Albert was also the brother of Tom Morris, who married Winifred Adams in 1926. Their daughter was Jessie Audrey Morris and she married John Baillie. Their daughter was Heather Dawn Baillie, who I [Philip Holland] married and our children were Richard and Alex Holland.

I knew Arthur as Art Bennett, his son Peter was one of my friends at Knightwick. Peter's dad worked for Dr. Parsons as his gardener and his mother Dorothy was one of the post-ladies for the Post Office where I was born.

Berrows Worcester Journal - 13th April, 1940.

KNIGHTWICK MAN IN ASSAULT CHARGE

A Friendly Argument

"It was only a friendly argument," said Albert Morris, New Cottage, Knightwick, who was charged at Hundred House Police Court on Wednesday with assaulting Arthur R. Bennett, Church Cottage, Knightwick, and was alleged to have hit with such force that he knocked Bennett through a hedge.

Morris pleaded guilty to the offence which was stated to have taken place at Martley on March 24.

Mr. F. W. Whitehouse (Messrs. Harrisons, Worcester) who appeared for Bennett, said that on Easter Sunday night, Bennett went for a walk with friends and at about 8.30 p.m. they called at the Admiral Rodney Inn at Martley. An hour later the defendant burst into the smoke room and approached Miss Mason, one of the party, and said that there was a messenger waiting outside for her. She refused to go and about five minutes later the party left and were followed towards Knightwick by Morris who shouted " You will all catch it now."

THE ALLEGED ASSAULT

He then rode along side them on his bicycle and attempted to strike Miss Mason. Bennett told him that he must not strike a woman and Morris said "I will strike you." He took off his overcoat and jacket and struck Bennett in the right eye, sending him through the hedge, and continued to strike him. They were separated by a Mr. Barker, one of the party, and Bennett had his injuries treated at the Knightwick sanatorium. When he was leaving he saw Morris, who apologised and said he had lost his temper.

Evidence was given by Bennett, and also Miss Joyce Mason, who said she had been a nurse at Knightwick Sanatorium for the past four years. She had known Morris for practically the whole of that time, but she had had nothing to do with him since Christmas, three years ago. She had asked him not to see her again, but he had continually followed her about.

THOUGHT IT A RUSE

On the Sunday night they had gone for a walk, and when Morris approached, with a message she did not believe him and thought it was a ruse to get her outside. When they left, Morris attempted to walk with them and she said to him that they did not want to quarrel, and he appeared to go to strike her. Bennett intervened and Morris took off his coat, and Miss Mason said that the girls ran away.

Giving evidence, Morris said that Miss Mason had promised to meet him on the Sunday night and when he saw her with someone else he lost his temper. He had shaken hands with Bennett after the fight and said he was sorry. "It was only a friendly argument, that's all it was," he added.

Morris was fined 10s. With £1 16s costs.