THE UNWRITTEN LAW.
LAI) SHOOTS HIS FATHHH. TO S.WK MOTHKH FHO.M IS.IX \l\. I'OI.ICK CHAIUJK NOT Sl'sTAINKI). When William Mack, of Blenheim in a drunken fretiKV brutally assaulted hi- wife .shortly to becomo a mother he little tUo'unht that help for the distructed woman was near at hand in the person of their ltjyearoll son, aided by a pea-ritle. But sinh. however, proved 10 be the case. A*. Mack, holding bis wife by the throat with his left hand, raised his rijjht arm to strike, the report oi a rille was heard, and the thieatenini; limb fell, with ;t bullet .embedded in the elbow. Thi' full circumstances were i.l.it.-d before Mr P. 1.. Hoi S.M., when the son, William niai-k. was that he did, with intent to do urievou.s boilily harm to William Mack. sen,, uiiuiui Jiiin 111 the ;ii m by a pea-ritie at bun.
His W'oiship. after heariim evideiK.-*', said he beliowd that, taking all the eii'ciim.staiict into coii-»idei at ion. no jury would be likely to eoiiuci Black, and therefore 110 purpo>e would be served by -niiliiU-C him to trial Thi' information would be di<. mis.c.l.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3929, 10 February 1920, Page 4
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THE UNWRITTEN LAW.
Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3929, 10 February 1920, Page 4
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