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C'1" > P'1"}! D l"R CUT WITH RAZOR. Charged Reduce d in 1..i ,i:.<t.UU,,)1 h Swansea Case.   aftsea C c.  j d l.' "1 An Estranged Family. A remarkable stoiy Mf family entangle- 1:; \IJ í' j\J ki::I'/l(t:; 1 ::L ¿;,i¡ S:: t \17¿; Coarr en ethie-tfiay, when Peter Jons 1;8). \yus brought. up in custody and fawrgcu on remaiul with attempting *o inuruer Annie May (ieai\v by cutting her throat with a razor at. the Craig Mount, Plasmarl, at midnight on .Friday last: and also with cutting and wounding Pi. John Geary with intent to do him griev- ous bodily harm. Mr. Rupert L<?\\ is prosecuted nruj I YOr Evans defended. AN ESTRANGED FAMILY. In opening Mr. Lewis outlined the re- lationship which existed between ¡w parties, The prosecutrix had been living apart from her husband for some sixteen months under a maintenance order, owing to some little trouble over a baby. which prosecutrix alleged was her husband's. Prisoner, Jori", war nh,o linng apart frum his wife. Mary Geary, the mother of the (prosecutor nnd mother-in-law of the prosecutrix, was also living apart from her husband, and she was the sister of the prisoner. It appeared that accusations had been made by the husband of the prosecutrix that the had been too friendly with the1 }<ri.y;ner. That miglJt or might not have been true. At any rate on the day in question, the mother of the man had en- deavoured to get the two parties recon- ciled, and for that purpose the daughter- in-law was up at her house, where they met. her husband. QUESTION OF RECONCILIATION. pion on the (question of a reconciliation. The prisoner turner] up wjiile this conver- Muori ua? going on. So?'? arg'?MQt took p)ac as to whether ?Ccn'-aHons had bp? J made, and Joris asked the woman to go out with him for a few minute?. She re- fused, and he then csked her to come a little way with him. She refused and 6>aíd 4 110 rel"ti?se( i ?in( i p?al(I that she was not going home, but was going to stay with her motlio.r-in-lav. i Joris then piuleti out a razor and attacked the prosecutrix, who was sitting down, 'I attempting to cut 'her throat, Tlte hus- haud interfered, putting his arm around Iter neck, with the result that the razor ¡ Insiend of being across the throat was drawn across her faN. Dr. JÜmp ti???atec! prosecutrix, and tL? wound had to be twitched. Mr. Lewis ?nhmitted that ■whether there was any family quarrel or "riot, there was absolutely no excuse tor ¡ thi.7 attack. PROSECUTRIX'S EVIDENCE. I Annie May Geary, the prosecutrix, of 11, I' Montana-place, JLandore, was called. In H.ply to Mr. Rupert Lewis, she dealt with incidents that led up to the alleged I iitiuek, but «rUcft questioned on the al, ieged attack itselt, she sair she cou ld not remember. Sho did not remember whether I <iei'endant struck her or not. Air: Lewis: Are you telling the truth I iutv— Y es I did not know I was (: u t anything until i ieli down. Mr. Lewis produced a statement winch witness had given the police, and which she had .signed. Witness agreed that the sraicment had been signed by her, and thai: she knew what she was signing. Mr. Lewi?.: What. lid Jarvis dot-l could not say, I did ndkuow I was cut. the Clerk kAr. J. Vv Thorpe): When you made your statement to the police you knew what had happened, why don't, tou know now? You told the officer what, happened on that lny, and how it hap- pened. Do you expect tho magistrates tu believe your evidence now. "TRY TO BE TRUTHFUL." I The Chairman (Mr. J. 11. Rosier): You must try to he truthful Mr. Rupert Lewis: Nov, will you tell rcic what ha12peneu ;1 don't exactly re- member. Mr. Rupert Lewis was proceeding to question witness on the statement she mude, when Mr. Ivor Evans objected to the form of the questions. Mr. Lewis: The magistrates can decido I that, and they can decide whether she is liostile or not, and she evidently is. 1 i bliali apply to deal with her as a hostile ■witness. Please don't waste time. and don't interrupt so much. After a short consultation the Bench agreed to the prosecution interposing lie-fective-Sergeant Francis in the box. Detective-Sergeant Francis was then railed, and said that prosecutrix made a statement to him. which he too!; down arA read over to her. lie, warned her it was not necessary for her to sign any- thing in the statement that she did not. consider true. Mr. Lewis: And after that morning did she sign it?