A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
DUNEDIN, March 10. A brutal assault was made on Mr John McCartney, temperance lecturer and organiser, at Roxburgh, about 8.80 on Saturday night. Mr McCartney, who had been' in the district a few days organising in the interests of the party, was proceeding to the -house of Mr Michelle, about half a mile outside the town boundary. When within a quarter of a mile of the house he was accosted by a man who came-from behind. Without warning, - after muttering something about drink, the man attacked Mr McCartney, who-promptly, closed with Iris assailant. Another man came on the scene suddenly, and Mr McCartney was struck on "theheadwitlf a blunt instrument and rendered unconscious. When he recovered, consciousness he was lying on the side of the road. . He reached Mr Michelle's house in an exhausted condition. Cuts on his coat suggest that an attempt was made to stab Mr McCartney, the left arm and side being pierced in several places. His left thigh is bruiV ed, but this is attributed to his being dragged along the road. The victim, who is not seriously injured,, has no idea of the identity of his assailants.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9546, 11 March 1919, Page 5
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195A BRUTAL ASSAULT. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9546, 11 March 1919, Page 5
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