CHRISTCHURCH. April 25,
At tbe Police Court this morning, John Richmond Jones w>,s charged with assault ipg bis wife, with intent to do her gtie»( us bodily h»rm, by striking h r on the neck wi'h a nword. It appears that there h»d been some family differences, »nd Jones, drawing hi* sword from ita ■cabb »rd, inflicted a slight wound o» his wife. Accused then went to the police station, and said he had cut off his wife's head. The police had often been oiled in to settle quarrels between accused aad his wife. He wm committed for trial.
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8167, 26 April 1895, Page 3
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99CHRISTCHURCH. April 25, North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8167, 26 April 1895, Page 3
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