A STABBING AFFAIR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12816, 16 July 1912, Page 3

A STABBING AFFAIR.

♦ 7— — IVer Press Association.) last nigh> On a charge " that on the evening of Saturday a week -back she had stabbed .lohn Inkster, a fisllerman, with a' knife, Annie 'Monahan, a ' warned woman, about 37 years of age, appeared at the Police Court this morning. She pleaded. "Not guilty." Sub-Inspector Hen dry .stated that an altercation aro;e m a house 1 m Alexandra, street between Inltstei- and Monahan (accused's husband) ;ibout the rooms m the house. The altercation ended m a. scuffle between the two, m which they both came to the floor. It is alleged that then Mrs Mona- • Iran went and stabbed Inkeitfr m the back of the thigh, and he went out of ihe house and made a complaint, which i »sulted m hig beirg taken to the police it fiori and then to the honpital. Next Any accused was arrested, after inquiries hail b-^en made, and she suggested that Inkrttfv had come by the wound as the ■result cf falling on broken glass m the :*ooni. ' Dr. Abbott, who .had attended, Inkier, at the hospital, stated that the wound , was .clean-cut on the outer back portion m,i < -f the thigh, a little above tl>e knee. '..] viis about an mith long and an- inch 'an i half deep, and wa« apparently inflict d by a pointed and apparently tdiarp \>..-x .ament. There were no indication.* of glass m the wound. The man woultl be three weeks vet m the hospital. The wound was such as might Jiave been caused by some one striking *lown with a-* pointed' instrument wliile Inkster was on the ground, a« had been stated. Accused : More likely he did it with otic of his own knives, which, he was trying to ijet into my husband. John Inkste»\ who liad to be carried into Court, said that he resided usually m No. 93; Alexandra, street, which he »bared with Mr and .Mrs Pojtrich. He imd the two upper roome. The I'oltfichs came on. the Friday of last week U> stop m the house. Mr and Mi's Monahan went into the house also on the Friday, And they complained about witness having too much of the house. On the Saturday -.evening witness went into the Poltrichs' port of the house— a front bedroom downstairs. There were present also Mrs PoUrieh, Mrs Monahan. and Monahan, and the trouble started over the rooms. JJonaJian eoivght hold of witness, and they W n struggle, m which both of them came to the floor. Witness waß on top, and Mrs Monahan was behind them, and stabbed witness !»■■ the leg with some; weapon, and then fan and jumped into bed. Witness got up, Baying, "I'm stabbed," and went out into the street, where he met a man, Avho took him io <th? police station. It was not possible jlor >lonahan or anyone else m the room tbut accused to have stabbed him, 1 He iind Monahan did not roll over ' after they fell to the floor, and there was no broken glaAs on the floor at the time.tf To accused : You stabbed me, and then jumped into bed, I didn't hdve a. knife m my belt, and , never carried torn m my life. Accused : You had a knife Ut your Stand , said did it yourself. Witness ; 2Co. Accused : A«d you picked it up and ran out the door. Witness : No. Accused : It's a lie. You djd. .Sergeant Murray and ConstaJbie Make k gztfye evidence as to Inkster's condition * whsn he reached the poUoe/ station. They also stated that when they visited the house m Alexandra street they found bloodstains m the room referred to by inkßter, but could find no pointed knife or instrument such as might have caused th« wound. Neither was. there any Ibroken glasß m the room. Inkster himiself had no ldnife when he was taken Jto the police station. ( Accuped was not represented by counsel, and reserved her defence. She was committed to the Supreme Court for trial, bfl.il being allowed m sureties of £50 each.