THE YELLOW HORROR.

NZ Truth, Issue 123, 26 October 1907, Page 5

THE YELLOW HORROR.

A CHOW'S WIFE SHIELDS HER HUSBAND. The Delights of a Mongolian's Domicile. The humiliating spectacle of a white woman degraded by association with a demoralising Chow- was witnessed m Wellington Magistrate's Court on Monday, when a female of splendid physique, and a- fine sample of European womanhood, appeared m the witness box, with her hand m a sling, and suffering from injuries inflicted by her yellow husband, whose Mongolian moniker of Joe Get has j been Anglicised into William Jospeh Gett. It appears that the woman had a row with her master, who lives m Tory-street, concerning an uncooked meal, and the infuriated heathen bashed her on the arm' with a frying pan, severing an artery and some sinews, and cutting .the flesh to the" bone. The woman, who lost some blood, had the wound attended to by a doctor. Bobby Hitchcock was attracted to the scene, and the victim charged the murderous Mongol with being the author of the injuries. The policeman interviewed Get, who was m a state of considerable excitement and spluttered something unintelligible about the unprepared lunch. The bobby did distinguish the remark, "The woman is no good ; I'D LIKE TO HANG FOR HER." Get knew sufficient English to make this plain enough, as he has acted as Chinkee interpreter m the local court. These were the facts when everybody, was warm and hadn't had time to think the matter over. Since then Got endeavored to hush the matter up, and Mr Dix informed the Court that the injured woman desired to withdraw the information. Sub-Inspector O 'Donovan pointed out that the charge was a very serious one, and it was desirable m the interests of justice that the case should go on. Magistrate Riddell agreed with this, and said that he would hear the evidence. Catherine Get then entered the box to shield her slant-eyed spouse. . It appears that there were two other white women on the premises at the time. (It is marvellous what an attraction these yellow mongrels have for a certain class of white female.) The unfortunate wife took all the blame. She had a dispute with Get regarding the meal, and put up her hand. He raised the frying pan at the same time, and she was struck on the wrist. The Sub-Inspector : How did he strike you ?— I came m contact with "Mr" Get m the doorway. What sort of a temper was he m? —He was not m a bad temper ; he was a little angry. He struck you with the frying pan ?— I was to blame : I shouldn't have interfered with him. Mr Dix : You consider you provoked him sufficiently to strike you ? —He didn't strike me deliberately. He is a, good husband to you ?— Yes ; I h!pe no cause, to complain. The woman denied further that she had said anything to Constable Hitchcock as to whether it was accidentally done or otherwise. Gladys Morris, described as a domestic, who lived with the Gets, gave evidence mostly to the effect that she didn't see Get strike his white wife. THE YELLOW HORROR was a good husband, and wasn't likely to have deliberately struck her. The copper desired to give evidence .(respecting the admission of Mrs Get Son the day of the assault, but as Get wasn't present at the time the statements weren't admissible, so that all of the testimony was m favor of the cunning alien. Magistrate Riddell said there had apparently been a quarrel, and though there was a suspicion that Get % had assaulted the woman with intent to do bodily harm, the only evidence m support ,of it was that of the policeman which could not be admitted because Get was. not present when the statements were made. In the circumstances he dismissed the case. "Truth" is of opinion that if the woman hadn't stopped the ?>low with her arm she would have received it on the head, and the shrivelled-up atom of humanity from China would have found it very difficult to crawl out of the affair with his liberty.