CORRESPONDENCE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2275, 20 April 1886, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

(To ihe Editob.) SiK.-Many of our Wairarapa friends, when visiting Wellington with the intention of purchasing at Te Aro Houbo here, have been puzzled by the close proximity of another draper's shop, to know which was which. To prevent mistakes wo have had the words "Te Aro flouso" painted jn black letters on white ground on each ofour door posts. If they will only look for these, errors and loss may be prevented. Yours, ,<k, James Smith, Te Aro House.

A.BRDTAL At West Jrianv recently, 5 William ? Murphy, a laborer, of Wouldhame /Meet, i '/ CanningTowii, .was,:charged;on", aiaum- '■• '■■; mons with assaulting Norah Murphy-his ■'■ daughter. The prosecutrix; a child of. about ten, said that on Tuesday morning, about six o'clock, she was in bed. when ■'■• her father came home from night work. ''■.■'" She had only her chemise, on, when her father, taking his belt off, hit .heron the back many times, hurting her Very much and bruising her. Her father; had beaten ■ Jier frequently. She had no mojffcattnd had to keep the house! 'She deaKfeife she had stolen mouey from hereafter's ." ' pocket, and that Bhe had brought bread of the baker, and had it put J&fin in tho • book, and then sold it. She M, however/ lent a neighbor a, quartem.of bread, and she promised to send in the money for it. Corroborative evidence having beengiven, '. "" Mr Phillips said that this was a- vory shocking and a very bad case. Here was. ' I a little girl, her mother'being dead, and defendant's own mado ; tho- butt and target ; of.--'every-one's, abuse, and compelled to-'do. the ':>'■" work of the whole household, " ; though - • accusedhad got one older child, and if this infant did not do all that was required •" she was severely 1 beaten. ■■■. A stranger- ' would not behave so cruelly to, anyone under his charge as this man had to his own child. He had; called his two- bom and they admitted a belt was used; but denied it was employed on this ; occasiom ; - •••':' A belt was not a proper.thing to. beat a '■ ■ girl with. If defendant had. done tbiVlo ■ J v■ ; an 'Animal lie would hayo/been'neM|o v gaol, and if this was 'so, aurely'^nras. ; :. necessary to protect a little child,'«fo was * ■■ as defenceless, in some cases morew He could send him to gaol for bix months;.and: tvnuld send him for four, with hard,labor... Prisoner-was then remnved, declaring. '•..' that he only beat the girl to keep het off • the streets', His Worship directed; the child to be taken to Mrs Pelly'a. Home, and when one of hor brothers went to take her hand Bhe screamed butandsnrank away, ',■■•_,-'.