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Evening Star, Issue 22195, 25 November 1935, Page 6

HORROR! What transforms the best of men into a brute ? Makes husband and father an object of terror, the brother a potential murderer; the friend a maniacal savage? Read the Evidence A wife murderer stated, "I was drunk last night.” One witness said, ”1 have never seen him drunk in my life.” Dr. J. Williams, Superintendent at Porirua. said in evidence: “He was an industrial drinker—-one of those continually having ‘nips,’ which resulted m his system becoming sodden with alcohol. Dr. H. E. Jeffreys, of the Nelson Hospital, said: "The crime was committed in a state of alcoholic frenzy. Two people stabbed, one a woman, following a party with a keg of beer. The woman made depositions: "Her husband was a relief worker, and they had eight children." Married woman, aged 40, attempted to kill herself when sentenced to an inebriate home following conviction for breach of prohibition order. Man, aged 42, charged and convicted of murdering young woman. Statement by accused before arrest; “I am feeling very crook. I have been on the booze for a fortnight." A man aged 35 shot and killed a woman. This was the fruit of a disgusting drunken orgy, at which wine was the drink. Evidence was that “They had a real drinking party.” He shot the woman because she sought to prevent him having more wine, A man shot an acquaintance. Victim’s wife declared, "Accused was drunk.” Another witness: "Accused was under the Influence of liquor.” Young man, aged 21„ sobbing quietly in the dock all the while. Charged with attempted murder of his brother, who had tried to deal with him when he came home drunk. Magistrate: "His having liquor was at the bottom of all the trouble that day?” “Yes. I saw him in the afternoon, and asked him not to drink.” •'As soon as he sobers up, you could not wish for a better boy.” Man, aged 57, cut throat. "Kindly disposition, keenly interested In public affairs." Medical evidence: "Suffering from the effects of drinking." Severe gashes on neck and head received by two men in a drunken brawl. Accused admitted he had had ”20 or 22 pints of beer.” “I had been drinking heavily practically from , Wednesday to Saturday night, and at the time this happened I was drunk. "I am frightened of him and have twice had to get the police up.” Evidence of wife In case where relief worker married, to whom the magistrate said; “You are certainly not fit to be married or the father of four children.” He came home drunk and "smashed most of the few dishes they possessed." An attack upon his wife with a tomahawk. The ao-. cused struck her on the chin. She ran towards the garden, fell, and he attacked her with the tomahawk. Evidence was “There had been a party and every one had more drink than was good for them.” Young man, 35, came home drunk and assaulted his mother. Father, aged 95, came to his wife’s help. Son attacked him, leaving him bleeding and hdplesi in the rain and mud. These are only a £ew o£ many such on record. <|- They are all New Zealand cases since last poll. < Not one o£ these victims deliberately intended to sink to such depths; drink degraded and destroyed them. Remove the Greatest Crime Producer Protect Homes and Innocent Lives Vote PROHIBITION

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