THREAT TO KILL

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1932, Page 7

THREAT TO KILL

SEQUEL TO DOMESTIC TROUBLE.

■STEWARD rLEADS GUILTY

WELLINGTON, November 12,

A charge of sending a letter to his mother, containing a threat to kill his wife was preferred against Frederick Oscar Rolander, a steward, in the Police Court yesterday. Mr L. Fitzherbert appeared for the accused, who pleaded guilty and was committed 'to the Supreme Court for sentence. Evidence for the prosecution was given bv Hector Charles Boyd Brown, clerk employed by Le D.fence Department, who said that Mrs Rolander lived in the same house as he and Ins wife, and that there had been -domestic trouble between Mrs Rolander and accused. She had been very nervous of him.

Detective Frank Hryhurst said that he had arrested Rolander toward the end of Ootouer, informing him l that a warrant ’had been issued on account of a letter ha had sent to his mother threatening to kill his wife. In a statement, Rolander said that domestic difficulties which had ended in a eration order being made earlier in the year had caused his health to break down. He had become subject to fit? of mental depression and it had l:ee:i during a severe attack of this nature, coupled with the strain of sleeplessness, (hut the letter had been written. The letter, which lip had regretted 1 as soon as it was posted, spoke of not being able to go on any longer, and of his having decided upon a date when both his own life ar.d that of hjs wife would be ended.

Accused pleadled guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.