THREATENED WITH BOTTLE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1037, 30 July 1930, Page 1

THREATENED WITH BOTTLE

MAN SURRENDERS £4O UNDER FORCE CONVICTION FOR EXTORTION How he surrendered £4O to a man *ho threatened him by brandishing an empty beer bottle over his head, Was re l&ted by Hugh Gilmer to Mr. Justice Smith and a jury in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, during the trial of Gordon McKenna, fcHas George McWilliams, on charges demanding money by menaces. The jury found accused guilty of the offences, but added a rider that the of Gilmer was a contriving factor. n/s 1 ® c!la rges against McKenna were lr>i <l i! laan<^ n8 ’ menaces, £6O from Gilmer with intent to steal; i»» from Gilmer and assaulto „ er ' an< ' demanding, by mea"W ~-0 from Gilmer, with intent to steal. Prni r ' *' ,T ' Gobble, assistant Crown anil *^ tO R conducted the prosecution (uj I r - Noble represented the ac-

inn^o! 6 was standing on the Nel..street Wharf about 8 p.m. on aerni , ’ according to Hugh Gilmer, ii,“ set * a PProached him and entered | conversation. After having sup‘°S?ther, he and accused went to aorn r E borne, where they consumed 2® “V and wine. McKenna then thii“ “e knew there was money in it. u Use and that he intended to have then threatened witness by W, blag a beer bottle over his at the same time demanding h# ' H 0 gave accused £4O, which ]t„ “tamed from his bedroom. Metun! » tooic *t. saying he would re- . l b e balance. At the time ,i, ® aa 8 father was in the house, but eaa md not call him because ho Vi not strong. tame, uently a man named Stewart had ."tbs bouse, saying that accused ahv,. „ t bint for the money. Shortly Hoaev ass ’ s refusal to give up the ike ho 10 Stewart, McKenna came to aaying he was getting into honev ater , wil b tbe society” about the of I. r au( t must have at least part teas aee I> the society sweet.” Witas unaware of to what McKenna « referring. the |L, a , ccuse<! . in a statement from :h e alleged that Gilmer made »caii»io. advances which led to their Hie oJ Ua . nce ' He described at length He ot the night of April 13. City j “ mer save him drink in the *hg.. al so after taking him home, klltht. i was invited to stay the C,7» e « to bed. He alleged that jon- ,® 01 an occurrence after he had if h e ,j ep Gilmer offered him £6O *4O tv,. a beep quiet. He was given the hai 6 ° an< * told that he could have Oied i,ii“ c ® a fortnight later. He debe afr a j^ s threats, causing Gilmer to ,# Uad ?? nour informed the jury, who "'tUdati USed guilty, that its recomiuto «ci>o tl ’vnnld certainly be taken ftjr nt ‘ Prisoner was remanded