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WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG. I
A YOUTHFUL ROMANCE,
GIRL PREF^RJiEDslbVER .TO
PARENTS.
A vouNn loVo romance, whlcli Mr. King,
S.M., described Jis ft jialnful sprt of caso,
came to light at the Newtown Policie
Court on Wednesday, whenThomasHenij
Clarence May proceeded against Francis
James Brennan Sanderson, Gun.) on iin
information charging liim with aissaiilt at
Sydenham on September 23.
Mr. Johnstone appeared for tho com.
plainant, and Mr. J. W. Abigail for the
.defeheo,
Thomas May said he was a clerk, and
lived wit® his parents He was 1(3 years
of age. At 6.40 p.m. on September 23,
he was with defendants two sisters at the
corner of Bardcn stroet and Unwin's
Bridge-road, Sydenham, wlien defendant
went up to Oicm, and . said o
"You're together, again, are you?" (
Witness said, "Yes," and defendant said, c
" You have been told about this before t"
c
and witness again replied in the affirmative,
Defendant said, "She (his sis-
wi
a
ter Millie) got hers last night, and you
are going to get yours to-night. Put up
your hands. W'tness said, " I am not
going to put up my bands." Defendant
punched him on the side of tbe head, and
knocked him down. Witness got up ind
defendant 1iit liim. again. and while lie
was on the ground
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will give yousoino mote "MIB next bine I
catch you with iny sister." The wholo
trouble was on account of complainant
keeping company with defondnnt a sister.
At first lie (complainant) had got permission
to tako Millie Sanderson out, but
later on was told by her parents not to
take her out. He had boen refused admittance
to their homo. Millie was now
boarding at liis parents' place,. because
her parents had turned hor out. He intended
to keep company wish her.
Mr. Johnstone: Your Worship, bis
intentions towards the girl are honorable.
He intends to marry her when they nre
old enough.
Mr. Abigail: What, a child of 10 ?
Millicent Sanderson, a respeotablolooking
girl in short frocks, said she was
18 years of age, and was boarding with
complainant's parents. Slio wont there
because she had been put oqt of hor homo
by her parents. Her rather had given
hor till Saturday to decide whether she
would leave her homo of given up going
with young May. She preferred May to
her fathor and mother. Her father bad
thrashed her many a tinio through this
young man. She corroborated tho evidence
of assault.
For bis defence Francis James Sanderson
stated that he was 20 years of age,
and lived with his parents. On the evening
in question he was going home from
work when ho saw his sisters with complainant.
Ho went up to complainant
and said, "Havon't you been told about
tliiB beforo? You were the moans of
getting her a hiding last night, and you
are going to got yours now. Put up your
bands." Complainant swung tho bag ho
had in his hand, and witne'ss hit him and
knocked him down. He only hit him
once and never kicked liim. Complainant
lay in the dust, and would not got up.
Witness's sister Millie camoover and used
bad language to witnoss, and he gave her
a clip under the ear and told her to go
home. His people had forbidden the two
to keep company.
Mr.'Kipg said it was a paiuful sort of
case; there was so much insubordination
Itnd disobedience to tbo parents. As to
tho assault, he was inclined to tlie idrn
that tlioro was a certain amount of justi<
fication. If the complainant had not beon
warned about keeping company with tbe
girl Millie, then it would have been
different. As it was, he thought that
defendant was justified in his action, and
dismissed tho information.
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