ATTEMPTED MURDER.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1917, Page 4

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

A DRUNKEN MAX'S CRIME. By Telegraph.—Pres« A'qocistion. Auckland, l.ast Night A middle-aged man named 'ihoma? Edward Watts Skelton v/a.s charged nt •lie Police Court to-day yth tlie ntmpted murder of his wife. "Alice Mary Helton, at I'alii on January 14. lie v:h remanded till Wednesday. Fi :s a:.(gi\l that. a.v.used had been ilrinkiiw hi ivily and quarrelled with his wife, expressing his intention of putting Hv tie/cat. lie left the mom and in his ibsence, Mrs. Watts started to leave, ill- house with hei- six-year-old hahv' U she was aaproafhing the pile, ... • eased \vr < seen by a neighbour following her with an open razor. liefore accused eonld reach her, the neighbour ha 1 shut the "at". The. man. apnarcntly filler the impression that the woman >vas in the neighbour's house, went tliitlier with an axe and a flat spear ami rnoe a lnngc at the neighbour. On i:i-inj* evaded, a'cnscd went to the fro.it <1(01- and smashed it with the axe. The .Justices ef the Peace, at Maim gaieroto, dismissed the charge of uitinipt.i'd murder and of assault on t:i-> i-.' L'hhour hut aicused was arrested ami ie ought to Auckland. where the attempted iiuirde,- charge was included.