“THINK YOURSELF LUCKY”
WORKMAN FINED FOR ASSAULT.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Christchurch, May 14.
In the Magistrate's Court to-day! John Edward Prebble, aged 37, was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Colin McDonald. He was fined £l2, in default one month’s imprisonment, half the amount to go to McDonald. While the men were building a house the accused resented some remarks by McDonald, and hit him four blows on the head with a hammer. ’ The Magistrate (Mr. E. D. Mosley) said: “You may think yourself lucky that you did not hit McDonald on another part of the head. Then you might have had to face a much more serious charge.”
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 191, 15 May 1928, Page 3
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