CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18447, 7 January 1922, Page 12

CITY POLICE COURT

Friday, January 6. (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Alleged Wife Desertion.—Walter Pulford Warren was charged with having deserted his wife at Hastings on December 11, 1914, and leaving her without adequate means of support.—On the application of the police defendant was remanded to appear at Napier on the 13th insi, bail being allowed —accused in £IOO and one surety of £IOO. Alleged Arson. —James Dee was charged with committing arson at Mosgiol on January 2, and on the application of Chief Detective Bishop was remanded to next Monday. Alleged Indecent Assault.—A young man named James Muir Fraser was charged with indecently assaulting a girl on January 1. —Complainant said she was 20 years of age, and was standing at Stewart Dawson’s corner about 9 p.m., when .accused came up, raised his bat, and spoke to her. She told him she did not know him. Ho said ho lived in the samn direction as she did, and would walk with 1 her os far as ho went. Another man—a friend-—spoke to thorn at the foot of. Stafford street and said he was pretty sure accused did not live up that way. They (she and accused) walked on to the top of Stafford street. Soon after that the alleged offence complained of was and two men came along when accused ran away.—Further evidence having been given, accused was committed for trial, bail being allowed in £IOO and two sureties of £SO each.