Brothers At War

NZ Truth, Issue 1253, 5 December 1929, Page 9

Brothers At War

I (From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland = | Rep.) . .[ | "OATHER than let his bro- | i **ther Martin have any of the | i furniture back, John Connell g I told me he would smash it to = 1 bits." • | i So said Edward Clare § | Blomfield, who was called by | | Mr. Harrison, counsel for | | Martin Connell, accused of | i assaulting his brother, to | I give evidence that the ill-feel' = = ing was npt confined only to I | one side. § 1 Martin .met his brother | 1 John on board the s.s. | | "Piako" and a fight took | | place which led to the charge § 1 being laid against him. I | Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., had | 1 adjourned the case from the § | previous week to enable Mr. | § Blomfield to give evidence. = | According "to Chief-Detec- 1 | tive Hammond, the furniture | | belonged to John and was | | ' disposed of by Mrs. Connell. | = "'This is a very sad case = I and I am not going to convict s i one brother arid let the other i | off." Mr. Hunt dismissed the | | charge and also the applica- | I tion for finding sureties to = § keep the peace. |