OLD MAN ASSAULTED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 106, 3 May 1912, Page 5

OLD MAN ASSAULTED.

I CHOKED AND ROBBED. ! I I AN" ARREST MADE. I I A mid nani"d Frank Tavlnr. 3-1 year? | 'of age. >i- arrested by Constables Our j : lev and H.ik-i. of the waterfront poii.-e. I | th,.- -. nrning. a, ■!.-.-.-• vi's Hm«'l. H.-.b*.in- ] I -tree;. .■;. .1 charge of having last evening I violently assaulted and -,-■!-. bed Edward: j 1 ..-.ii. .111 enfeebled run of -• -, -a r- of 01-\ who r-'sni. • a .",-.i >'. Paul-street. , When ~-.-.i ~i the corner of ( u-toms- | street and (,'iie. n -trcct. -\ l> r>- he sells! | m-w-paper.-. <>].-en. h!i,. had trig-led (down .-. hi.- p-nipl'vnient he.au-e lie bad j ice the wherewithal to pnir-hase a mea.l. j was fo-.md to be in -i very we-ak state and i j shaking from hctd to foot, and as he, { roonhell payment for a paper could only; I sob his titan's.-. I i Olson made the following =t.ite.ment: j "I was a.i'one Mi try room ill St. P.iul- ' j street la.-t eveniig about eight n'c'.ook . I when a young cinjt entered and remarked. Tnu have got to shout ' I refused, i j whereupon the man .aid. '[ will make; iT'-.ti.' caught tr" by the threat, and threw ■ ! u>- liai-k on to the bed .n the .-ornor. The 1 I man then snatched my watch and chain, ■and. ripping open mv trousers pocket,, trwik -ill it contained, about -S in silver, j i 1 '■ailed for help, hut too intruder ticbt- i unci hi- grip upon my threat till 1 j became insensible, and collapsed. After snnv' time I recovered consciousness and crawled along to Constable YVrtson".- | residence, near by. 1 told the constable • what had happened." j Constable Watson at once ma-do a. search, but without, result. He supplied I Constable r.onrley with the particulars j of the case, and from the description .-nt> j I Hied ii wa.- t.liniirht tirat the arrested . man «■ implicated. With the a.-si.-tance \ lof Constable- Baker a search was at once ! i marie It was .--on learned that Taylor' ■had spout the nigh I aboard the auxiliarr ' .-.-honner May Howard, hut he had left' , there .- irlr this morning. \ .-parch was j [made through -. number of hotels. and ; j Taylor «as eventually discovered in Giee- ! I son's Hotel. On being charged with the j j assault he strenuously denied any know- I I ledge of the affair. He was taken in the j waterfront police- station and searched, a watch and chain being found in bis posI session. This Olson claimed as the one jhe had been wearinc previous to the assault. Taylor had only 1/ in his pocket. Tic was charged at the Police Court- this morning, and on the application of the police, was remanded for a week.