FISTS AND HAMMER

Evening Star, Issue 18262, 30 April 1923, Page 5

FISTS AND HAMMER

GREASER AND FIREMAN " GO- TO IT.” A SAVAGE BRAWL. With, his head, face, and shoulders —Nanism- in blood, and wearing only a pair or trousers, boots, and a singlet, a ship’s fireman raced along the HatUay street wharf on Saturday afternoon in search of a policeman. Fi’st of all the man accosted a well-known wharf official and asked for water to wash ary ay some of the surface blood. The official piloted him to a tap in the open shed on the cross wharf, but the man, shaking the blood from his face like an injured bull, said “it was no good to him, as it looked, 100 cold.” Just then a pa! appeared on the scene, and the gory one was piloted to the Wharf Hotel, where bo was bathed in warm water, and after receiving medical attention, was removed to the hospital. The man was in a bad way. To uso the words of one o 7 his shipmates, ho was “knocked all fo .”

It appears that two members of the stoking crew of the big Homo liner Mabia, now discharging at the Ralfray street wharf, had an argument on the foredeck. It ended in a fight. The participants wore a greaser named Tomkinson and a. fireman named Finn. The fireman evidently get the worst*if the deal. It is stated that, ho struck Tomkinson ever the head with n hammer, inflicting severe injuries and knocking him senseless. What happened afterwards no one but those who were present actually know, but it is believed that Finn was then attacked by one or two other members of tho crew, who no doubt resented the use of a hammer. A sergeant of police and a constable biter arrived on tho scen-e, and tho trouble quickly subsided. Finn was the man seen corning up the wharf "all covered in Wood.” It is believed that lie is m ffering from very extensive injuries to the head and face. The greaser, Tomkinson, received medical attention on board the ship.