SERIOUS CHARGE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 691, 17 November 1933, Page 5

SERIOUS CHARGE

(Press Assn.-

wife in court alleged attempted murder of husband with GW PRELIMINARY HEARING

-By Telegraph — Copyright),

Pukekohe, Thursday, Ip, police court to-day Mary Little, of Pokino, was charged wifh the attempted murder of her h,usband by firipg a gun at him on October 14. , S,he. pleade4 hot guilty, , The "principal witness was William Ge.orge, Liddicoat, who lived with Mr and Mrs. Little. He detailed the ass,ocia,tions in the home and referred to. Mrs. Little's drinking. On the Friday night, after Mr. and Mrs. Little were in the bedroom, he heard Mr. Little say that "it- had been going on too long and he had had enough of it.'-' On the Saturday morning they had breakfast about 7.30 or 8, and he saw the gun in its usual position. Mrs. Little was out most of the time and did not sit at the kitehen table. She appeared to have been drinking again and was worse than the night hefore. He helped Mr. Little to stack timb.er until mid-day, and when he went back to the kitehen to se£ the ■ table there was. some lettuce and a„ lqnqh-o : eo.n sausage nn the table. He was ; tqking fhe cutlery out of the drqwer I when his came in and said : ! "It's a nice place to have a woman , in the house and nothing to eat but ; dry hread." A Piece of Blue Paper The remark was passed in a very loud, voice. Mrs. Little replied, but he di4 npt hear what she said- Little -replied that she would be getting a blue paper and would be in Pukekohe on Thursday morning at 10.30. Mr. Little went through to the sitting room, but Mrs. Little came out into the passage. Mr. Little followed her out and closed the door, while Mrs. Little came through to the kitehen. She picked up the gun and brought it to her shoulder. Witness noticed that both hammers were back. He was just going outside when he heard the report of the gun, and Mr. Little came running out of 1 the passage. He did not actually see Mrs. Little fire the gun, but when she put it to her shoulder it was aimed in the direction of the passage door, the muzzle being ab.out six inches from the door. Witness came back inside and noticed his uncle's hand was bleeding freely, while a fairly large piece of flesh was on the floor. Ring for Doctor Mr, Little rau outside and told witness to ring for the doctor. Mrs. Little held the gun in her hands for a while, and then half dropped it. Witness went to the 'phone and rang the Pokeno exchange for a doctor, while Mrs. Little went through to the front door and called out to Mr. Little to come back. As he was going out through the front gate Mr. Little called out to Mu*. McDonald, who was just coming out of his gate. Witness followed across to McDonald's, and was there when the doctor arrived. Mrs. Little came across an4 he heard Mr. Little say, "Take that woman away." (Proceeding)