A DISGRACE TO MANHOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 4

A DISGRACE TO MANHOOD.

JUSCAKDFJ) .SUTOII'* AJiUJ CO.MXTT, CJiliii TUIiKATKXKU Willi PiNi'OL ou poi:>o.\. A Ciih' presenting soi,i»« painful end unusual features vame belove Mr It. Dyer, in the Auckland Police Court on Friday lasi. A wiling married man named Frank Thomas was charged wilii u-itig threats lo a voung woman, who tVan-d that in- wo;i d d.> her aelual bodily harm, and a-ke I that the d••leiidaut ;diou!d lie ordeied to liud sure! ies In keep ihe peace.

hi bating ihe ease. Sergeant Hendry said that the facis in the ea'-e w -v.' very painful, and simply showed to what' a contemptible stnion man wou::I aliew himself tu ,-ink. The complainant was a highly respectable young lady, weo lmt t!ie defendant during a visit lo Cambridge. Jle represented himself to be a. single man. and they ultima.e:y beeamii engaged to J»• married. Tie. l lady receiveil seme information, which caused i;-• • to ask tiie defendant if ii- were; married; he denied it and the friendship remained unbroken u:,lil liu> iady returned to Auckland. Further d'squieting information resulted in the engagement being brola'jj off, {lie la<!y returning (iefendant ali 3iis pivsi'iile. "From thai time the unfortunate ghl has been tiireatefied and bullied tiy this man. continued Sergeant lleiuhy. lie wrote her numerous letters, a klng Jier to send lum her jev/eilery, and on another evasion a-k«.ag for One day !ie e.inie to the e.;lablisimi":it in which his former ii.tneee was working, and., producing a revo vei'. io!<! in r thai "this will do ]Vr l.'oiii of u>. ' boll I • labelled "po*son' was shown to her by him. antl a similar t-ireat used. Tin' painful part of the ea-c \va> .hat lh(;!<i;u was u married man, Wilt a young" family, living in Auckland. lie was neglecting ii's hoine. terrifying lae girl, and trying to extori i'liracy irom her. She had been reiiuc.'i! ,o sii<-h a s-tate that she was afraid to a iram lo gi't limine, and had gon.* . ul. by tram wrui a fricnil. "Ali thai ;!ie girl Wi!ul.->'i> piotect'ou." sanl ihe Sergv t mt. "and tinu she is enitlcd to ask.'' The complainant in her evidence, reit era ted the fael • re'aled be She Svrfud wiid that ail -.'U' wafi-ed was to be I.'ft alone. 't'iie delViidau : 1 Imp- \<air V.'ors!»i]» will take a lenient vi -»v "f it. .Mr ])ycr: I certainly wi I not lake a ienieni. view of it 1 w ink y u ii.ne acted the pari of a pmf eL b'aekgnard. Tiie eomplaiuan. a bed Irs Wm.-iiip to be !t-ni-'iif with 'I hoiiia.s, ',-aying i'iai site would Irus!. lo h.--. honor s i * a genth-maii no, to annoy her again. l-eigeani lieuuiV: \\ ha [ df-nor can tiu r«' )i;- in a man who wil; write , ucii lexers to a girl'.' The defendant said Ik- he.d not spoken lo 1..e lady since Acw Vca.r's ilr Dyer: ) am (-"••"IK to lend vou <e,cc. and ;) yen eaoxiot (i::d seciii ,, li- ,, > \ou will go to gaol. That is. md-. the police a>k to v.ilhdraw the cha I'ge. Scr.;c:\ui Hendry: 1 will md. I consider that if your Worship had power to order a Ihigg.ng ii would md l.e I«»o severe Mr j)yer: It i> one of theoutempt:bh» cases 1 have ever iuv.rd of. For a married man to inlimida." a girl as you have dole- is the ad <d' a blackguard. Vou will hj» bound over to kcej) t!ie a/id if you cannot iind tb.c yon wil :;o jo gad—probably llm best place for y;.r-. I will bind you in your o\\n r- dg-ni-ar.ee (-f Loll aud two oi eacij. S.-r.';oaiit llcudrv-. ! ~.;;ik the -Ui'.ties shonid 1 e more .-übnan:in! in a case like tliis where a man takes reVolvi.• aud ].ui> :.i t-' ii:l 'mida! ; a gir!. Mr \hi Y: !"V well. | ; ; ia!:e it two s;;r-.-l : e.- « f r:,u. I'f,, x \ u , .... .\nytaing m f, r-' b'eck'juar.ilv I have v.ewr b-ard. 'i ou a di::gra'-' 1 i.o iaan:io«id. I'h- a'.eriiative. in d- hni!! ! f tltr k ing obtained., tlne'e moiit!e.- impri-oiiment.