ASSAULTING A DETECTIVE.
[BY TELEGUAPII.— rRKS3 ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, Thursday. At tho Police Court Archibald Bluo was sentenced to three months' hard labour for assaulting Detective McGrath. Tho dotective had gone to arrest the son of the accused on a charge of larceny, when Blue, sen., who appeared to be under the influence of drink, and very excited, closed with the detective, and having a tomahawk handle struck the detective a tap on the forehead. Tho detective with two blows of the handcuffs did Blue considerable injury, and assistance coming ho was arrested.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9264, 18 January 1889, Page 5
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