THREATENING LETTERS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12550, 11 July 1901, Page 3

THREATENING LETTERS.

. « A DISAPPOINTED SUITOR. Peter Dunn, a tall -melancholy young man,, -appeared at the Ma-gistratc's Court yesterday, before Messrs Bowden and O'Connor, J.P.'s, to answer a charge of having " caused to be received ai letter containing a threat to kill one Elizabeth Woodbury."- . ■ Inspector Ellison produced the letter, which covered several large sheets of paper, and asked that, as the offence was an indictable one, the accused might be remanded until next Tuesday in order that the Stipendiary Magistrate might deal with the case. Mr Donnelly appeared for Dunn, and agreed to the remand, but he asked that light bail might b-a fixed. The letter had simply been the outcome of a lover's tiff, and his client had ih> intention of steeping his hands in gore even if the young lady did walk with a rival. The Inspector pointed out that the young lady was really frightened, that the engagement had been "off "for some months; and that a second threatening letter had been received by Iter on Tuesday morning, shortly before the accused was arrested. Miss' Woodbury appeared in Court, and was apparently quite overcome. The Bench granted the remand, allowing bail in the accused's own surety of £IOO, and one other surety in the same amount. ■ ■..