"COURSE OF TRUE LOVE."

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 59, 8 March 1912, Page 7

"COURSE OF TRUE LOVE."

■ AIT OBJECTXKG BBOTHSJL AND AN" ALLEGED ASSAULT. William Roberta, a well-dressed young man. pleaded not guilty, at the Police ' Court, before Mr. E. C Gotten, &M., this | rooming, to a charge of baring earned i actual bodily bum to fasiliis William ! Owner, proprietor of toe Taianri Eaury, j Hobson-eteeet. Be was defended by Mr.j

Charles W. Conwr, who displayed eigne of facta! injury, aaid the* the en I—ill had beea paying attentions to hje sister, who kept house for witness At about 3 p-m. on February 15, he came into the dairy, and after rinjuii iaar after Mm Corner, he asked if he could see her. Witness replied "So," and aaid ha thought hia Meter bad written to teU the accused why he coold not do so. The Latter said, "You , that is all tiinmga yon,"' and thereupon jamped oa the witness, who was wearing dots, and fell to the ground. The eesased had a good gw at him, with hie fiete, and aniahsn op with his boot.

Dr. MfMi-rtTT deposed that Garner was very severely injured about the face aad body when he was eaUal te> see baa an the evening of Febraary 15. B* was etiH under medical eare.

Members of the police loree stated that when they arrived, ehertry after the alleged asaanlt,. Miss Comer said w> the acaased, "What did you kaek ary brother forr He replied, " I newer kicked him, be kicked me first.'' He also and that Corner had told ham that ha newer knew a Scotchman who was any good. The accused, when taxed with the esaaaß said, ~ I will do twenty yean for it." Mr. anger earn that the aeuacd avals reserve his defence. It would prove to be more a story of the roqgh paths of ■true love than anything else. Sub-Inspector Headrey: For four days this man's life was in danger. The accused was committed for trial and admitted fc> bail in two sureties of £SO each.