Sad Story of an Assault on a Woman: Sequel in Court to a Lovers' Quarrel Another sordid tale of "The Trenches," with a connexion involving those other drinking hails beyond the western district, the quarrels of lovers, a story of the eating of a woman and allegations of "doped" whiskey, was unfolded in the British Police Court, before Mr. G. W. King, Magistrate, on Thursday, when Charles Maitland, Proprietor of The Palermo," was summoned for assaulting Vv. Zellinsky, of 16 Dent Lane. The woman presented a pathetic picture as she stood in the witness box with bloodshot eyes, both frightfully blackened and the bruising extending practically all over her face. Mr. L. K. Kentwell represented the defendant.
Complainant said that she came to Shanghai originally from Harbin, to work for the defendant at the "Palermo." On the morning of tue 3rd instant he forced his way into her house and into her bedroom whilst she was asleep and demanded to know why she would not talk to him any more and ''why she was so cheeky." He took up a pair of scissors and said that he would kill her and then himself. He said: "I will make a scandal. I will kill my—self if you don't love me."
She ran away and locked herself in the kitchen. Defendant broke down two doors to get at her, then struck her and bit her. He then put her to bed, lay down himself and so threatened her that she took a vow not to inform the police or her Consul. When defendant went to sleep she telephoned to a friend for help.
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Mr. Kentwell said that he would reserve cross-examination and. apply for an adjournment.
The Magistrate: I shall make it a remand in custody.
Mr. Kentwell: I think that is unnecessary.
The Magistrate: I don't. Look the state of this woman.
Mr. Kentwell: There is something at the back of this case. There is another man in it. She is his sweetheart. He wrote a letter, suggesting that the case should be settled out of court and made an appointment, which he did not keep. I suggest it was only a ruse to get our witnesses away. The defendant did this in self-defence.
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