MERRY GLENNIE'S BACH

NZ Truth, Issue 1196, 1 November 1928, Page 3

MERRY GLENNIE'S BACH

Bench Castigates "Cris" For His Brazen Behavior (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Wellington Representative.) A hatchelor gay toas Christian Glennle; no staid boarding-houses for him. He believed m the untrammelled existence of bach life, where, if the spirit mooed him, he could spring a little parly. HE held an advantage over other un- When did you go to these parties? — ' attached males by virtue of "the Practically all last year, fact that he was part owner of the. Did Glennie ever kiss her?— l think bach m Happy Valley, Wellington, he used to kiss all of them, where he resided. "Chris.," as his as- Lawyer Leicester wanted to get a sociates called him, was also the pos- correct interpretation of witness' pair-; sessor of a car and a motor-cycle, ing off. "Didn't you say 'we' all used Glennie, a disciple of the "make to pair bff?" he queried. "Well, I used merry" brigade, believed in' frequent to go with a boy," was the answer, parties to lighten a mundane existence. Counsel: And the others, too? — Yes. All last summer he shared his bach D,id you ever see complainant out ■with pals, and each Saturday night with Bluett?— No. turned on an evening to which he m- Was there a light m the garage when vited a, few girl friends from town, and you went m? — Yes. to which came, invited or otherwise, a They were sitting on the stretcher? girl or two from the Valley. v Yes. f ■ ■ All were merry at these informal Was drunk?— She was the worse' Happy Valley gatherings, for the for liquor. "bhoys" always saw to it that a two- Another habitue of Glennie's congallon keg of beer adorned the bench ylvial gatherings, Miss Josephine In the kitchen. _ Kovalesky,' said * the evenings were It was there for all who would to ma de up of music, drink and dancing, partake. How well it was appreciated Complainant's father, Stephen - John may be gauged by the fact that the Smart, related to the court ii conversagirls, and sometimes even the boys, tion he had with- defendant. When were Just a trifle merry. he aqcus ed him of being, the man who. On. with the .dance; let joy be un- got nis daughter into trouble, Glennie confined; 1 ' must have been the pervad- sald: : < Tm not ttt an surprised at that; ing spirit, for with, the strains of a flhe alwayß had a lot of time for me." gramophone to dance to and beer ; to ..j aaid to him .. added > vitnesg , •• -it's kindle the soul to a more lively appro- up t0 you t0 play tne game . Y ou have ciation of the moment, .the evenings got her into trouble and you should were wont to slip by on the wings of marry her .' Glennie then said: 'I'm A^ular habitue of Glennie's gUto, t?'o?l^W?M™sslrt»* some gatherings was Elza Smart, a TSvefSegte? Tol Se way "Pak," as she was known to her circle ■* i^.T ".*. v o«,, o i, Q v>o/i u* an «,,f W !tv, relate; sometimes got the worse for it. "ne'^-^ 0 - 0 ,, r , When under the Influence she stif- r .J? opening his clefence, Lawyer fered the amorous desires of Glennfe Leicester said he denied the materia.l and misconducted herself with hjm. particulars of evidence submitted by They both eschewed discretion for the "* e complainant, joys of the moment. f In the box, Glennie denied ever Of course the inevitable happened, having been with the girl alone, and the girl found herself m a certain If. on any occasion they had gone, condition. Glennie told her it would for a ride, there was always somebe all right; but, any way, most one with them. / , mothers expected that sort of thing. Counsel: You deny having mis"Pak." told him hers didn't, anyhow. conducted yourself with her m the . The ; friendship between the two bedroom while others were 1 m the paled and grew cold from then on, nor kitchen?— l've never been intimate did Glennie attempt to do anything m with her at any time., the matter, except .inform the girl Counsel: What was the object of about April of this year, through a going out to the garage? — To sit and

solicitor, that he was not responsible for her condition. • "Pak" didn't quite see eye to eye with him and set the processes of the

cool off. Has complainant been the worse for liquor on these occasions? — She »has been very much so at times.

