STABBED IN NECK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 16, 20 January 1939, Page 10

STABBED IN NECK.

CHRISTMAS MORNING.

MAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. MARRIED WOMAN CHARGED. \ m; irrie.l w oiiijin. Maria S.-iillv . aged ls . V.l Iha rge.l i„ | |„. Magi-t rate's < "'I I before Mr. .1. 1,. (J. Hewitt. S.M.. ye Icida v all ei noon with assaulting 1 allies lli II I V ( OV, 1-11 rpl'llt er. oil | leeelll I- to caii-e lI,'I Dill bod il V h.i 0,,. h.-le. t IV e Se, g,.„ M | Mellngii I uled anil Mr. Ix. \ekins appealed for I b e,| !'• 11.I 1 . W 1.1 lev e -a id thill When a.I milled 1., the \ nek la ti. I 110-pital on Ihi I-tin i . II i v I ..v was -11 tie i 111 g from •ho. k and In-- ol' blood. There was a I' oil , live inches ill length, oil 'lie I'll ' "I I lie neck, and some smaller I' 1I I I.'II-. The nil C.iuld have I c.i II -I'll by an inst rumcnl .such as In .mi .w ci io Mr. 'kins wit lie-- -aid he could liol tell I lie extent lII' ( ox's -..1.1 lei V or iu-ol.rictv bec.nis,. he was —1111 e I il.g I I ."Ml -ho, k. 11l- -pcccli was •"lull, ,I. 11l 111 ca lil -melt of alcohol, hire. ~| led i, >ii was lui/v. and lu.tii the con II i t Kill t ox was I hen in vv 11 lie-- would 110 l I"' 111 e 11:1 ll' • t to accept hi- e\plall.l I mil of what i iccurred a s correct. Complainant's Story. loving evidence. Charles Henry Cox. aged ii". -aid lie was a iiiarrie.l mail living apart Ihuii In- wife. In December I.i-l ie was living at the house of accused ill Federal '-Meet. He had alt elided a pa iI y on tln night of I I,', ember I and went home about eight 0 i |,„ k ii.-M morning. lie had with him 1 bullies of beer, which lie took into liis room l.ater he a-kol accii-cd's hll -1 >. i nd. who was in I lie kitchen, to have a <11 ink. The husband refused, but a, , ii-e.l cut. I and -aid she would have a. diinU. Witness and accused con-iiined tlv lour bot i |es of beer. Wilne-s said he then went for a stroll for half an hour, and on hi- way back had a pie of glasses of I in t lie yaiil of I lie house ne\t accused's There were about ten men in the yard, and t, H•' y 11.1,1 ,1 keg of I \\ it lie-- returned to accii-ed's house, whet'e he was suddenly attacked by the accused, who lia.l a bread kin le iu her 111 ml. Witne-s stated that, he was stabbed in the neck and blood spurted out. Taken to Hospital. Wilness said he tried to take the knife from her. but did not succeed, as he was too far gone from loss of blood. Accused ceased attacking him and disappeared, and witness asked her husband to send for an ambulance. When the ambulance arrived witness was taken to the hospital, where he was an inmate for It) days. He and licensed had always been rather friendly, and he j gitvo her no provocation at all for attacking him. He did not recollect her saying any tiling while she was attacking him. Questioned by Mr. Aekins. witness admitted he hud convictions for theft, the last iu lf>:il. when he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. He denied that, he hatl attempted to assault the accused on the morning of December 2">. and that in a struggle with her he tore her dress. He also denied that he had had considerable liquor either that morning or the previous night. Heard Call for Help. Mrs. Delia May Connor, residing next door to the accused, said that on Christmas morning Cox had been in her house nnd she had ordered him out because lie was very drunk. Mrs. Scully had visited her that morning. Mrs. Scully was perfectly sober. Later in the morning witness heard Mrs. Scully calling out "Help!" and Mrs. Scully came into witness' home. She had a bruised eye, broken teeth, skin on her face cut, and her dress torn. She complained tlint Cox had tried to commit a certain assault upon her. Mrs. Scully was perfectly sober. In answer to Mr. Aekins witness said Mr*. Scully's appearance was in keeping with the complaint she mnde against Cox. The statement bjr Cox that there were about ten men tn witness' yard with a ten-gallon keg of beer that morning was not true. Police Produce Statement. Det,cct!vo A. Wilson produced a statement, signed by the accused, in which she admitted the assault, but explained the provocation which had led up to it. Mr. Aekins submitted that the case was not one that should go to a jury. The evidence of the complainant Cox had been discounted by another police ■witness, Mrs. Connor. Counsel said it •was quite clear what had led up to the assault, and it was unlikely that any jury would convict the accused. Hl« Worship said he considered a ftrima facie case had been made out and t was a matter for a jury to decide. Accused pleaded not guilty and (.was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was fixed' at £20.