DAWSON DISPLAYS DEVOTION

NZ Truth, Issue 1103, 20 January 1927, Page 3

DAWSON DISPLAYS DEVOTION

WITH HIS DOQKS

But Belabored Better - Half Beseeches Bench Not To Bother

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Christchurch Representative.) ... WHERE matrimony is concerned it would appear that the Dawv .-.--,.. sons/ of Christchurch, bid faij* tpyjdin— if they, have not already, done so— the ranks of the; disillusioned.

fO doubt tliere was a time when < John, a strapping, .military - looking \ chap, whispered sweet nothirfgs Into the shell-pink ears of his Gladys Christina, com-;, pietely captivating her heart. At any rate, they ' married, nursing their dreams of a life, of bliss. But pugilistic displays on John's part, with Gladys the unwilling sparring partner, are not likely to keep alive arty fond illusions on marriage whicli Gladys, may have cherished. . ■■ The Dawsons, according to the police, cannot hit it, -and thereby nangs a tale. Gladys has found, apparently, that undying love and an all r enduring sacrifice may>be all right In hovels, but m real' life — well, things are different. Mrs. Dawson, according to what the police had to say, has been making arrangements for a separation owing to the unhappy relations that have arisen. "At any rate, John's loye for the amber juice brought matters to a head the other day, when John, following a matrimonial dust-up, found himself In the dock on ' charges of drurikeiiness,' 1 .wniiimiiuni|iiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinuiiiniiiiiiiiiim MOSS v. McCLINTOCK In the case of ..Abraham Moss versus J. W. McClintock reported m '.N.Z.Tnuth" of January 6, it was stated "that an offer by Me- " Clintock to pay interest' impressed Moss, who said' he wasn't a moneylender, but he would help out his young friend." / ". Moss states that he gratuitously guaranteed the money to the Bank of New South; Wales for McClin-> tock and declined to accept any re- - muneration by way of Interest -or otherwise. ; , '•'. RHMiMiiiiiiiiiiniiininiiiiiiMiiniiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii* ■assaulting his wife, and with, being on licensed premises after hours. Although iri the heat' of the .moment Gladys signed the information for-as-sault', woman-like, she later, relented and asked leave ;to withdraw . the charge, the request . being granted. Had the other oharges, over which Gladys had no jurisdiction, not" been In the offlng.the shattered romance. of the Dawsons might have remained hidden from the world. 7 But the bench likes to know* all 7 the facts,, and m this way did the T. sharp encounter between, them ' 7 come to light. ;■*■■; On a recent Saturday John took on board a cargo of liquor, which, being Indifferently Btowed, caused . lilm-'.to have a list of several degrees. . In short, he developed a .very T nasty mood. y Unfortunately, for Gladys, Bhe hove In sight at the wrong timeTand John, forgetful of all the sweet nothings he had once whispered iin her. ear, 'saw only through the amber mist a target for his fists. .:•-.'■''. .; '■'■'■ He forthwith set ,out to have a little target practice, and Gladys stopped some hefty punches. .Not content; with thiat, John— who was then m good* fighting trim— "threw 'something at her." .V. '' ' ■". T y '.■■■■'.■■. y.-.-But when it came to missiles the amber mist blurred his vision and he failed even to register "an outer." Thinking it was time to make' her get-away, while the going was good, Gladys, mounted her bicycle, but she was a little bit dilatory about pushing off. John stepped m and pulled her off the machine.

, At least, that was the story; SubInspedtor Ma,the'w had; to tell the court - when outlining the circumstances against the pugilistic John. " .'■ But Dawson was hot anxious for the assault qharge to proceed. He broke m on' the sub-inspector's harangue with the remark that his wife did riot want the charge proceeded with.'...' Magistrate Lawry: That is a question for the police. What do you say, about. itT/inspector? The officer replied that Mrs. Dawson had' signed the, charge ' of assault; but the couple had since had a conference and he understood that— as ia result of the confab— Mrs. Dawson was not anxious to go on with the charge. Gladys confirmed this m the witnessbox; und the charge was dropped by leave of the. Court, i 1 y. The police, however, had still . a word to say on the charges of drunkenness and being found on . licensed premises after hours. Constable Flbbes told tlie Court ; triait it was a little after _■$ o'clock on the night of the, trouble that 'he was ap- ; prbached by/ Mrs. 'Dawson, who complained that her- Triubby . had been knocking her about. She said she was frightened of him. So upsetNwas §he that she asked the limb, of the law to go along with her and see whaiyJohn had to say about 'matters.. ■ ' . y ',- :■/;'■ ;-•.' Accordingly a visit was made to Tattersall's Hotel, w,he*feT Gladys workf ed, arid m due course. John loomed up. Asked what he wanted there, his: reply was that he had come along to; see his' w'if e.yy -■ "That's right,." broke m John from the- dock. "I went to the . hotel to see if my wife -was there. i-'.-l had, no drink there at all." "Just /after that," Constable Flbbes went "Ton to relate, "Dawson made a ru§h at his wife, but I intervened and stopped him. He was then arrested-, for drunkenness. . Sergeant' McNamara,Tw/ho had been called to the hotel to further impress the. warring John, supported the con-' stable's story. .' . .''.• But the. magistrate inclined to the view that' Dawson had f not had any drink on 'the premises, and he, dismissed the charge; ."■,'■ ! , But for imbibing too freely of the flowing;. bowl, and thereby^ qualifying as a drunk, Dawson was convicted and fined.. 20 shillings.