STRUCK ON HEAD BY “MAHENO” ENGINEER
Shattered Romance on Sydney-Wellington Trip
ASSAULT WITH INTENT CHARGE RESULTS
(Per Press Association). AUCKLAND Last Night.
Milroy Smillie, charged with assaulting Sophia Shepherd on September 7 so as to cause her actual bodily harm, was committed for trial on ball of £2OO.
Complainant said she married Thomas Shepherd 18 months ago at Wellington and went with her husband who was a vaudeville artist to South Africa whore she left him. Subsequently she met accused who was fifth engineer on the “Maheno” on a voyage from Sydney to Wellington. Subsequently .she said she corresponded with him.
On September 2 Smillie called on her and offered her marriage. She declined. He persisted, and on September'7 he got into a temper and struck her on the head with a hammer.
She thought it was an accident. He had a sheath knife in his hand. Accused in a statement to the police had admitted striking complainant. He did not intend to kill her. Accused reserved his defence.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3615, 16 September 1927, Page 8
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