AN AUCKLAND SENSATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1690, 6 March 1906, Page 2

AN AUCKLAND SENSATION.

DRAMATIC ARBEST. (Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night. William Phillips, a young married man, waß brought before Mr Kettle, 8.M., at Ihe Police Court this morning, charged with drunkenness and at'empted suicide. Accused, upon whose throat was visible a slight soar as the result cl his aot, was arrested by Conslable Cox under somewhat dramat’c oiic imstanoes. Mrs Phillips, his wife, had beeu obliged: to seek police protection earlier in the day against the violence of her husbsnl, and a o:n----stable was standing ta'king to her on the verandah of accused's reeidecce, when he was observed to be approaohiog on the other sido of the street, and to step within the shadow of the bii ldicg immediately j opposite. Tho const-b!e c-ossed tbo mad to speak to him, but when not mere than half-way over saw something gli-ten in the mauls hsnd. Cox wrested away a with which Phillips was sawing st his own threat, pinioned bis arms, and afterwards to k h'm fii ths station. On the way Ph-1 ipr txpr. s ed his intention of doing the wotk completely next t?'-ic. The wound wee so trifling that medioel at ention wqb unnecessary, Sergeant Hendry said the accused, who I was a good woikman and earned good money as a jeweller, was addicted greatly I lo drink When under the influence of I Tquor he was accustcmod to treat' his wife in the most fiendish manner.

His Worship suggested that the man should be remanded for a week in order that .bo m'ght be medically examined, as it seemed inertd-bla that anyone could have so persistently act.d as accused had unless there were some mental defioienoy. To this the Sergeant agreed, and Phillips who Lad throughout maintained an unmoved demeanor, was accordingly led off on a week’s remand.