A REVOLVER SHOT

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 8

A REVOLVER SHOT

\l >.v ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDEI : '?2;sv' ' : '—~. r \ /: y: :: j ;^Y« WOMAN CHARGED.^ fft ft.'ft INCIDENT IN A DENTIST'S ft- '■ : :-y-'---"^-l RQPMS..?:;;'•:;:;.-. Iftft. > THK STORY TOLD IN COURT. |ft :■■ ■■ ./.(By f:ft ; ■'■■■'''■' -ft'-*--'i-!•'.- Auckland, January 15; f-ftft'- At; the'-'Polico Court'to-day.'Kathleen f ',; .Someryille.uKyanft'a,, young, woman 25 |ft :: V years ■01-'ngeywas charged with attempt|yft .; •' ing to murder Wm. Jas, '■'Colwell, dentist, pftY.■'. by, shooting at him with a revolver. The eftyft proceedings lasted,the.greater part of the jl.ft'ftday, and: were not concluded until this !, : .;■.-'"'■ evening..|- - : -; ;;. :'!■■■■• ;.-,: ■.■;■■■..-•. ■■ ■• I ■' ■•■'....'.,'Chiet-Dotectivo MMnhon. stated', that 1- I;■'..'.■•.:'. accused was. in. Colwoll's employ from DoSfty: (ft •■[ '. |'aftef'sho.,leftvshotelephoned-, to him and i ,:'■' rooms in l '-".':< - ■--.iWollosle'y Street;. East,; stating''that sho ftft.ft .would,;like-.to see.;him. : ,.-After; that he ;',;;.; . met her occasionally'at .'his ;robms, and (■;;,. they became very friendly.; ;Theso relar.;v'v ■[_ tions,continued till about live months ago, f- ■-;.■;■.' ■: .when. Colwell ; stated that ,tho girl. became t■:.: ■■:':' a; nuisance' ; to '.him in her,demands .'for |y/ft. 'money, and,continually.'followed him f . ,-. obouti and .accosted - him. '~, He. told her ift:ft that, their;friendshipjmust;cease, and she' ft ■■:■'■ became;'' according .to| Cplwell.^morev' agi-'-:.- ~. gressive. Abqpt ;four,.months,ago,-.when Iftv.y Colwell was, Spending a holiday .at Wai-, ft, .'.. ' iwera, 'shoiitelephoned I to .him, .and-. later, jVi ' ..-..nrrived thero.y.by'ylnuncb; <and demanded pft-' i toyseoyhiinft : ,She left /by.;steamer.' next {■■'.■.'.■.;•:;, .<l»J"hj/;tShprUj'-ibefore. Cirisnnas-he, by, t .mutual yagreemerit,', paid .to'her mother, p-ft. iniytho .'presence, of'solicitors,'tho jsu'm'of ftft" :-£BHos.,'::and; the,girl',signed';a-document t■,-.'.';' .that';'sho!;would-refrain'from interfering {.'>-■'.■'■;' iwith him an future,>but sho. became ;moro ,;.... attenttye'to,Colwell, than ever. ,y ; .:. •y : v '.;; : ;To-night?M ; ! ■_}■':.''■■".■ Two days later; on' Thursday last, when :-..; '.•■•■■ lio. .was, going .to ,hi3 : "pooms-,in Smecton's. ft...,,:Bttddihgsy Queen' Street; "about'lo -'o'clock; -..;'.'.- iii'tho morning 1 ,'she,met .him on the land-' .■',■•'■;.■ ing'/pf the Srst 'flbor. .; She said, "Will v,':V; ~,ffoii'meet'me: to-night?!'- He repliedthnt ;,"ft- to■ bavo; nothing.-more to do . ■''■'■■,'with.'hen ;.';Lftfor'i';he^receivfld''a;'telephone ft -ft: "ring,: asking 'him 'Jto; meet; her,-' and .he ftft'',; again refused;.'..; ;She; tried to ,fcee him two ;(,ft.,;.; or,'three; tinjes,, during,-, ;the; cimorning.' v. ..'About 11.30 'a.m.. he'received .a message, '■ftft'-:.'from his nurse that, ncousedi.wouldnlike. ; : ;'■'■; | ''•'•■■;';■ to see;him;.whea he.'w,as •■'* ■'■'■■;, met ,h,er "at'.j tho : waitingrMom; door,, and ;;:; . .."she ,said she wanted him'to '.meet her •■■■.;'•':■■.../ that night. -. He replied 'that 'hp,;had al- !