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"WON'T ANSWER
QUESTIONS"
SOLICITOR WITHDRAWS
DISPUTE OVER HORSE
During the hearing of a case
before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M.,
at Lismore Police Court yester- j
day, Mr. T. E. Rummerv, sol- I
•icitor for the plaintiff, asked to
be allowed to withdraw from,
the case, on account of -his
: client's demeanour in the box.
"He won't even answer my j
questions," added Mr. Ruinmery. j
The case was one in which Jeremiah
John O'Leary proceeded against Sandy
Fraser for alleged detention of pro
perty. t
Mr. Rummery appeared for O'Leary
and Mr. Harold Best (Messrs. Mcin
tosh and Best) for Fraser/
O'Leary sued for the return of one
I brown gelding, which he valued at
£15.
! Mr. Summery said that only the
value of the horse was at issue. The
herse was lent by 0 'Leary. to Fraser
and "yvas not returned. ■
Mr. Best said Fraser rode the horse
to Kyogle and left it with another
person to be returned to O'Leary at
.Lismore. The horse, however, was lost
and Fraser had made ;e very endeavour
to locate it. He had offered £1 re
ward for its • recovery.
WAS OFFERED £15
Giving evidence as to its value,
O'Leary, who said he was a labourer,
of North Lismore, told the court that
he was offered £15 for the horse a
mOnth' or' two before lending it to
Fraser.
Mr.'Summery : "What was the age of
the horse ?
. "I won't answer that at this stage,"
said O'Leary. "Some people say it
is as old as I am."
I. O'Leary told Mr. Best he knew the
horse had been lost at Kyogle.. He
only had Fraser's word that endear
I vours had been made to trace it.
Mr. Best: Who offered you £15 for
the horse ?
"I WON'T TELL YOU'»
O'Leary said he had received three
different offers. He named one; man,
but on being asked for the names of
the other two, replied : "I won't tell
you."
In answer to further questions,
O'Leary denied that Fraser had made
him an offer for the horse. His soli
citor told him Fraser was willing to
pay for the horse at a value to be
fixed, but did not mention the names
of Messrs. Garrard, Fredericks, or
Kenneally.
"ONLY WORTH £1"
Evidence on . behalf of Fraser _ was
given by Jack Fredericks, butcher,
who said Iiq had known the horse in
dispute i'or five or six pears. It was
an ordinary hack, over 12 years of ago.:
If it' was offered in the salevards at
the present time it would not- realise
more than £1.
At this stage Mr. Kummery-. with
drew from the case. - ;
O'Leary returned to the witness box
and alleged that the previous witness
had sworn "deliberate lies."
An order for - the delivery of the
horse, or £3,?to O'Leary was made, in
default six days. O'Leary was al
lowed 10s costs.
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