DUROSE'S DARLING'S DUST-UP.

NZ Truth, Issue 474, 18 July 1914, Page 5

DUROSE'S DARLING'S DUST-UP.

An Unneighborly Neighbor. In common with lots of other newly married couples, the-early matrimonial career of the . Duroses, "who h,ang out somewhere m the "eight- hundreds" of Colombo-street, seems to be fraught with ups and downs which sprinkle essence of gall on the milk and -honey sweetness which should characterise the springtime of matrimony. One Harriet McKeown appears to have been the only fly m the Duroses's marital ointment, and late last week the female half of the Durose couple took steps m the S.M.s Court to swat -her tormentor by persuading Mr. "Tab" Bailey, S.M., to legally rope Harriet down to keep the peace. . Harriet was backed up by Lawyer Leathern, whilst "Costs" Dacre swung the towel for Mrs. Durose. = Annie said that for the last fortnight, she and her husband had been living next door to Harriet's VshoP ih Colombo-street. Mrs. McKeown had been a thorn m the- Duroses's side' ever' since the couple moved into their house and almost every time Annie went to peg out the clothes or do some other little job, Harriet would look over the fence and poke borak at her. On the evening of June 29 as Annie passed Mrs. McKeown's shop, she came out and pointing a shooting machine at Annie's top-knot said, "Look here, I've got a loaded revolver and I'll shoot you." At the psychological moment Annie's man blew along and carted his piece of goods to safety. A John Hop eventually relieved Harriet of tho "dissolver." Harriet was amberous and smelt like an empty bottle when she made her little speech, to Anniß. Pumped by Lawyer Leathern, Annie reckoned that Harriet had hot troubled her since. Annie's husband took his oath that his wife's evidence, from the point at which ho hit the disturbance, was correct He said that onthe day he moved into the house Harriet stood on her doorstep, sarcastically remarking, "Oh, what NICE furniture," a™d suggesting that it "was good enough for Brummagem slums anyhow." Constable Gerahty gave evidonco of having visited Harriet's shop In response to a telephone message. She admitted having levelled the revolver at Mrs. Durose, but explained that It was not loaded and she didn't intend to shoot the woman. The John Hop colleoted the shooting iron, which was empty. jjiwyer Leathern reckoned that unless it was proved that Harriot acted maliciously and was likely to repeat her conduct, sho should not bo roped down. She was a respectable woman and the revolver had boon bought to Bcaio oft burglars. After Harriot had gono Into tho wit-ness-box and denied having pointed tho gun at Mrs. Durose. Lawyer Leathern suggested an adjournment "to sco how the parties behaved." The cnt«j was adjourned for throe month*!, Harriet being ordered to pay cust«.