ASSAULT IN STREET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 289, 10 November 1925, Page 2

ASSAULT IN STREET.

BANK CLERK THE VICTIM

MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

MELBOURNE, Oct. 30. The police have no doubt that tho victim of an assault in Spring street on Monday was Arthur Leslie Burrows, a bank clerk, who died in mysterious circumstances at Melbourne Hospital on Tuesday. An eye-witness of the assault opposite Parliament House, who had communicated with the police, made the following statement to-day f—“A few minutes after 5 p.m. on Monday afternoon I was walking along Spring street, near the Princess Theatre, towards Boruke street. I noticed a man in tho centre of the tram tracks, and a man approached, moving his arms in a menacing way. Then he hit the man (whom I identify hs Burrows) a blow on the nose. The attacked man staggered, and as he was regaining his upright position the attacker hit him again a terrible blow on the mouth. The attacked man fell, hitting his head on the t'ram track with a thud which could be distinctly heard within at least 100 feet.

“When Burrows fell he lay flat out, his hands outstretched. Ho was motionless. I shouted out, “That man’s gone!’ “I immediately ran over and spoke to the attacker, who was coming towards me. I said, ‘What’s the strength of this?’ He said, ‘l’ll kill the 1”

BLEEDING FREELY

“He was very excited, and kept walking backwards and forwards, beating the air with his arms. Seeing his state of mind I determined to keep clear of the brawl', so I walked back to the footpath. Just as I got to the footpath he turned round and ran over to Parliament House ramp, where the attacked man had been carried by bystanders. I followed him, thinking he was going to make a further attack, but, to my surprise, I found Burrows standing up. He was bleeding freely from the nose and mouth. The attacker was standing beside Burrows.” Another witness has told the police that he saw Burrows in Bourke street shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday. He also saw the assault.