PAINTED WITH TAR
A YOUTH ASSAULTED United Press Association.) OHRISTCHURCH. This Day. William Charles Drury and Robert William Palmer, youth about seventeen, were convicted on a charge of assault on Frederick Fisher, of the same age, in the street,' where.it was staled the accused pulled Fisher off his bicycle, undid a portion of his garments, and painted his body with tar. The Magistrate commented'on the seriousness of the offence, hut in view of the defendants' youthi'ulness and previous good record he did not inflict ii severe penalty.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 June 1926, Page 4
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87PAINTED WITH TAR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 June 1926, Page 4
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