Fishman appeared for the prosecution and Mr, P. W. Goldring for the defence.
Dr. W. E, O'Hara said that he! had examined complainant—and found two large bruises on his head, He thought much force would have deen required to cause the injuries and it was hardly likely that a slap with a slipper could have resulted in such bruises.
Mr. Goldzing produced the slipper and witness still doubted that. it could have caused the bruises unless terrific force had keen used. Complainant said a spanner had been used and the bruises were consistent with that, if the flat had been used, Had the edge been used the result' might have been fatal.
Vladivostok Michael Ivan Sukoroff, a peddler, said that in the summer of 1922 he was on a Russian man-of-war Vladivostok. He knew Mrs, McLellan who came to the ship occasionally. He also saw her in the town.
The Magistrate—Why is evidence put in?
Mr. Wing—Complsinant said knew her in Viadivortok, and that was the wife of a man on ship.
Witness said Mrs, MeLellan came to sce a man on the ship.
Mr. Goldring—Are you mistake or telling a deliberate yees—I have rot made a mistake. When we were leaving Viadivostok she was a whole month on the ship. There were 100 cadets and 10 women on the ship. The man she came to see was Maninin.
Witness said he Fad met Maninin im Shanghai and asked him what had become of his wife. He nave no wife; she has:
Magistrate—Where is all this leading to?
Mr, Goldring—These aspersions on Mrs. MeLallan are getting too unch. He is either mistaken or lying like a trooper and T am going to prove it up to the hilt.
Complainant's wife said that sha entered the room when Mr.
Mrs. MeLellan, whom she did not know, were talking to her husband. Just ax she entered Mrs. MeLellan struck complainant on the head with a "French key," which was the Russian term for'a motor-cycle spanner. She attempted to strike a second blow, but camp! warded off the Now. McLellan then beat her -hesband with his fists and a small boy with them also joined in. Witness attempted to separate them. Mrs. McLellan produced the spanner from her sleeve. Witness did not see her off her shoe.
Mr. Goldring—Are you jealous of your husband?
itness—I don't understand.
Mr. Goldving—should have thought jealousy was common to all Would you be angry if your husband went chasing other Indies?
Witness—It is impossible, He is very much in love with me. I trust him and there is ro room for ting in his mind.
The Magistrate said that he started the case as one for com-mitral but it had developed into one to be dealt with summarily.
Mr. Goldeing for defence said defendants had been married for a year. Mrs. MeLellan. previously wes a dress-naker living with her parents with whom she came to} Shanghai. She had been repeatedly secosted by. complainant, which she reported to her husband, and when!
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