PERFECT "PINCHED"

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 3

PERFECT " PINCHED "

A Story from Petone At the M&i?lst rate's Court, Pctono, on Thursday, a yotintr man namod llonry Hudson Perfect waa churged with having: cotnmlttud a serious, assault on v Klrl 14 years of n«re. ou May 6. From the evidence of the girl (who was 14 on April 1) it up pears Unit her mother wn» on a visit to Australia and waa expected back on Friday, I9th. Sh« hud been ntaying with v ludy named Mrs, ICthel Winifred McJlvrido. \yhc had given thu girl and her brother. « shilling to . GO TO THE PICTURES. Instead of doing tht» tho girl had bought a bag of cakes and taken them to Perfect, who 1b a railway signalman. According to the girl he Induced her young brother to go into the cubin and Rtny there while he committed tho alleged assault. She and her brother got homo about 10.35. When Jinked .by tho lady of tho houao where she hau boon so late she replied, "Oh, ju»t coming nlong." In anawar to Mr. P. W. JaeltHon. who appwxred for tho accused. Hhe »ald thai »h6 had often been out late at night*. Evidence wok given by Mrs. McIlvrlde to the effect that accused citmo to her nfter she had returned from the police station where Bho had been In consequence of something tho Kirl had told her. AccuhoU m a pleading man* iu»r tiskt'd her what the trouble wan sibout, k wearing al the frutn.> liiiu; that Ik> had m?\'t«r lntcrfemd with the 'girl. Evidence waa given by Douglusi Wll. Hon. telephone messenger. Chtirlea Thomau Lumber (tho po'Uceman* who "lumbered" him), and Lelih James Me. llvride. Accused reserved hia defence and was committed to the Supreme Court fur trial, bull being allowed.