ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14984, 4 May 1912, Page 8

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

0, * : >Vyl A YOUNG ' MAN ARRESTED.' A TOtrxc man, Frank Taylor, was arrests# yesterday by two of the waterfront p'""® on a charge of assaulting and robbing « * old man named Edward Olfen, who lives | in a room rented in a house in Bk|MSjil street. > Wv ' Olsen stated that he was a)one ia his room on Thursday night, when .a -young jj man came in and said that he " f. ■" to shout." Olsen refused, whereupon j man said that lie would make" him> jS caught him by the throat and ih r s>' on to the bed in the corner of the The man then took his watch aj» 5-ff§P and ripped open his trouper Pf* flt ' i?. sy took the money, that was in ityabtiti*-® -'5> r Olsen called for ; help, buy the J caught him by the throat ng«n ana , enc-5 his grip until the' ;, old'nwn beca»» , insensible. He recovered' consciw™* 1 some time after, and managed t°, | et ' a . JJj Constable Watson's residence, which&PE| near, and told the constable all that ■■ occurred. / ' ) jg Censtable Watson made, a search mediately, but the marauder had He supplied Constable Gourley wish UJ®|| particulars, and oil a search of the ho ?|| being made Taylor was found,' and JSjjHjj rested and searched. Oh en's watch chain were found upon , him. n'iiafe Taylor was charged at the Police Co - yesterday, and was remanded for a wee** i - ~ = ' "I®