McKAY'S MADNESS

NZ Truth, Issue 105, 22 June 1907, Page 6

McKAY'S MADNESS

In Biting His Girl's Nose.

Bound Over to Keep the Peace.

When Thomas McKay, was brought before the supreme Court on Prift the ' 14th, M. A. R. M.H.R., also barrister and solicitor, spoke a few words, m defence, fecurr, the junior partner, who conducted the case through the lower court, is not yet a barrister, \ and is therefore debarred . from donning, the wig and gown. Barcus did rball right, though. The man ; had ad-<---mitted his guilt, and had to get something; all the pleading m the world would not have got him off scot free 1 . Few thought ho would get off- without six months' gaol. Barcus barked well, pointing out to th| judge the amount of rovocation en-' dured by McKay before hp • commit^ ed this inhuman act. A.R.B. read, a letter from the girl herself expressing to marry the chappy, and another epistle from her old man, full of fatherly forgiveness. Hall, ±x dealer himself,' wa.s anxious to start his son-in-law-to*' be m a little business, and would allow, him to marry his daughter Eliza Mary; .Frazer, Crown prose> cutor, remarked that the girl's character was notorious. It was. .not m , the prisoner's favor that he had . travelled to Melbourne and back with a bad-un like this woman; Since the prisoner had been

UNDER ARREST ... \ ' ; . the girl had endeavoured to gat £10 out of him, and 'he was quite willing; to give it to her. ■ Barclay guessed from inside knowledge that ten quid was intended to pay for an operation, and pointed out that the prisoner had • been m gaol since May 25. He asked, for probation. Mr. Justice Williams, ' m discriminating mood, remarked that 'the assault had evidently been committed under considerable provocation, but the retaliation had greatly exceeded any provocation- experienced. ; Under ordinary circumstances he . would not hesitate for a moment \ to send a person_ who did an act of • this kind, to gaol. The circumstances/ m the case were peculiar, becuiW the person who had suffered by ,the\ man's act— the girl and her f athei*— V both absolutely condoned it, and the girl was willing to ra.arry him, and he was prepared to' marry her". That he considered would be the best conclusion to the whole matter. The accused would bo asked to pay costs and to find securities for his goodbehaviour. He would be bound ovt er/ to keep the peace for six months;" finding a surety of £50 on his own account, and another for £25. THa marriage is not being hastened, although McKay is . longing unto death for his bride. . ,