Dances and Drinks

law m motion to have Glennie ad- Did anyone else take the girls out?— judged the father of her Child. Bluett used to take them out someThe matter came up for hearing be- times, including complainant, fore Magistrate Salmon m the Welling- Defendant denied telling the girl riot ton Maintenance Court last week, when to worry and that it would be all right, the girl had Lawyer Percy Jackson to To Lawyer Jackson he stated the help her relate the facts of her indis- stretcher was placed "m storage" m cretion to the bench. the- garage. There were a number of Glennie, through Lawyer W. E. Lei- other things there as well. He had center, denied paternity and, moreover, gone Jntp it to cool down. • - added the information that he had , Lawyer Jackson: You have supplied never on any occasion committed mis- her with liquor?— They came m and conduct with the girl. ' got down on it. i~' "... Magistrate Salmon, however, You mean to say you allowed young thought otherwise, and m a rather Birls to get drunk?— Well, when I first cogent summing-up at the conolu- met her she was drunk. sion of the case, -made an order N6ver mind what she was like when adjudging him the father of the you first met her. Did you allow her child and also ordering him to pay to get drunk? — No, I never bought it 12/6 a week towards its mainten- for her. ance. But you gave it to her? — Oh, yes. This' is not the ordinary .tale of a TJ Do yoy th < I nk th < at wa « *&* man and a maid, for complainant m H ° w man y tlm , es } v ™ «he drunk? Half the witness-box told the court Glennie * ff"/ 1 ™ 37 Ahd you never stoptook advantage of her when, she "was pe 5i " ci • N 9- . „ . the worse for liquor." Only on one . You say she never told you she was occasion apart from those m the bach "^trouble?— No. had she -misconducted herself with » he £ as committed perjury then, him, when she made that statement? — Yes. I She started going to the'bach par- Can y° u five. me any reason why ties, which were held regularly every thl3 y° u "ff girl should pick on you and Saturday night, about September, swear these wicked lies?— l can't give Glennie has a motor garage, but .he any reason, doesn't — or didn't — keep his car m it. Did you fondle her. m the garago About this time there was 'a small when'you'were sitting on the couch?— single stretcher there, and it was al- Oh, I don't know. ways m the garage that misconduct Did you have your arms round her occurred. They would' enjoy the con- ar >d kiss her?— Yes, I knew hor well viviality of the party, the girl said, enough for that. dancing and drinking, and then retire Lawyer Leicester (interjecting): to the garage for perhaps an hour. She expected it "I told Glennie I was m trouble," said Why did you cease your friendship complainant, "and asked him to ' get with her? — I did not. She ceased me sortie stuff. He said: 'Oh^yes, coming to the bach. She has not come would "you like some stout?'" When since I kicked Bluett out. I ordered she told him" that she couldn't go home him out. s he had remarked: "Every mother ex- You don't sugges* that Bluett Ls the Sdded-pik '• " l - tOld hlm talnG didnV> mh * r ° f thec Wld?-I don't khow. .Gtennie* never denied being respon- „ Y ° u tol* l the father you were sorry sible for her condition. The child was \°? "* e Sirl?— l would be for any girl born at the Salvation Army maternity "J: }?* . .sin^ me li . Position. "I also told home on August 24 of this year. ™ n ; * a ? ea witness, "why picik on me. Questioned by defendant's counsel f"?? nOu Wlth to ° ma °y Jokers concerning the times when intimacy Xo blam e any one." occurred, "Pak" said it was mostly m , You suggest she has misconducted the garage when she succumbed to herself with these men? — Well I don't

Glennie*s advances. T w ice,c c, however, there had- been intimacy on the bunks In the bach and once ' while out on the' motor - cycle

know. I>ld you or did. you not say you were responsible, for her condition?— No. I deny it. To his prnmspl

Friendly With Him

with defendant. "When I was the defendant said he had, on more than worse for liquor he took advantage of one occasion, asked the girls to go me," added witness. , The bench: Have you asked them to Were you ever alone with a man go immediately on arrival? Yes named Bluett?— Not on my own. They have come when we have been Would you be sitting with one man bathing. alone, all the evening?— No. Leslie James Golding, one time stayDo' you know a man named Les. ing at the bach, said he saw comGolding? — Yes. nlainant with Bluett. She used to *d Why did you ask him if Bluett was out with him. She was as friendly married?— l did not. with him as with Glennie Didn't you ask him about Easter Lawyer Leicester ™ii*ri * ,1 time if Bluett was married?-I may wi t£ses iS hf ,S other have asked him if "Bluey" was mar- relitecf mosflv 't'n but theii ; ried. It was rumored that he was. «f/l r^-L/,t-f« ■ ™ y -, -° a penod Has Glennie eVer kissed you m front f*™?^ c^ Rf y ail t . estifled *> of others?— Yes. complainants friendliness with Bluett. 1 iea. One W | tnesg . Bald «i> ak » ha( j tri(j(l 1q How many times did you go out get round Glennie, but Bluett paid her with Glennie between January and most attention. May M~'x^L d n °u %° ° U } w i th / him During the luncheon adjournment at all. When he found outj. was the bench wanted to know if the child m trouble he turned me flat. Cou] d be brought into court as he You did not tell your parents of your woul <! like to see it. Proceedings had trouble until the night you left work? recommenced, some time before the No - young mother returned with her chile), Didn't you tell your employer you ancl she handed it up to the bench for were leaving to get married?— Yes. a critical inspection. You knew a man named Hewett? — ''It hasn't got the same eyes, anyYea. . . way, jf that's anything," said Lawyer Have you ever been, out with him? — Leicester. "Take its hat off so we can Only m the daytime. , all see it." wiTh^BTuTtt^Ves was^to In surt ™^ «P his worship said the S t B a 1 k U en t me Y but Mother ™^T ""^ *S BluelfhaTn-rbe^^rried wouldn«-^ vou Ue nive d b n roUgh?an "SformatJon "ff/ state of against him?— No, I would hot. affairs, m the conduct of the- bacn. Complainant said she had been seen The question rested oh the *n the garage with Glehnie, and ques- veracity of the parties and he was tioned on this point by her own coun- satisfied the girl was telling the sel stated one of the boys came down truth. "Defendant is not telling one night to get Glennie because there tne truth," said the S.M. "He was a fight on. , i, „.■ swears there has never been m Bluett, he told them, had thrown timacy with the complainant, some drink over one of the girls from town. The intruder wanted Glennie "It is difficult to believe," went on to come into the , bach to quell the dis- the bench, "why, he himself when turbance. ■ drunk, and having the girl m /the Dorothy Ashworth, another member garage embracing' and kissing her, of the Saturday night parties, also liv- should stop at the line of atrict ing a,t Happy Valley, gave evidence for propriety. I must find that the comcomplainant. Glennie, she said m cvi- plainant's story is true . . ." dence did not stay, air the evening Defendant would be adjudged the with the party. He would _go into the fathk . Q f the phild, and must pay garage with Miss Smart.. They always ma i ntenance at ' P the ' rate of 12/ 6 I used to pair off. _ _ week He wmi](l a]s haye to t Lawyer Jackson: Wer e you ever m maintenance for eight wee ks, medical the garage ?-One .night I .went tc .say and maternity expenses 15 guineas and Sero wfth G°eitaie witnesses' expenses. WhaT Uihe wak this?— About 12 Security for appeal was fixed at ten o'alccS. . . Jffuineas.