ROW IN A BROTHEL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 307, 29 December 1891, Page 5

ROW IN A BROTHEL.

A RUSSIAN SAILOR "BEFORE THE POLICE COURI,

At the Police Court this morning,- a: Russian sailor named Caculia Kahdeebriz was charged that on the 23rd of December he did unlawfully wound Clara Hinchley by kicking her on the head and body. Mr y. Felman acted as interpreter. Clara Hinchley deposed, she was residing at Mrs Corney's house in Grey-street on Wednesday last, when three Russian sailors entered the premises 3hortly after three o'clock in the afternoon. The accused went into the room where witness was sitting, and struck her without cause behind the ear with his clenched fisc. v He also struck her on the head, and seized her purse and handkerchief. Afterwards she became insensible, and remembered nothing till her bleeding head "'ivwj being bathed. In answer to the Bench the \yitnes<s : said she was sorry to say the house was a b'rothei. Dr. Somerveil, house syrgeon at the flospitai, deposed lo fchs m-.ture of the wounds. When bijught to the Hospital Mrs Hinchley was suite-ring from a slight wound in the t'ean, and shamming to be lame in one leg. She also complained of great pain in the back, for which up cause could be found. The woman had a few bruises on her shins, but they appeared to be old ones, ami she could have left the Hospital the day after being admitted. She stayed in the institution three days for. her own convenience. The woman was of a nervoua temperamen \j. Elizabeth Corney believed Mrs Hinchley admitted the sailors into the house. The accused was in a temper for losing some money, and kicked the complainant while she was down and pushed her against a door. Mary Clarke stated that complainant took a pocket handkerchief out of accused's pocket and took some money out of the corner of it. The assault was caused by the accused attempting to regain possession of his money. ! Chas. Hill, a boy, and Constable Stanyer gave evidence. Accused made a statement) • that tho woman Hinchiey took half a sovereign from his pocket handkerchief, and refused to give it up. ■ The R.M. stated the man had apparently committed an assault on the woman which was not justified. The woman was rioto hurt so much as would appear, and he thought the man had been sufficiently punished by English law in being so long imprisoned. The man would probably be i punished under the discipline of the ship. Accused was then discharged. • Mr Herman Brown acted on behalf of the P.uasian Government.