—Yes, sir, she signed it and biii,l, It is perfectly true." Mr. Ivor Evans: Did shp. seem dazed et all;—Xo. sir: in fact, she was in better order than she is now. The prosecution was at this juncture given permission to deal with the witness as a hostile witness. « I DON'T REMEMBER." Mr. Lewis: Now, then, Mrs. Geary, did Joris jump at you when you were sitting in the chair?—I don't remember, sir. Did you in your statement to the police say. Defendant jumped at me, and put his left arm around my neck ?—1 don't re- member, sir, I was too frightened. The Chairman How could you remem- ber it when you told the officer —Witness did not reply. Mr. Rupert lewis: Did you notice a 1 razor in his right hand?—Xo, sir, because 1 id hot fcp] myself cut. How did vouxcome to tell the officer that you noticed a rhzor in his right hand? — Witness did not answer. The Clerk: Do you want to remember anything?—Xo answer. Do you want tt) give "vvdeno: to-day against this man?—Yes, sir. j A WARNING. You are placing yourself in an awkward position. I'm telling you that as a varn- ing to you. The Chairman: no you say now fiat, wha t you told the officer was not rue r- sir. The Clerk: Have you been trying to seltle this ease?—No. sir. Jlas anybody been trying to settle it?— X 0, sir. Arc y.ju pure?—Yes. sir. Have you ever told anyone that you don't wilnt to go on with the case?—I < said I did not want to press the charge, Who did you say that to —To Dr. Kemp. I Did Dr. Kemp ask you anything about- not pressing the charge?—TTe asked me tf 1 I was going <0 press it. and T said no. The Cliiiriliaii And this is the way you are trying to screen it. is it ? j ANOTHER CONSULTATION. The Bench held a further consultation, after which the Clerk asked witness, Do you know the effect of what you are doing now? You can remember everything that led up to it, and some of the things that happened after it. and jou are asking the magistrates to believe you doc't remem- ber anything of the actual occurrence. If what rou are saying now is untrue you may be liable to further proceedings for perjury, and it, is only fair that I should "ltrll you. Do you still say you don't re- member?—Yes, sir. Daniel John Gear* Mid he Imd been I living apart from his wife for over a year, lie told the Court defendant attacked J i f her. isii'.i he 1 wit ucvA put his arm around her to ■- h j e h her. i{ whs was n .su at- tacked by dedetidaiif, ami received a razor cut on t he thro'H. Defendant, when he at (aoked him said: L'll do tor you, J. uvnt you. 4' Witness was 1 icing questioned by the i Clerk, when Mr. Ivor Evans objected! | ais'Hin to the form 01 the questions, Mr. | '1 korpo replying, You must not inter- runt with remarks of that kind." In reply to Mr. E\ans, witness denied, he had made accusations concerning the lelaiions between his wife and defendant. In fact, he did not think there was any- thing wrong between them. lie also denied that, he and defendant had a scuttle, and that; his wife was hnrt in ut- tempting to separate them ) WITNESS WARNED 1 ) Mary Geary, mother of the, last witness, I said the did not see a razor, but admitted, I in reply to the Clerk, that she told the police Sh0 saw something bright in defend- j ant's hand. She was warned by the chair- j man, who, at the close of her evidence, remarked: It? a p?r?nrT prc?ecution. Tbn Court at this stage adjourned for ilunch. (Proceeding).

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