>; ,■' ready said iie:'didn't;wish :; to ; have anyi.;..:. -i ,;.thing ;moro,.tp do' with^he'r.;";They..talked there.about ten,'nli.nutes, ; :and.she left »:., ... ": Cplwelj..' ..K^turningj-Vto-tno'.surgery a iJ .': i-^ew.'riiiiWesVlater,.he. rdceifed'.'a,message tj: '; :^that'Mis4'Sotoerrille.;(the;iiame.'by' : which r■■'.■..;:' accused- was known);- : wanted, an .an-, j: ;.-•; , 6wef, ;"Tcs"."6r"No",'from Kim' to: ! 'ior.'S!,'.'•;:,'Jcquest;i;'Ho ; told!tho iiU'se to say ."No." |.=j. ;■' 'Immediatelyiafter,,the linrse left fe4w \:accused,.coming towards, him, aiid'ho .went !.,.:; ..-into'his om'ce, whero ' followcdvhamj t.f< ';■'■>and closed,thevdobr. ,i; Slid,'was yerv-ei-:;.;;,V: -oitetl; ■ and- -said: '-'"We'll -soon" settle it '•■',■'. ;; Ho iat;in his.'seat.'and sho stood '..-,. ,in the middle'.bf .'the offioe./arid' produced' ;'v ."Will'you-'meet me? 0. : .'!v , -^-;Te^/or.'Ud?"/. i ß^Md:'i'"l)on't' ; 'T)e.'Billy.-' ;:. ■';•■'. drfiin.'and put .;., ;.th(j>revolvor.iinsidb sherccat.illfl loftl-the *?.. :offiw^;blit•.^rfitul;nfid>;'.'nn'drf6llnd.;herstnliU■.;v ';'.ing-.thero...He told-her.'if'sho.didn't.leavo ■'~ the', 'premiss 'lie- .send -~- for tho [;;;';, ■ ; '"'ho./bManio.;eicifed [;v' lofe'.ichaWi'She must, then.rhavej.closed wand;,locked the f;,''■:■.•'■•;persiimle.,hflr to\leaye,'..and;'shb, agiiin ; ber, ;'■■;■' i.Tefused. iHe,',got.,up P vi-.v ancV;wa.lko.d, : ,towards :the.;door, -eaying he I'■■•''■;'■'••• wo "'d scnd;for, the police; and was about !', : ,,';• ■•.. i 'to,.,Opßn'the'ddor..when he/felt \ something |-- ,-./;. flii- : .uast; hieface, and 'lieard a\rcportj* ;,He ~■:; ■;,.. looked ronnd, and .saiv- the girl: hbojtti two j/.'..': : yards airay .ironithim,',frithi'the revolver r, v' iv'- uioher .hamlii'and -sm'oke'in the fooin<-,;iHo I .■"■;:',... found.-;this, door,,was' locked,';and' ; when ';he; r , v'.';';:odeitdd' > ifc his .nurse 1 and assistants'were [;:.^':i. trying' to get liu The,accused..left;,the' fV ; .;■,,,• 'door,„and." was'arrested t^V...; : ;'upStairsM'^, i; .•/■;','■'/.^■,'.."v.. , 'i : :^- l ':'\.^ : Ylf. i\' y;'{'; ~Vilb'ain.'James,';Colw'ell;'''tlie'.-.com'piain- |' ;;;';, «nt,,gave. ovidehce'at. great length; which |. •;. •',! in the' ;mnih was -.a 'repetition'of' the chief, &■.,-":;;>;detectiy«*s vnarratiye^, ';. y ;,';-;r. ; ■..■ ft;'.■•/ '; ; I v;'ft ftr-.; Cross-examined. ft'.ft.', i-y/V:-;, JlrV Grund}% ; witness ~>£>\ ;,;■.!.Baidyhe.;had:been in'.prnctico 'inyAuckland ,?•...;.'•'' atpu.t;:.e!cven, years, yHe.- was' not .particu-, !,.';;'' Jarly friendly,withiaccßsW;,wheii ; sho was •;,,';■-■'•/working withihirn, and. it .was•about:nine ■ l y .'■■ • v; : m6ntb.9..:;«ifter.;'she'le'ft.ythat fx■■'■.'.,;: cqmd' friendly.;.,' She. left', his .employ Sft ! yy:;as3istanti<j ; The. moneys ; hbhad; given her ' ,; ::': '.■;'■;■ overriiperiod of.nbdut.two years,amounts' '.■;.