BOUND OVER

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 10

BOUND OVER

The- Malevolence of Maud- McCrce Has she a Bee m her Bonnet? Extraordinary Eviderfce Evinced (From "Truth's" Christchurch Rep.)

About 12 months ago a bespectacled young lady named E^a Maud Johnston came to the ChristclHirch S.M.s Court and had Maud McGree bound over to keep the peace for six months. The root of the wrangle -was that Mrs. McCree had a. nasty habit of sending Eva venomous letters and verbally splashing her character. The trouble was resurrected laso week, when Eva, backed up by Lawyer Hunt, applied to Magistrate Bailey for a renewal of the order. Maud McCree was represented by Lawyer Isousa.U - In front of complainant's legal luminary was an array of correspondence addressed to Eva, and a MYSTERIOUS LITTLE CARDBOARD BOX which Mrs. McCree was alleged to have sent per post to Eva. . The bos was said to contain a diminutive baby, fashioned out of soap, but it seemed that the chief slab of Inference connected with the innocent- looking present was .that wlien Eva received it, tlu head of the doll had been twisted off Lawyer Hunt told the S.M. that notwithstanding an order having previously been made against her, Mrs. McCree still persisted m sending Eva letters and making ridiculous allusion! about an altogether imaginary child Eva was a highly respectable and clear living girl who, never having had th< slightest smutige on her character, resented such objectionable attentions and had come to the Court as a mean: of having Maudle's little stunt upset. Mrs. Thompson gave evidence to tin effect that Eva toiled for her and hat been WORRIED TO A SHADOW by Maudie McCree'a continual persecution of her. m fact, the whole Thompson household was disturbed over thai lady's persistent peregrinations m from of the shanty. Sometimes she arrive* at the place about 8 (km. and hunj ! uround for the chance of shying vorba mud' at Eva, who, as long as Mrs 1 Thompson had kenned her, had been t respectable and decent living girl Maudie. however had gone alonjj tc Eva's Sunday School Club and pitchet such tates abdut her that Eva' find tc puss m her resignation. Then, toinak( things more iibdmlnably abominable, a couple of g!6uths pulled up at the Thdrripsoh house ono day and fifed ofl a string of (i\iestions, which would make it jJtiem that Maudle had Spun a wicked yarn to them about EVa. Needless to say, such a suggestion' was totally uhtrue and showect unmistakably that the p6fs6ii w"ho" spread tHo rumor was "up a Wattle" m that fespect. Maudie Was not satisfied with these little attentions, but had her eye on Eva wherever she Went^ehd it was impossible for the girl to have any peace. . The S.M. remarked that it was A BIT OVfiR THE FENCft Tor Eva's reMglous club to chuck hor out without taking some steps to ascertain whether or not tho allegations piled dgalnst her fair name were true, Lawyer Dobgai consulted his client for a momenP arid Ihen told the Bench that the lady denied writing all the letter! before the Court, the S.M. the?oforfc invited .Ifciudle Into the witiie&Jbox and, after scrutinising tho letters, s|ki chtiriied Uuthdrslifp of a couple* ahfl disclaimed any' knovNedgo of tho roat She also said she did hot Send Uu> cardboard box, but., on tho other hand, had received n. similar one herself. ... Mr. Hunt produced a slip of .putter which lie