AN AMBUSH.
TIMBER WORKER MENACED.
DETECTIVES’ TIMELY ARRIVAL.
(United Press Association—Copyright Y- ’ SYDNEY, This Day. "* A gang of four men ambushed a. timber worker at Alexandra last night. They closed on their .victim, but simultaneously detectives were on the spot and exciting incidents followed. Detective Caiman was assaulted. 1 our shots were fired. One man was handcuffed and arrested. He will be charged with assault.
The others escaped in the darkness. —Australian Press Association.
BRUTAL ATTACK ON POLICE. EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN GAOL. (Received This Day, 1.25 p.m.) ' SYDNEY, This Day. James Cable, aged 24, convicted of a brutal assault on Constable Brown, ette, who was acting as escort for a timber lorry, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. As a sequel to the attack on a’timwolk^.„last nigbt, Thomas Waltors and William Moore were remanded on charges of assault. Australian -tress Association.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 204, 14 June 1929, Page 4
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