house when defendant went into her room with two foreign dressed Chinese, not known to complainant, who after a few minutes knocked' at the door of defendant's room to enquire who they were and What they. were doing as she felt that she had. to keep a supervision over the people living at her place. Soon after the two Chinese came out and went away, counsel continued, Towed by defendant who appeared bbe very angry and struck complainant on the body with a piece of wood. Other people in the place intervened.
Complainant gave evidence bearing out what counsel said and was followed Into the witness-box by Mr. Nicolai Slatkovsky, a house contractor Jwho said he saw defendant strike Mrs. Gegiya a blow with a stick on the right of her neck. want to ask him of this is the same stick he used to beat up Mrs. Nicholas, a British subject, "two months ago?" Mrs, Connell enquired when asked if she had any questions: to put to witness in eross-examination. Witness replied to the question the negative, when Mrs. Connell followed up her first question by asking if he was not-an intimate friend of complainant. "At this stage /Mr. Haines intervened by asking Mrs. Connell whether she had sufficient proofs to make all these suggestions. He suggested that she confine herself to questions or suggestions which she would be able to prove.
Mrs. Connell, giving evidence in her own defence, said the incident occurred on May 8, not the tenth as alleged. She accused Mrs. Gegiya of Pushing the two Chinese out of the hall. "One of them, she sala, was an old pupil of hers who managed to slip into her room subsequently. Com lamont, she said, kept on arguing with her other visitor, finally allow: ing him {o enter the room, but soon afler battered at her door. She told the Chinese she would be unable to Hive lesions at the place owing to complainant's attitude, May 21.
'The importance of the drive public in reporting to the Police all Accidents was emphasized by the Registrar, Mr, C. HI. Haines, in Ha. Police Couft yesterday when Mr. Dalton was charged with failing' to obey police signals while driving a far at 1230 am. on May 4, at the! Bubbling Well Road and Avenue Haig. crossing. and with failing to stop, his ear after being involved. in ident. "He was fined §25 on each charge or $50 altogether.
In imposing the fine Mtr, Hain observed that the police should have tthe full ce-operation of the public to contro} tremie entering the Settlement. The Police, he added, might hava U. brought the charges under the Road raffle Act, which provided for a mich higher penalty.
Inspector G... Craik. of the Trame Offee, conducting the case for the Police, stressed the importance of the public's observing. the barriers and obstacles to. traffic placed ty the Police at outlying point of the Settlement. The Police have their hands full, he continued, and must depend on the ce-operation of the public 'A. Chinese constable attached to Bubbling Well Station told the court that the car had passed the tram lines instead of going through the barriers, and the driver +had disregarded the notice set up: by the police in the vicinity to slow down, gotlated a trench and suffered Severe jolt. resulting in some gloss being shattered.
Mr. Dalton, after admitting the frst charge, sald'he did not consider the time that the extent of the accident necessitated his stopping. He had not hit anyone or anything, and did not think it was necessary for him to. stop, _Tnquest on Arjan Singh Mr. C. H, Haines; HM, Coroner (Death by misadventure)
May. 21, A verdict of death by misadventure wag returned by H.M. Coroner. Mr. CH. Haines, in H. M. Police Court yesterday afternoon at the close of the adjourned inquest' on "Arjan Singh, Sikh watchman who sus tal ed fatal injuries ina tramp secident fon May & at the entrance to the Kung Dah Cotton Mil in Yangtsze-
Mr. Haines. in reaching his verdict. found that deceased died at the Genera] Hospital on the same day as the Fesult of injuries he had received when he was crushed between a motor truck and a pillar at the mill.
"I find after careful consideration Gut the driver of the truck is not entirely to blame. Mr. Haines continued. "he entrance to the mill is very narrow. "If a truck is travelling Fight In the middle of the entrance there is only two feet clearance from, the pillar, which is hardly enough, 1, must say that Arjan Singh took a very grave risk when he walked from th yard to the place where he was injurea."
Medical evidence was furnished by. pr. 5, K. Squires. who treated deceased at the Genera] Hospital on the afternoon of May 8. The Indian. he said. was suffering from fracture of the ribs and laceration of a lung. The injuries were. consistent with his having been crushed between a pillar and a truck, U.S. Court for China'
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