ATTACKED BY A BURGLAR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 19 July 1924, Page 5

ATTACKED BY A BURGLAR

WELLINGTON RESIDENT’S UN I ’LEAS.'NT EX PER lENCE

(United Preaß Association.)

WELLINGTON, This Day

The activities of persons with burglarious intentions have been the subject ot complaint from householders in various parts of the city and suburbs lately. Several premises have been entered and article, removed. One evening this week Mr Brook, custodian of Victoria University College, returned home and noticed an unusual noise in an upstairs room. Mr Brook went up to investigate and on reaching the landing a man spang at him cut of the shadows, knocked him down, and seriously assaulted him. lie then cleared out fencing the unfortunate custodian lying on the floor, with his face considerably bruised by the man's fist. At one stage of the struggle Mr Brook appeared to be getting the upper hand, but his assailant was more active ana was stronger. When Mr Brook’s wife returned home a little later she found her husband in a tottering condition. He declared that someone tried to murder him and then collapsed. Medical aid was summoned and Mr Brook was found to be suffering from bruises and laceration of the back of the head. It is unlikely he will be able to resume his duties for several weeks.

The man gained admission by breaking a pane in the. kitchen window, thus enabling him to release the catch. No booty was obtained. A party of college students later engaged in a fruitless search for the miscreant.