PANMURE SQUABBLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 378, 12 June 1928, Page 1

PANMURE SQUABBLE

TALK OF “IRISH BULLETS” BRAINS NOT KNOCKED OUT A family squabble in which •tores—termed “Irish bullets”— and a pitch-fork figured, occupied the attention of Mr. F. H. Luxford, S.M., in the Otahuhu Police Court yesterday, when James Markin was charged with assaulting his lather-in-law, Francis Zuge. Francis Zuge, a labourer, of Lunn Avenue, Panmure, said that accused married to his daughter, but was B °t living with her. On April 28 there a disturbance, and in answer to from his daughter, he rushed out into the street, and found her lying on j l ® ground. Accused picked up some krge stones and threatened him, calling the stones “Irish bullets,” and said n* would knock his brains out. Accused had promised to do this for the last six years. The magistrate naively inquired: Did he do it?” to which witness re“No; he couldn’t do it.” Edward Edwin Boyd said that he ? aw affray. Both the parties were r 1 a bad mood, and the position was nth* ® erl °us; they were facing each ther “like two roosters,” and on his uggestion the accused put down the bullets.” During the cross-examination, it “inspired that Mrs. Zuge took part in and Zuge was armed with en * or k* In dismissing the case calling upon the defence, the atrate complimented Mr. Boyd on • way he had given his evidence, and , onwa y he took the situation have nd ‘ and prevented what might , m ._ e °ded with more serious consequences.