A "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR."

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 42, 18 February 1905, Page 5

A "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR."

FINED FOR . ASSAULT. - A married woman named Anuie Simms charged a man named O. G. Warwick in the Po'ice Court this morning with assaulting her on Monday night, some curious evidence being given for the prosecution. Mr. J. IL.-Lundon defended. The complainant stated that on Monday evening the defendant accosted her in Wellesley street while she was -with some friends, remarking to a gentleman that he ought to be ashamed of himself to run off with another man's wife. Warwick wanted the gentleman to "have it out" in a back street, suggesting a pugilistic encounter, but this did not come off. The defendant caught her by the arm, pulled her two or three yards, and said, "Come to the police station." He told witness he was a member of the "Criminal Investigation Society," and suggested getting a cab so that they could all drive to the watch-house. Witness refused, and there was a scene, a small crow"d collecting. A man in the crowd asked Warwick if he was a policeman. Defendant replied in the negative, and he was then told to go about his business and let witness go about hers. A policeman arrived, and the party"went to the police station, where witness charged Warwick with assault. In reply to Mr. Lundon she said she lived apart from her husband. Mrs. Evelyn Glass, who was with the prosecutrix, said Warwick told them he was a paid servant to watch Mrs. Simins. The latter complained that he had followed her for two nights. Joseph Hayward, who was credited by the defendant with the intention of running away with another man's wife, said he did not know the. prosecutrix. Warwick assei-ted that he was paid to look after the woman, and invited witness to fight. Warwick dragged the prosecutrix by the arm for several yards. The assault was admitted, and the Magistrate characterised it as trivial. Warwick, however, had no right to interfere with the woman, and he fined him 10/ with costs.