ASSAULT CHARGES.
THREW BOTTLE AND STONE.
TRIED TO FRIGHTEN POLICE.
CBj Telegraph.—Presa Association.)
GISBORXE, this day.
"I threw a bottle and a stone at th* police to frighten them <iff the street* on picture nights*' was the explanation of a Maori. Tnkana Te Pnrei. aped IS. who was charged at Hub tor ia with assaulting the police.
It was staved thai the accused galloped past on hi* borse and as he passed the police he threw a bottle with such force that it broke against a build in?. The aoctised returned almost immediately, and threw a stone, which missed its target and made a big dent in an iron vail.
The polic-p added that occurrences of this sort were frequent in Ruatoria., and it was difficult to detect offenders who galloped pat*.
The accused was sentenced to two months' paol on each of 1 -w-o charges of assault, the sentence* to be cumulatjv*-.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19390411.2.71
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 84, 11 April 1939, Page 9
Word Count
153ASSAULT CHARGES. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 84, 11 April 1939, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in