A FASCINATING GIRL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1915, Page 4

A FASCINATING GIRL.

WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ASSAOTt INTERESTING DECISION AT AUCKLAND. By Telegraph.—'Pleas Association. Auckland, Lait Night. Judgment In an luminal out, in which a man was charged with assaulting * young lady, was given by Mr. Outten, S.M., to-day. The evidence of the girl was that defendant, whoia she did not know, spoke to her in the street. She took no notice, and got into a tram. The defendant got in, too. She got out near her home, and defendant followed hsr. Then she took to her heels, and on getting to the back door of her home she ea.w defendant at the On these facts, defendant was charged with assault. The Magistrate said the points to consider were: .The identity of the man, proof of facts, and then whether the foots constituted an assault on the evidence. When it was show|i that the sensed sat staring at the girl fa the tram for some time, the girl }ad every opportunity for identification, »na his Worship had no hesitation at all is accepting identification, particularly as tihe evidence brought by the defettoe to endeavour to disprove the charge shoved that the accused was in the locality about the time. A* to the question of assault, speaking to the girl and staring at her in the tram was insultin| behaviour, <but it was questionable if it constituted an assault, but to get cut of the tram and follow the girl at night in a direction away from his bome,to walk quickly when she walked quickly, and flnaßy to rush after her when-lfhej ran, made it clear that he was following her. Under the circumstances, that, in bis Worship's opinion, constituted assault. The most favorable light is( which his oondnct could be conudersd, was that he had taken a violent fancy; to {he gir], sad wanted to find out whsitj she lived, in order to make her acquaint* once at acme other time. DSren at ttat it was grossly improper, and wis fb« kind of thing that must be stopped. Act cuaed would be opHvicted aa,d fined £4 and I2s costs, in default, a month's ia< prisomneat.