FOUND NOT GUILTY

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1932, Page 8

FOUND NOT GUILTY

FATAL INJURIES INFLICTED'.

‘‘BROUGHT IT ON HIMSELF.”

AUCKLAND 1 , November 3,. The Magistrate, Mr Hunt, to-day dismissed ail charged brought by the (Aijiue ag.diiih Reginald PearI'esSji aged .47, ia : C;.vd engineer. He was charged that, with intent, to do grievous larni, *be did actual bodily hand to Ral.-h Moving Arnold, a, salesman, who died at the .Auckland hospital, on October 18th. , Tue Magistrate;'in. his verdict as Coroner, said , that Arnold appeared to i have brought it on liimself., Lengthy evidence was given, including that of accused Idm- elt’, who said thM on October, 15.thv, bis wife went from Hamilton to attend the Avondale races. When she did not return at; the time expected, and knowing thji.t jshe was addicted to drink, he went to Aucldnad himself. 'On riying at her fcom in the hotel -he found Arnold, whom he did riot know, . standing, ontsidie. the ,door, ,• and . W©®. tojd. that Arnold had' been in the rphm with his jrife.'"...She had had liquor, arid was hysterical. • Arnold was still hanging about, and lie caught Aiir.old by the scruff of the. neck and ran:,him..along the. corridor when he let Arnold,go.' ~ /' .Continuing,; • W ( j said that Arnold .ghnphd up to him, and accused then .struck him. 'SOjne bystanders 'said “you iiiavcn’t given him half of wlint he deserves/’ and he hit him a grin. !Sfrmd l |di?.y& Jater he saw in the news•picers that a man named Arnold had died in. Auckland; arid, he * conimfitiicatecl with the policep . a : Thei S-aicl _ that the 'rajurv td- head,, would not have beetf , serious ■ ba d Am old not‘ been ; drinking, for t\vo ,days previously. • ' /