ALLEGED ASSAULT
A WELLINGTON INCIDENT. STRUCK ON HEAD WITH BOTTLE. MAN ROBBED OF TEN SHILLINGS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Admitted to hospital with gashes on his head and cuts on his hands, a man named Leslie Wilson alleged that he was the victim of foul play. It is stated that he came to Wellington from Te Kuiti, and was seeking a room in which to spend the night. In Abel Smith Street he was met by two men. He inquired whether thev knew of ai suitable room. The pair said they did, and asked him to go with them. The party went toward the Basin Reserve. When thev were near the rear gate of the Technical College, it is alleged, Wilson was struck oyer the head with a full bottle of beer, being knocked unconscious, and he was then robbed. At this stage the caretaker of the Technical College put in an appearance and the assailants made off. The police were called, and Wilson was taken hospital, where he was found to have a gash on the forehead, another wound at the back of the head, and cuts upon) his hands. Wilson is about 36 years of age. Me found that he 'had lost 10s, though £3 10s in a small inside pocket had not been discovered. Two stitches were inserted m his forehead. No arrests have been made yet.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 269, 27 August 1930, Page 5
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