Show POLICE NEWS Sltcivcs and King Both Found Guilty The two defendants Skewes and King according to their desire were tried together to-gether in the Police Court today Mr Williams the first witness testified that he had placed some drinks upon the bar I for Skewes nnd others and then turned i to wait on some one else At the time ho heard some one say that Skewes had I struck King with a beer glass Turning around to look he saw King staggering j I in the middle of the room Ho ran i around and helped him to a chair I Shortly after this he heard some skufin I j and a voice calling out take him away mom me hes got 1 ki Sfe Witness then j ran around the bar for the second time Ito I I-to separate the two defendants who were clinching each other After they j were separated he saw Skewes run out j j the back door The story of all the wit i nesses and the defendants coincided with I the following The two men first disputed j dis-puted about the subject whether it was Skewes or Kings turn to treat I After they had a few words each grabbed the other for a scuffle I They wero separated this time by the bartender Shortly after this misunderstanding I misunder-standing Skewes walked to the bar and j drank a glass of beer Seeing this King also walked to the bar but on reaching j a position about two feet from the bar Skewes struck him with a beer glass J and told him to sit down King staggered stag-gered back and was placed in a chair by i Mr Williams where he stayed for about five minutes He then got ap and walked i walk-ed over to Skewes to get even on the beer j glass act Drawing his knife tho last of I the commenced quarrel was cmmencer j The Judge in summing up tho case considered that Skewes mado an unJ necessary assault when he struek out with a beer glass and that King also I mado an assault with malicious tent when after a lapse of five minutes heI I I a L continued the fight Robert Skewes was accordingly fined 25 and Peter King 90 and ten days imprisonment Both defendants were taken to the rear of the building where they will remain until their fitjes are paid |