A BRUTAL ASSAULT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11440, 2 August 1900, Page 3

A BRUTAL ASSAULT.

At tlie Police (.hurt yesterday, before Mr. T. 1111 *eli son. S.M., William Marflitt was rliiirL'i'd wit Ii assaulting one Marion Lawrence by tlirowiii'.- her violently 011 the ground and striking her over th: head and face. Accused pleaded not guilty. Marion Lawrence, who appeared in the yitness-box with her face very badlv bruised, and both eyes quite bar!., fl.'tcil .-In had been living with acre.,,! in M)(-reri'in!'ie »tree', and that on last Saturday afternoon -he had some words with I on, whereupon he chased her out into the street, threw her down and struck Iter head against tbfc kerbstone several times, rendering her iinron-ciou'- for several minutes. When she came to, she tound she had been carried into the house. A little Intei a< • cos.'d again attacked hci, and struck her head upon a block of wood. The bruises or her head and face were caused by the treatment -he had received I rum the accused. Mr. 1" -let also gave evidence as to the assault, ulodi dm de-cribed as a most brutal one. The woman, she .-.aid, rushed out of the house, c 0.-i'ly followed by the accused, who knocked I "' down on the pavement, and struck her head on the kerbstone. lie. face was cover el with blond. Accused thou left, her lying mi the pavement tinoonscious, and went into tic bun c. Mrs. Lambert gave similar evidence, stating that she and Mrs. Foster went t ' the woman's assistance, and found her line.-,..Hons. Accused made a statement iri defence, but ivas convicted and sentenced to three moo'hs' hard labour.