ASSAULT IN BEDROOM

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19337, 29 May 1937, Page 17

ASSAULT IN BEDROOM

ENTRY BY WINDOW yrCTIM LEFT DAZED BROKEN CLUB FOUND (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. For assaulting Joseph Henry Winter, formerly the licensee of tho Waverley Hotel, a fine of £lO was imposed on Ernest Munro by Mr. C. It. ow-Walker, S.M., in the Police Court to-day. The police said that an inquiry agent booked a room at the hotel and later, accompanied by another inquiry agent and Munro, went along the fire escape to a window outside Winter's room. Munro raised the window and jumped into the darkened room. One of the men shone a torch on Winter while Munro assaulted him.

Mrs. Munro, who was in the room, switched on the light. Munro and Mrs. Munro and Winter moved out into the corridor.

Later the housekeeper was called to Winter's room and found him in a dazed condition, suffering from severe injuries. The poljoe found an Indian club broken into two pieces. Winter was some weeks in a hospital. Counsel • for Munro said he and his wife had since been reconciled. Counsel for Winter said that Mrs. Munro was in the room for the first time, having called on business, live room was not darkened. Winter did not attack Munro first.