"SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT."

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 107, 6 May 1912, Page 8

"SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT."

KARORI CASE IN COURT. What was described by Mr. H. F. O'Leary as "a lovo drama in three acts" occupied the attention of the Magistrate's Court to-day. A young man names James Williams was called on to show cause why he should not be bound over to keep tho peace towards Henry Bradnock, an old resident of Karori, and his 10-year-old daughter. Briefly, the case as outlined by Mr. O'Leary, was this: Williams mot Miss Bradnock on a Tuesday, told her ho loved her on the Wednesday, and on the following day he told her that if ho ever caught her .walking out with or talking to another boy he would "do" for them both. Mr. Bradnock was informed of tho incident, and ho at once went after Williams, accosting him on the Karori-road. On ibeing told that he was not to sco tho girl again, Williams, it was alleged, said to Bradnock: "I'll wait for you some dark ;iiight, and do for you." Both parties .were very much afraid of defendant, concluded Mr. O'Leary. Miss Braduock, cross-examined by Mr. , *J. J. M'Grath, admitted that it was a case of love at first eight with both of •ithem.^ She also admitted writing several , 'affectionately-worded lottors (produced) to iWilliams. It wa3 not at her wish that '."the proceedings wore taken, but she could mot go against her parents. She was not :now in Jove with Williams. On witness leaving tho box, Mr. I * O'Learj rose, and said he did not wir-h 1 to proceed with the information with respect to Mias Bradnook. In faco of the lettets, which wore a complete surprise I to him, he would ask leave to withdraw, 'it. After hearing Mr. .Bradnock's evidonce, J lhe Magistrate, Mr. \V. G. Riddell, Miid the eu«o was one that should not havo I been brought, into court, and dismissed, *ihe information". Mr. O'Leary subsequently explained that had the full facts of the case been known to him ho would not have- appear* '»ed»in court.