THOMPSON THE TWICER.

NZ Truth, Issue 119, 28 September 1907, Page 6

THOMPSON THE TWICER.

A Good-for-Nothing Coot.

'A 1 perfect rotter named 'Alexander Thompson has been bringing himself into discredit m Christchurch. He never was any darned good was Thompson, and how- his wife came to marry him is one of those domestic mysteries that aren't understandable. He has done time, and now his missus refuses to cohabit with* him, saying that he is no class at all. She is living at the house of a young married woman bearing the peculiar name of Freda Grei. Thompson found this out when he emerged from quod, and commenced to make overtures to his wife m a very forcible manner. He tried to force his way into the place on any number of occasions, and the police were frequently requisitioned to deal with the skunk. On one afternoon they, were turned out on three different occasions because of Thompson's aggressiveness. At last Mrs Grei got -sick of

BEING- PESTERED BY THE COOT and she proceeded against him for using threatening language towards her. He had entered the house m a very violent manner and had threatened to strangle her, even though she was a woman. She was, of course, merely protecting Mrs Thompson from her convict husband's attentions. Mrs Grei had to lock herself m her own room to get away from the beast. At Court evidence to this effect was given, and it appeared that while the lout was m gaol his wife was obliged to ask for- charity, and the Charitable Aid Board granted her assistance. She absolutely refuses tt) live with the fellow again, reckoning she is better without him. But Thompson wants her badly. There is no legal separation between the pair, but that shouldn't trouble her. The police gave Thompson a dog's name, and testified to the trouble he caused at Orel's house. The defendant himself denied that he had threatened the woman, but Magistrate Bishop didn't believe, him, and ordered him to find a surety that he would keep the peace for six months. Otherwise it means quod. . And a man who makes a nuisance of himself like Thompson deserves it.