AN EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT
truss association telegram.) PALMERSTOX N.. April 22. A married woman named Margaret Beck was brutally assaulted by a man at Longburn on Wednesday night. The assailant entered the house at a late honr by a door left open for tlie woman's husband, employed on nightshirt at the freezing works. He entered Mrs Beck's room, and, on being ordered off the premises, struck her a savage blow on the face. Tlie woman fell heavily to the floor, and broke her arm. Tlie "man made off, and the police are now scouring the country for him.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19040425.2.21
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11876, 25 April 1904, Page 5
Word Count
97AN EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11876, 25 April 1904, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. 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 Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in