GUNN'S GREEN GUNNERY.

NZ Truth, Issue 81, 5 January 1907, Page 6

GUNN'S GREEN GUNNERY.

Amorous and Lucky Lover Leashed. A son-of-a-gun named Daniel Gunn, an amorous youth of Christchurch, is one of the most persistent legal volley firers on the faoe of the South Island. A good while back this lovelorn yahoo, who is only getting a few bob a week, but who .has relatives, courted a chit of a girl named Violet Ditford. It was one of those neighborly sort of courtships 'that often mean nothing, but Gunn got there just the same. Now, when .the darling babe arrived there was a 'whpie^saclt of trouble. Gunn said he 'cotiitm't afford to marry the girl, despite, the fact that the girl's mother promised to assist him m the matter of setting up a house. When he demurred a woefully big rock struck him ; revenge was sweet, and he was arrested for HAVING UNLAWFUL INTERCOURSE with a 'girl under the age .of conseat. She was a very young bit of muslin, was Violet, but she learned the ways >of the .world very early. So. Gunn went before the beak and was committed for trial on the evidence of several persons. The girl herself swore that she had known the amorous Gumi' for three years, and that he .was the father of her precious bantling. Detective Gibson said that when he and mate Ward arrested the culprit, he admitted having known the girl for some time, but said he didn't know her age, although he was 'aware that she was m the family way, and he meant to fix it up. Eliza Ditford swore that she had asked Gunn what he intended to do about Violet, and he replied that HE COULDN'T MARRY ON THIR-

TV 808 A WEEK. Well, at the Supreme Court Gunn was! 1 acquitted of the charge, but still the parents pursued him and had a go at him m the Magistrate's Court for maintenance. , It was argued that G-unn's- acgjiital m the court was a, bar to the ne\v proceedings, but the magistrase held otherwise, and after hearing the evidence all over again made an order against him for the payment of the customary seven and six a week. Gunn appealed against this, and the matter was gone into some more m banco before Judge Denniston the •other . day. After hearing the whole' rigmarole some more Hisonah said he didn't believe G^unn's denial that he had had nothing to do with sweet Violet ;•' lie didn't believe him before and he didn't do so now. Had he been an innocent man he would have indignantly denied the c-harge when told" of the girl's condition. The an- 1 peal was dismissed with costs a-gafr-st Daniel.