A SERIOUS CHARGE.
(By Telegraph.—Sp^ial,.Correspondent.! Palmofstoh Eibrth; January 27.
An alleged criminal assault on a little girl thirteen years of ago was reported at'Foxton yesterday afternoon. It is stated that three girls were walking along the Beach Road when a young man/rushed out from the raupo alongside tho thoroughfare, and seized-ono. of tho -children and carried her into'th'e'-raupo'. .-Tno'maii.threatened to murder tho other two girls, and they made off. Fortunately-a trap came along and the man made_ off. A party of searchers was organised, and tho raupo' was scouredj .was 1 seen, but Jie got clear away. A pocket-book was' found, _ however, and it is hoped this may, give a cluo to the culprit. 'Afertfal6Y~"thfl,"'.~police arrested a man named Hamilton,- recently discharged from the ■ steamer Haupiri, whilst ho was in ono of the barges on''thp river ..-'V-He :was: .placed! among otber : .;ybuug'iile i n; ;,but was at' ohco\identified by::;tho>'jgirls. ''Mo was brought before Mr. Jv Kj-'Horiiblow, J;"P„y this'morning, charged, with at; tempted rape, and remanded to Palmerston on Monday. ■ Tho incident has caused a rather, uneasy feeling in tho 1 township. ■ I
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1037, 28 January 1911, Page 10
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182A SERIOUS CHARGE. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1037, 28 January 1911, Page 10
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