ALLEGED ASSAULT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 197, 23 August 1935, Page 9

ALLEGED ASSAULT

MANLEY SYMES REMANDED. ( Per Press Association. J PALMEILSTON N., Aug. 22. A remand until September 12 was granted iu the Magistrate’s Court when Manley Symes, labourer, of Pahiatua, appeared charged that on July 24 at Tematai, Palmerston North, he did assault Elsie Elizabeth Symes so as to cause actual bodily harm. Detective Barling, in asking for a remand, said that the wife was still in hospital but was improving slowly. For accused Mr. Gordon, his counsel, said that there had been a provision that he, as accused’s counsel, should accompany accused to the hospital every time accused visited his wife. He had visited the wife four or five times in the last fortnight. Counsel asked that the provision that he accompany ac <used be now withdrawn. Th* other party had been forbidden to see accused's wife, both by the wife and by the hospital authorities. Accused and his wife were on perfectly good terms. There was no chance of any clash arsing. Detective Barling said that he had no objection Io dispensing with the provision mentioned. The remand was then granted ami tho provision was withdrawn. Bail was renewed on the previous terms.