STRUCK WITH HAMMER.
YOUNG WOMAN IN HOSPITAL
MAR CRARGED WITH ASSAULT
MAGISTRATE REFUSES BAIL.
When Milroy Thomas Smillie (43), appeared at the Police Court this morning upon a charge of having assaulted Sophia Shepherd so as to cause actual bodily harm, the .police asked for a remand for a few days. Accused applied for bail, but this was objected to by the police. "What is the nature of the assault?" asked Mr. Hunt.
"Accused, who was the sixth engineer on the Maheno some time ago, has been keeping company with the young woman," said Sub-Inspector Lewin. "Yesterday, in a house at Wellington Street, Freeman's Bay, he struck her on the head with a hammer. The woman is at present in the hospital, where she will remain for two or three days. Her injuries are not serious When arrested Smillie had two sheath knives in his possession and stated that he was going to take his own life." "Let him stay where he is, I'll not grant bail," said Mr. Hunt.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 212, 8 September 1927, Page 11
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170STRUCK WITH HAMMER. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 212, 8 September 1927, Page 11
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