NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 250, 15 July 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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CHARGE OF SHOOTING.

ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL'.

i "V'. : Invercargill, >Tuly 14 • Thomas Stott was charged at the Police : Court torday_:that he .did,/on: June -20; at Edendale, discharge a double-barrelled .guri at Mary. Brown '.with, intent to do grievous bodily harm.- Accused-was'not represented ! bycounsel. Inspector Slitchell said ho would hot call Miss Brown's, parents, .'because 1 ontho,night of. the.occurrence.they wore both : under the. influence.Of'liquor. • Mary Ann 'Brown, aged 20, who 'is 1 still \. an -in-patient-at the hospital,-said'.that on the day m question, after tea, her-father,' • mother, and brothers, -were with accused. ■ -Iney-were talking/ but'not quarrelling; • All ' witness said'to accused was to ask liiin a few times'to-go-away."'Accused siid.-.that'if -'ftJ la ",'j een i al W'; Of' the other, young' meii .sha would hot have been hunting him away like • a t" , Father and - mother' had- both gone to- bed wheiKsho kept- asking Stoti to- go-'» away. When she told accused-'to come- back • next day he'got 'angry; and ; said , 'that. ~ ho . -would;-.'[ntitV.':-- come" baclr.- , . : .':' ; ' He : ■then' went away.'' 'After- ho wient - ' away she ■ and hfir.-brother ; 'had;some- supper,, arid were preparing' to go to bed, wlien somebody v rapped hard'<at the back-door. - - Somebody callcd; oilt, -.; ''Dolly, ,opeu ihe She* ' knew it was accused's: voice, andshe . told -■ " him.to .go away iHome. ■' Accused- said- he> would come in, :and witness-got up . andi opened the door. .As soon as she opened the dooi she-, saw'a .gun .with, him,' into her ; . bedroom. She had just got -into; her'.bedroom when ,she;.w'as shot-in ..the. l tipper loft: arm. . Accused 'said''That's l all right.Fll .' do.for myself."; . She was taken, to We hospital the''following •Monday,-', and ihad' beeit : : 1 ■ there ever' since. ,-. : Constable:-Bogue, Vwho: arrested. .accused, ■ said Stott , had said, "Did I shoot, her? If I ; did I'm-very ..sorry;'-'.'.:" . -'1 ,! Accused" reserved- his- defence,' and wai • committed for .trial.; -Bail.was not allowed. '. ' ! Tho -Bench'.took the;opportunity to. publicly , complimont Constable Bogue ■on : the • pluck' he nad shown in ■ the exercise of ; hia ' duties-.under Itrjang* circumstances.- "It is' hot .every'mari;'.' said Mr. Cru|ckshank,'"whc \rould go' out alorio . and .tackle 1 a"-, ravinf., lunatic-who had'a ; gun." • . .■: ■ CHARITABLE AID. . INCREASE-INV AUCKLAND.; '..''■■ .; / ' . •' ' : Auckland,' July v ' i There , has been 'an" unusual -increase,in the number of applications for charitable .'aid for the ; last., few .'.wee'ks,' ' and.-.a' number'*"of these'are the result, it . appears," of families having- been, .'deserted and. left destitute! by, fathers,, against whom "maintenance orders' - are in force: .The unemployed! element "is also a' contributing factor'Ut the . present ■ time to'the demand which'is, being on'. We funds of, the Board, and this .moans that ■ temporary assistance .has to 'be given to -a\number of families'.; ' . ' : WELL-KNOWN. SETTLER KILLED. I ' Cambridge, July 14. ' Mr.; Thomas Hall, awell-known- settler, "aij. Leamington, was' found on • the -Maungatau- - tari Road, suffering -from shock arid-injuries' ■'• received through a wagon'capsizing. He died • shortly after. Deceased leaves,. a large • family. 1 - ■•'■> --''a-:. ' ■ ' PRESBYTERIAN MANSE BROKEN" ' ; . INTO.: : Auckland, .July 14 ■ A number, of burglaries have been reported i While, the Rev. Mr. Murray was • ! conducting .service at St-.- Andrew's Prosby- • terian Church on Sunday; night,( thieves en- . tered ithe -m'arise,,ransacked two; rooms, and ■ • .stole; a: <andl about<-£6Mn'-■money.: ijj jc.-i. v> .. , r.PENSION . OBTAINED-BY FRAUD v; ;' '' - Ihvercarglli, Jiily-14. ■"■'■"*. |..A"Man;7s iycars of'age was; charged to-day '■ < . with obtaining the old; age o pension by false' ! preteneeSj''he;h'aving "a r sum 'of £347 in the' ' bank.' :He pleaded' The magistrate'■ §aid an old ago pensioner could not be fined ' under,the' Act, arid' as he was over 65 he ■ could not be 'imprisoned.' J It was a 'ihean, ' dirty offence, and hehyould have' imprisoned him for .-six months. 'if" he could;"' The man ■ had come beforo him and-stated again and again that' he. neverhad 'av banking account. ' The. defendant was admitted to'probation for six months, and ordered to:pay the'costs, : £3 16s. :■■>. ■ .. >.-4,'-/ : ' AUCKLAND UNEJIPLOJED., . ; .; : . : Auckland, July 14. ■ • About -eighty men v registored :las unemployed yesterday, including a nuinber, of' Fif- ■ shire immigrants. .. Leaders ;of " the.;iinem- . plOyed agitation claim-that the.Government's ' offer-'to eihploy, fifty' men, on >the:' Northern - lines is; not 'one: that ..can - be; accepted ■ with : , advantage. "; '-. '■ '"V'.- 'A