HIT WITH AXE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 5, 7 January 1938, Page 3

HIT WITH AXE.

DRUNK WOMAN'S ACT.

" HE WAS LOOKING FOR IT."

SEQUEL TO XMAS EVE PARTY.

The story of a who used an axe on the man with whom she had been living, and who kept a small menagerie of cats and dogs in her house in Victoria Street, was unfolded in the Police Court this morning when Eva Ling, aged 47, appeared on a charge of assaulting Kurt Petersen so as to cause him actual bodily harm.

Appearing for the accused, Mr. Aekins said she would plead guilty to a charge of common assault. Counsel suggested that the police might withdraw the more serious count of causing actual bodily harm. Consumed Liquor. "It appears that these two persons, Ling and Petersen, have been living together as man and wife for a number of years,"' said Sub-Inspector Fox. "On Christinas Eve both consumed a quantity of liquor, and exactly what took place in the house is not definitely known, but at 7.45 p.m. on December 24 a constable found Petersen leaning against a fence in Victoria Street, holding his head in his hands. He was covered in blood and had a wound on the top of his head.

'"Petersen told the constable he had been hit with an axe. The accused, when seen, had blood on her dress. As she was not wounded it was presumed the blood came from Petersen's wound. Lingmentioned thaat she had been provoked by Petersen and said she hit him with an axe. She said Petersen had 'been looking for it' and had 'got what he was looking for.' She was drunk at the time of her arrest."

Mr. iox added that Petersen, when interviewed by the police after he had been removed to hospital, was not at all anxious to give evidence against Ling. Since Ling had been on bail and Petersen had left the hospital the two had been living together again. "Something similar happened about a year ago,' Mr. Fox said, "and the facts go to show that this woman might jet murder someone while in a drunken tem!>er. There is another matter I might mention, although it really has nothing to do with the charge before the Court. I his woman is said to have living with her in the house about If. or 17 ca'ts and six dogs, which are a nuisance to neighbours."' °

All things considered. Mr. Fox said, the magistrate might dispose of the case -unimarilv. He offered no evidence on the major charge. Mr. Ac kin 5 said Petersen had provoked Ling, and, woman-like, she picked "P the first thing that came to her hand and hit him with it. "She had conMimed a quantity of beer and wine on Christmas Eve, and the two liquors did not mix, with the result that she srot very drunk," said counsel. "The two have patehed up their quarrel and are now reconciled and living together again.' Cats 'n Dogs. Mr. Hunt: What about all these cats and dogs she has in the house. How many cats have you got? Ling: I've onlv got six. Mr. Hunt: Well, get rid of five. And how many dogs have you? "Three." "Well, get rid of two of them."' Ihe magistrate convicted and ordered Ling to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months, and also prohibited her. "If you don't get rid of those cats and dogs I'll deal with you." he told the woman. "I don't earc what you do to your man. but you are not going to annoy your neighbours with your managerie. One dog and a cat is enough for any woman." (Laughter.)