THREW EGG FLIP AT HER

NZ Truth, Issue 1238, 22 August 1929, Page 4

THREW EGG FLIP AT HER

Cabaret Show That Presented Item Not On Programme TROUBLE FOLLOWS ACCUSATION

. (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Dunedin Representative). Gaiety became just a little too exuberant one night recently at the Savoy Cabaret, Dunedin, and it was something of a sensation when the police were called m to settle a most unpleasant affair, which involved a young girl and a man. ,

WITH the usual anticipation of having a good time, Evelyn Maggie Duncan, and some girl friends were m attendance that evening and, after obtaining a- table they waited for their prospective partners from among the many -young "bloods" who were also present. Miss Duncan left her purse, containing a £1 note, -two ' sixpenny pieces and three or four pennies lying on the table' while she danced. As she;, was moving along the opposite end of the room she noticed a man named James Duffy, sitting at her table with another man named Cody, and the former seemed to be handling her purse. It appeared that' this man Cody „ who was, it was stated, drunk, had i been, attempting 1 to .have a dance with Miss Duncan but she had refused, and for that Cody threw an egg. flip over her, and she had to '.-■ retire for. the. 'time being. . • When she returned .■' her purse was under .the table, and when examined, Miss Duncan found that the money was missing.' Miss Duncan immediately found iiiiiiiiiimmmiinniiiiimiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiniiiiiiiiimiiiir.i

the effect that Duffy expectorated m Miss Duncan's face after she had accused him of taking the money, and that they had held the door closed until the police arrived. Constable E. Simpson stated that he took a statement from Duffy, who accused Cody of taking the money, and , also denied committing the beastly offence alleged. Mr. White submitted that the theft charge should be dismissed, and pointed out that one of the men at the table had some convictions. ■ Senior-sergeant Quartermain (interjecting): If you say that I will say something: about your client who has Mr. White: You can't saf anything now. The Magistrate interrupted to state that there was evidence against Duffy. In his evidence,: Duffy, a seaman, gave a general denial to the allegations, and said he was not at the table when Cody threw the egg flip over Miss , Duncan. , The first he knew of the theft i was when Miss Duncan accosted him, and when he had denied it i I and was walking away she spoke miiinniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniitniiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiitmiiiiiimn