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Evening Star, Issue 17791, 13 October 1921, Page 3

Two charges of attempted murder against James Scott Main, the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society’s ranger, were heard at the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch yesterday. The case arose out of an affray at Springston on September 14, when bullet wounds were sustained by Bartholomew M’Evcdy and Bernard Nuttell, the former being wounded in tho wrist and thigh, the latter in tho hand. M'Evedy stated that he arrived at tho hotel at half-past 11 at night, in company with this brother. They entered the hotel and had drinks. They hoard a disturbance in the commercial room, and asoertaned that Main, who was mad drunk, had been ejected. Later on, outside the hotel, Main held up witness and others with a revolver, saying he would shoot anyone who moved. The revolver was fired, and witness was hit twice and fell to tho ground. Nuttell said in his evidence that accused accosted him in the hotel, making offensive remarks about ladies who were in a motoring party. Witness remonstrated, and Main was removed. Frederick Withers, son of the licensee of the Springston Hotel, said that accused had eight or nine medium beers before tea and one after. Later accused went to bis room, subse.quont.lv appearing in tho commercial room. Witness next saw him outside kicking tho headlights of a motor car and brandishing a revolver. The case was adjourned until Friday. Valerie: “I read such a dear oldfashioned story to-day.” Ethel: "Do tell mo. I love old-fashioned stories.” Valeric: “It was all about a woman who had an efficient maid and respectful servants.”