A SISTER'S TESTIMONY

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 12190, 11 June 1907, Page 6

A SISTER'S TESTIMONY

Frances, Louisa Hall ali>o gave evidence. Tlic Sub-Inspector: Did you see the accused holding your sister? — 1 saw the accused apparently kissing her. I heard mv MSter call out, "My nose!'" and 1 1 in back to try and pull McKay away. She said, too, "My nose is bitten," <md she screamed. I could not pull McKay mvay, and called to a man in front for 'ie'];. IK- pulled McKay awaj. 1 then -tv. that the top o f my sister's nose had been hitt< n oft. ijul the accused seem in a bad tempei ' -U- «as diunl;. Pave you before heard him threaten to (.''-riKine >oui sister? — Yes, on two olOTHER WITNESSES. A'v.iie L\ons (affed thirteen yeais) nave evidence that she saw accused ap-u-uently kissing Mi^s Hall. She say. iftei tn.it that they were struggling and, i>oin.c; closer, saw that accused was bitmg .Miss Hall.-, nose. A man pulled a<_- ' t-sfd off, and he then ran into a timber -aid. W.i Ham John Hall, father of the mf'lod girl, stated that at about 8.30 that 'vt-ning accused came to the house smelling of drink. He was crying and excited. He said something about me taking off bvs nose; as he had done to her. Const lble Vex stated thai beMeen 8 .■r\}. 0 p.m. on May 25th h-j went to Hano\or street. Ho found the accused in the !-it(her>. -jf Mi Hall's house. H was ei\ ing anc! S|;o:ikmg to hiivseH. We 0, as ;. in<i thr> words ''My pooi dear dailins," 1 .id w i> very exci'-d, but he m, not lion drunk, though he had evidenih •' ecn dnu'-'ing. Wiieu the usual question was put, Mr Scurr pleaded guilty for accused, who >>ys orrmitted for -.enttnee. Bail w.ss iixetl, sell in £100 and two sureties of £s:i carh.