Wanted His Girl Back

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 545, 24 December 1928, Page 1

Wanted His Girl Back

South African with Revolver

Hopelessly Infatuated Youth

INFATUATED with a young woman, James Alfred Essex Grundy will allow nothing to keep him from her, and when she was sent away he went to where she was staying 'and with a loaded revolver in his possession demanded her back.

Grundy, a labourer, aged 20, said to bo a South African, was charged at tho Police Court this morning with assault and with procuring possession of a revolver without having the necessary licence. Grundy pleaded not guilty, but Mr. Hall Skelton, who appeared for him, said that he had been instructed by Grundy’s father to plead guilty. “1 shall have to apply for a remand in this case,” said Sub-Inspector McCarthy, “and when your worship hears the circumstances you may not think the boy should be at large. He has been keeping company with a young woman in ISTew Lynn, who is some years his senior, but the girl decided to end the affair as Grundy’s conduct has been so reprehensible. The young man took his father’s revolver, loaded it, and went round to a clergyman’s house where the girl was and demanded her. The police were communicated with and when the constable arrived Grundy was taking the revolver from his pocket. He seems to think he can do what he likes,” concluded the Sub-Inspector.

Mr. Hall Skelton asked that Grundy be given his liberty over the holidays, urging- that it was his lirst lapse, and that he was a member of the Y.M.C.A. and bore a good character. People had been trying to separate him from the girl with whom he was hopelessly infatuated and brain storm had resulted. “Grundy’s own father called in the police,” continued counsel, “the boy having threatened to commit suicide.” Mr. Hall Skelton attributed his client's actions to powerful emotion which had run away with him. It was his lirst experience in romance, and all he wanted was a good talking to. He had had a fright and thoroughly realised his position. Grundy’s father offered to hand over the revolver to the police, and counsel made a final appeal urging that tomorrow was Christmas Hay. Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.: That is all very well, but when a youth plays round with a loaded revolver it is an affair of extreme interest to other people. It would do Grundy no harm to cogitate up above for a while. lam frightened to let him go. Mr. McCarthy: And so am I. Grundy was remanded until Friday.