“LOVE TROUBLES.”

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3778, 12 April 1928, Page 2

“LOVE TROUBLES.”

AND AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. Dunedin, April 11. “Defendant is a married man with a wife, in a mental hospital, while the woman is mai’ried and living apart from her husband, so I cannot see where there has been a complete reconciliation,” remarked Senior-Sergeant A. G. Quartermain, in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, when it was stated that the love troubles between a man who had attempted to, commit suicide and his sweetheart had been patched up. The man, who was aged 45 years, pleaded guilty to the attempt and elected to be dealt with summarily. Mr C. J. L. White, who appeared for defendant, said that he had discussed the matter with the police. Another case on all fours with the present one had come before the Magistrate eight months ago, and His Worship. had adjourned the charge for six months, conditional upon defendant being of good behaviour. Proceedings were withdrawn at the end of the period. The police had no objections to a similar course being taken in this case it His Worship thought fit. Defendant had hitherto borne a good character. He was 45 years of age and a married rqan with grown-up family, and had 1 been keeping company with “a certain lady.” For some time past the course of true lovq had run according to its reputation, but on Friday a dispute had arisen between the man and the woman. He set out to frighten her, and turned on the gas in a room. The act went further than he had anticipated, and he had been overcome bv the fumes. Mr Wihite said that he was satisfied that there bad been no intention to commit suicide. The Magistrate': Has there been a reconciliation? “Yes,” replied Mr White. Senior-Sergeant Quarterman then expressed his doubts of a reconciliation. When discovered the man had the gas tubing in his mouth. “No doubt he had sufficient time to realise the folly of his conduct and will look at matters more sanely in the future,” said the Magistrate, who adopted the course suggested by counsel. Mr Wihite asked for the suppression of publication of the name. “It is a case is which I can suppress the name,” replied Mr Bartholomew, who made the necessary order.