Show picking one plain drunk a railway man was fined 10 which amount wag said paid with pleasure and the defendant ant liven his freedom to ponder over whiskeys whisk ys wicked ways martin anderson of lynne was up upon on complaint of wm chasson for assault and battery the development of facts proved however that CLaason wa was the amiul assaulting ting party arty having called andersen wicked and unlawful names and made threat threats thus provoking him until ho felia called upon to defend himself lilina s elf winch w ili 1 ich he did to good advantage this defense chasson construed aa as assault and battery the court did not consider it ao so and the defendant was dismissed A B taylor esq appeared for or the people aud and col co A W felshaw for defendant |