-■■..'; 'ed probably to; £so' or'it'6o.,, Tho : biggest ft';';-yamount ;he>had ,eyer'giyon : her.;was '£o: j: y ■';.'!;... Bhottly. -before ..the '..holidays.'» v J-v '.;■;•;, .' |i, :'..' ..Gross-examined:.in, regard to the shoot- . ;.;' : ,. iijg;incldont,'.-witne'ss denied,that.he had 1'.'.:.-locked, the. dopr.'of-hisAroom himself. Ho. .' 1..\/Y concluded-ithat.:the.^i£l,,had' : .dp'no. it bc- | , v.- : ; ''y causo locked when 'ho- tried -to get i [;,„,'.. out/'sHo.-admitted having promised...to. 1 fi-.yft;f,h'elp^te.'with]^ [,';.;;..'' oft-ner'-'owri.-being forced :do so' to 'keep; ■ !; Ift her quiet;- nnd had never kept the.pro- !•■; :,'.;mise. ..'Atone.of their meetings'she had ft:, '.'y::askedyhim hysterically to part friends, i rftnnd wanted hinr to*;kifs her.; .This, was i >..,'..-'' : ' after thp signing, of tho. document, .and I :, : ; .;..' it had; never'.been' arranged that Jit should i ';..', ybo'allowed to, lapse'between them'., 'Ho i .denied that:on.one occasion,: when she had i v. her, at homo at eight. ;1 :,:'.•, ./.o'clock, ho 1 arrived -there .a -little' before 3 y, ;y:/.10-o'iilockiin'-adrtinken state. ; He didinot ;< ';.;.;• ■: recollect any evening particularly, because ( ;','-;,.;._ s )ip,'saw her so.frequeiitly/at.hqme, .but ho '';-'..; denied, haviiigj over, gone th'are<the worse. ft ft', fpt liquor;:y : thpugh.;ho might'/'have .used,, ,;. baddanguago'itb: »' y..:.... when he was'excited. -He ;had no recijl- ~ l'■:., y : lectipn of .haying -ynskedj'yher if she had )', .been out : with'another man'when.she had' , \ /•'' ,'como'into'.the.hbnso.after his.arrival. Ho .' ;.-,', , ...denied havin'g,;;eyeri-,str.ucfe'-i'the-girl-or i[ ■'-.■.-' " '.: her', mother.: -"_;---"";'::. .;.•";'?"';;:..-*;;;.'■;•*;.' t ''■ The Question of. Bail. '■''' '■'". \ r^^ftrDetecii.yft A .Hollis, : -Cohyell's niirse,: and a '-. - - caretaker .ovidenco '. iy, ■>'■'~ r< it ■ ; ■■■; , ? : , ''' -a -'. -•' ~.£he chief; detective said tho princ'ipal I - (liiuculty in tho. way of allowing bail was s ,;,; the possibility y that the "girl's. stato : of. r , n.nul towards,.'Colwell, was such'that it o ■■ .'; y .-would-.not beVafo to-.roleaso her. '■■■<';■■■ ,r ' ' , J * r ; Grundy said that if bail were ai- 1 , .lowed sho would bo properly looked after -.:■-;:.; by-her -t ; to see Colwell.'.amllfrfiiihgibail, i'a ,-. that she should bo sent to tho Salvation 5 ' yArmy Home. , ; . '■:•• s, / , -.The chief detective said that tho officer i in charge of'the Salvation Army Eescue' [. Homo had stated that she would guaran- l ,-, tee to look after accused. '. - ' Thp mngistrato had. a conversation with £ ~ accused £ to satisfy himself as to the best fl , : course -to-pursue, and decided to com- Cl nut her to the Salvation Army Home ? '"•'■'• o.^" 0 w"'; bound over in hor'own bond of V .«10 and that of the adjutant of tho homo ll -,; -n the samo amount not-in'.'Sily' way'to' r< attempt to see Colwell„>nd:iipt to leave 5 ' the homo unless accompanied by ah officer, - v ! and tho adjutant was giveri> authority, to ? . revoko her bond at any time. '■■■■■ V ■■ -'/■' . ' • h