MALLOY'S LADY FRIEND

NZ Truth, Issue 1188, 6 September 1928, Page 9

M ALLOY'S LADY FRIEND

•HI known, has passed into the Great Beyond. Charlotte Stouppe, mother of the deceased girl, giving her evidence, stated that her daughter always lived at home. She had been a typiste with the National Electric Company for two years. Prior to her death, she told the coroner, witness had no knowledge of her daughter keeping company with any man. In answer to a question, she said that her daughter was not working under a Mr. "Wear. About two months ago, witness had taken her daughter to a doctor to undergo treatment for her nerves. The girl subsequently seemed to be greatly improved. On Wednesday, August 1, her daughter left home, informing witness that she was going to Mahara House, Waikanae, for ten days' rest. She took a suitcase with her. Her mother did not know when the girl left home that she was m a certain condition. Shortly after noon on August 8, the girl returned home m company with a man. Though witness could not say who the man' was, at the time she thought he was, a taxi-driver. Her daughter appeared very ill and witness had to support her m her arms, Mrs. Stouppe then related how she called m the services of Dr. Clay, who ordered her daughter' 3 removal to hospital. "I asked my daughter where she had been, but she would not tell me," went on witness. Nor would the girl inform her mother who was responsible for her condition or w,ho had brought about a certain result. Dr. D. L. Clay told the coroner that he. first saw the girl on August 8, when he found her extremely ill, suffering from septicaemia with peritonitis. His examination revealed that a certain event had recently taken place. He was of opinion that her illness was due to peritonitis. Asked by the chief detective whether the girl had given him any idea as to who had caused the trouble, Dr. Clay turned to J*ie coroner and asked if he were obliged to -answer that question. The Coroner: "I think you had better answer the question." Witness (with some hesitation):

Police -Anxious To Meet Peters Unofficial Bridie (From "N.Z. Truth's" Gisborne Representative). Some of the serious-minded people of Gisborne are anxiously awaiting the. appearance m court of a young woman, who, although she has not yet been charged, Was given a severe castigation at the hands of\SeniorSergeant MacLcan.

THE woman m the case apparently appeared on the scene just at the right time to gratify Peter Malloy's desire for "a night out." As with many a .better man, Peter's idea of a night out ran to women and wine. In the words of the senior-sergeant, Malloy picked up a woman m town, picked up a taxi and went for a joyride into the country. "A ' fancy woman, who really isn't fancy, but has a fancy name,"' was the police official's method of introucing the lady m the case. He went on to explain the night's programme. Their first call, he said, was at the Ormond Hotel, where Malloy received refreshments for himself and "his temporary bride," completing the process of saturating himself with liquor. Unfortunately, Malloy had an altercation with the licensee and used the language which formed the basis of one of the charges, .a-.-Seeking solace m refreshment, he and his "bride" passed on to the Waerenga-a-hika hostelry, "where he booked accommodation for' himself and the same creature." Malloy had to answer no fewer than four chargeH. The fines alone totalled £8, to which had to be added police costs, at least £1 for the taxi and whatever incidentals there might have been during the evening, so that Peter on the whole, did not have an altogether cheap outing. His lady travelling- companion, it was stated, had yet to be. served with a summons charging her with aiding and abetting m the commission of an offence,

In the meantime, the police had managed toi prefer a similar charge against the taxi-driver, Alexander Francis Littler, who had assisted Malloy m .running up his refreshment account at the two hotels ,at which they had called. 7 ' „ .. In this case, the senior-sergeant had prefaced* his remarks by paying a tribute to {he taxi-drivers of .Gisborne. They were a fine class, he said, with one or two exceptions. * Littler's yarn was,, that he followed his passengers into -the hotels to collect their fares.! 7prinKs had been produced . . . and he partook, but he had not ordered any. He was questioned at some length regarding where he had picked up the woman and where he found Malloy. He admitted that he took the pair to Ormond, thinking they were going to stay there. * • Malloy, this time m the box as a police witness, said Littler had taken the precaution of collecting the fare before leaving Gisborne. All things considered, Littler cannot complain. He had a fair share of free liquor and only has a couple of convictions added to his record. However, he will be required to pay costs.

II""""!!"!!!!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |«»»""«"»'«"i»imi. mm m « m « mm MMm " »»«"» """"" » imiHuiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mimimimiiim m been unable to find out where the girl had been from August 1 to August 8, Dr. Hennessy left for Sydney on August, 17. "I interviewed him before he left about the death of deceased," said De-^ tective , McLennan, "but he said he knew nothing about the matter and refused to discuss it." Dr. Rhihd, assistant surgeon at the public hospital, gave evidence that he examined Miss Stouppe on the evening of August 8. ' The girl was then dangerously ill, suffermg from peritonitis. Her general condition was also consistent with a certain event having recently taken place. The only possible chance for her recovery was-an operation, which was performed about an hour later. The next day the girl showed a slight improvement, but' m the early hours of August 10 she sank and died. . N Dr. Rhind was unable to say whether a certain instrument had been used. Chief Detective: Did you ask her what had caused her condition?— I asked her- what had caused it and she replied that she had "received interference twice" . . , i anc j further added that the first occasion was on the previous Wednesday, August 1. and again on Sunday, August 5, as "nothing had happened." The girl did not tell witness who had interfered with her. Dr. P. P. Lynch, pathologist at the hospital, was also called. In evidence / he stated that he had conducted a post- C mortem. examination of the girl. There was a surgical wound In the lower abdomen and there were abscesses m certain organs. In, the doctor's opinion, death was due to pyaemia, a severe septicaemia following upon, a certain event. He was unable to state whether an instrument had been used. After briefly outlining the evidence, Coroner Page returned a verdict that death was due to pyaemia, following a certain result criminally produced.