said had l>een returned to .Eva In a rilrthclay book. Tho i»yper i>t>r« the' following s<mHmentt>: (I We vlon't want tilts book, ns it was given In ibl4 and ydu'ro welcome {o « married man's glffo and Kddfisakes, Thank God 1 never to6K iiny married man's presents, given as a 'keep-lf-dark.' He's no good, ho can pi#d§e himself— l biiVoV 1 "Did yoli Setid that?" Mf. Hunt afcked and Mdudfcr, raiting that &M fnigTit have done so, won't tii\ to srty Chat wllCn the case v,*«v£ ueafd twelve months tfS» &lie- aet-tisiv'U J^vrt of ''carrying-on" whii her husftrrinkl, and still accused hCr of It; Repeatedly" Mauuio had ashod Mr*. Thompson to listen to what she had tb say about Ry« flnd, when that Jady reriisfcd, Maudie HAD tiAi/^TED THE PLA^R RII9 reckoned she h«d been, happy with her husband until Hva <-ntcro<l tnv *luiiu*stlc urt-nu a ficm»l6 . of .' yeqrs uSfO, £>he continually nniioyetl Mauiiie's iuisbiuul iihd .followed iflm about. ;■ .. Thy S.M. u«U«tl whether .Mainlle'a husouml had gone botul^ for her wliyn .she \i>i\s ti\hl botihil, ovor, and Miiudfe. evidently taking thi.s ax an inclieu.titn» ihtiS, rfhbthcr oftlQiv was to bi> iniiilii, «ftf : t'tl out. "I'll Slftii no inO'rfe jia^erS. Vil Aotlhar goio jjffsoh!" 't%* 8.M.: Tfuvt'd yoUr own affair, of ■ cou'.l'iatj. Matifllff: YPj), vrtll I'll {r» to tiHftr.n. That girl's b»«eri to my house st'vcnil tlnif«i slhc6 she's be<Jh ut Mrs, Thouu'»ou'a. KVj-i Matul Jolinfll',>np. tht coniplalhiint, was iii« he.'ti vpUu<?&s m thf* «'ix".raohUuuty tUiH-itii. She ♦:orri>l»orflt<*d uU Hurt Mrs. T'hamp&m ha*t saitl nhd added that she whs living m constant fe«r of attucks or Übudo tram Mrs, McCw, who \va« alwaya hnuntlriff her fo«t«l«j-«« and hurling ridiculous sujnresiions. A« a matter of fuel, Eva reckoned Bho had never boon owl with Mruniitr'jt l»u»H«nel and every accusation thnt that lady made against hor character was UTTEFU/'T "WJTIIOUT FOUNPATION, Belh& iipjif-d tfie wiiik Chat Jo*J f 31cCtee, iiusband, Wits iii.CoUH, Uii* S.M. iiiV.pjKMj him an Jjlvluitlon *o '•.fprull;.'' Joi'. fuiwc'vcr, mctkly rr-ptii'*! !)!:•: hf Mid ilt.f wfiijt t(i K»W< t?vUl»«ncft iuiulnst his Wtfo mid, \vhi»h he was ai-;-.in-«l tiuu ruibiKly nsk't-d hmi t>» «iy .'iriyUiinKT :>f.;ait>Ht tlirtt fH>rmW, ii?' cflme forward mthtir rohjct.tndy a:ul said bo hat} folly exiweW'd ihr prcnahl t»onb{<', In tihHvfor th v (iut*J«t{dh. ht> repli'ici that 1H". had never wpoiu-n t«< E\\i »irJ '''■« .h?u» Fi'ft tht> .\fcCreo iiouse. H.» Mitd not walked out with hor. Tho 8.M.: You wont borulsnwi fo» your wife when hist she was bountt ov^rT—Yofl. She had hotter be honnil ov*r nfrnin? ■ Home-thinj-r had bettor ne done. I've had two years of U nn<\ would Hke ihe wholn thiiiK reniMll'stl. Uiwyer UoukuU consuU^ Mr*- ' N'«----t' i% f«-n ufitUn jukl i»!il tin- i.knvh •!'. :l « "*h»" luaituaijH'il her «iorv about Kvu's Uoii:.';s ami suit) p.-hiiivr-ly (ht;t rtliu \u>tjld un 10 waol liHiiiT Uiiui !><> iiwiMJf! «.»v..-r. TJim S.M r.-.ml };•• \v«>-,;:>i Uln<\ Uut Uuiy ovt'i- la th-r ?n>H! )f X :T». I" !t^p UJti ju .'*('».• f^r :■!.•; ni'Kirl/K. M:i!j<U>,' ;iin;<;k v J'aniuiut -^hui at;2rudf xn'A iU-;i»iuiti*-;iHy c v .v'cluuf««<l. ■'Jil not !■<> >i.->ll»t» <>Vr-r tiy U'l!> IH)J> \ i'Ve toUl n'HhitiK t<ui th<- truth. I wtarM :i!iim'!" . i,".\V\V-r lTmi;f;tll « iw; tfflttsj s SU>' t-.i !.-. < <::yn wj:u MiitnH./ as mo Uttlo crov.U left the Court,