FALL DOWN HOLD
Fireman Charged Following Scuffle on Ship
By Telegraph—Press Association,
Auckland, February 6.
Serious head injuries were suffered by Edward Curtis, aged 60, a married man, when he fell 10ft down the hold during a scuffle aboard the ship Port Townsville last evening. The incident had a sequel in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, when James Francis Loftus, fireman, aged 40, .limped into the dock to face a charge of common assault. On the application of DetectiveSergeant McHugh, the charge was amended to one of assault with intent to d,o grievous bodily harm to Curtis, and that he did actual bodily harm. Accused was rdmanded until February 8.
Asking for bail, Mr. R. A. Singer, who appeared for accused, said Loftus had suffered injury and required immediate attention.
Mr. McHugh said that Curtis was in a very serious condition and Loftus could get all the attention he needed in jail. Bail was refused.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 114, 8 February 1937, Page 10
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