Magistrate’s Court

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 6, 6 March 1914, Page 3

Magistrate’s Court

WEDNESDAY. Mr E. J. Farrell, J.P., Presiding. ] Thomas Braithwaite was j charged that on January 13th. i last lie did threaten to shoot ) one ! tannah Walters who, having just cause to fear that defendant ! v .ulddohor bodily harm, prayed that he be hound over to keep j the peace. Constable Ingram explained j that the plaintiff had been I “ keeping company” with the defendant until the appearance of another suitor on the scene I had given umbrage to the defendant who resented being supplanted, his resentment taking form in the threat to shoot the lady and her new lover. The di-fondant had practically made his home with the girl’s mother and on leaving took away his gun which, with six cartridges the p lice took possession of. Th< defendant had received a goot character from Iris employers and had apparently made thi ] threat in a fit of anger. ; The plaintiff, who appeared kid leave to withdraw tin j charge, and the magistrate, as sinning that the idle threat hai arisen out of a lovers quarre acquiesced, the costs amountim to 14 6i to be paid by th< plaintiff, and thsgun and cart ridges to he returned to th