CONSTABLE ROUGHLY HANDLED.
TWO MEN ARRESTED. A lively encounter between Constable - "M. Power and a man named William Sherry occurred in Elliott-street at a - late hour last night. * ~ : Constable Power had occasion to speak ;to Sherry; . who on the approach of the - policeman, , ran away. The constable followed and caught Sherry, who *' then " turned . and - kicked, the constable several times, and rained a shower of blows On him with a beer bottle," eventually breaking the bottle on , the constable's -/ shoulder. - The constable drew his baton, <r 1 but, in the scuffle whkh followed he lost tjie weapon before, he could' bring it; into . , c service. By this time a large crowd had - "collected, and it is alleged that at this stage Barnaby incited Sherry to resist the constable. Eventually Sherry was secured, .but -Barnaby hurriedly left the scene - Some time later, however, Barnaby was arrested in bed at' his house. Constable Power was"badly knocked about, and will not be fit for service for a few days. The two men will appear at the Police Court this morning, Sherry charged with assaulting , the constable, and Barnaby charged with inciting Sherry to resist arrest. ... " • .* -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14835, 11 November 1911, Page 8
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