LOVERS ALLEGED QUARREL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 17 August 1910, Page 5

LOVERS ALLEGED QUARREL

A CUIMOI'S CASK. [[.'kited Puks-s Association.] AIH'KI.A.M). Tuesday. Oeorge .Mitchell, a young ni.an. was charged at the police, court to-day with Unit lie. did o„ the 14th ins.t. a.sfiau.lt a female named Adelaide -Mills, by biting her on the nose. Mr. Maekett. for the defendant, paid he understood that [lu_- girl did riot want the ease instituted. The young man w.i.s her lover, and they were having, as hi. said, a bit of a "smooge." when instead (,!' kissing her he accidentally gave lii-1" a ti-ii> on the no.-e. 'The girl wanted tile ca.se withdrawn. Sub-Inspector Hendry: That is so; but I don't. It was a brutal assault. I hive got plcutv of evidence of what took place. I'.vidence was given bv the young lady that the accused came "to her house oil Sunday night lo .see her. They had a Jilt],,, bit >iit' trouble ove-v a. misunderstanding about a letter, when accused le-ld her head back and hit her nose. (Toss-examined the witness said sir; did n--i think the accused hart her intcn--1 I'imiily. "If. tin- police are going to i.iiU-iwt-Iheiui-elvcs i n every lover's quarrel." said Mr. Jla.-ke.lt. "then I submit their hands are e.oing t.o he full for quite a lone time." The accused swore th;:,t lie had no in- (■■. u.l ion of injuring Ihe liirl. Tlie Heii.-h wa,i satisfied that an assault- had been committed. It was -evident, the g-irl \v:i;; s-heltering the young fellow, and they sympathised with her. Oij everv count the cn-.- ; - was proved, and a line of £2 and costs, with an alternative of one mouth's imprisonment wa.s imno-ed. The seoin-l lo the case was ll'.at the \oniig lady produced tie..- money to pay the fine.