"CASE OF JEALOUSY"
INCIDENT AT TOWN HALL
"I think this was really a case of jealousy on the part of the defendant," said Sub-Inspector G. H. Lambert, in. the Magistrate's Court today, when Harold Watts Osmond, a seaman, was charged with striking Basil War ring
Warring, in evidence, said that he had been ushering at the Town Hall, and as he was going out at about 10.40 p.m. he met a woman he knew. They were walking out together, and when they got to the door the defendant met him. He knew that the defendant and the woman were friendly. Nothing was said, but Osmond offered him a cigarette, which he* accepted. He went into Wakefield Street, where Osmond asked him for a match. Witness handed him the box, and as he did so the defendant struck him a violent blow on the mouth. He then lost sight of the defendant.
A fine of £2 was imposed,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 107, 1 November 1940, Page 9
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