MATRONS DISAGREE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 311, 23 March 1928, Page 13

MATRONS DISAGREE

WILD AMAZON STRUGGLE EXHIBIT A—STRANDS OF HAIR Exhibit A in a case at the Police Court to-day was a large coil of hair which one woman alleged had been torn from her head by another woman. THE case, which was filled with bright dialogue, entertained all but the magistrate who had to decide | it. | Annie Louise Iladaway, married woman, alleged that Mary Emma Carter, another married woman, had assaulted her. Mrs. Iladaway conducted her own case, and in evidence matched words with appropriate action. “See, it was like this,” she began. “My poor little daughter was living with this woman, and I got her home for two or three days. The woman came over to my house and tried to strike my little daughter, and 1 had to protect her. “This woman then punched me and knocked me down—just look at this/* HAIR FROM HANDBAG Witness opened her handbag and produced a newspaper parcel containing thick strands of hair. “Look what was taken from my head—look at it,” she wailed. “How about putting in a comma,” said Mr. Bryce Hart, as he began to cross-examine the* witness. “Have you -been in a fight before?” he asked. Witness admitted that she had been in some trouble before. Then she began another unpunctuated tirade. “My son's a scoutmaster,” she said. “I'm a respectable woman, and I’m in my bed by eight o'clock at night. “I’ve got a great-aunt aged 99 and 9 months —that’s the stock I come from.” The “little” daughter in evidence said that Mrs. Carter had “gone crook” at her. Mrs. Carter said she had gone to complainant’s house to inquire about the daughter’s health. Mrs. Hadaway then called her husband a “herring-gutted Witness was knocked down, and not meaning any harm, pulled herself up by Mrs. Hadaway’s hair. “It’s all false,” screamed Mrs. Iladaw’ay. “I’m not strong enough to hit, but I wish I was.” The assault charge was dismissed, but the parties were advised to keep apart in future.