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ATTACK I-]]) IN HKH HKD. POUCK CAPTURE INTRUDER. IFbom Odb Own UoRP.rspoNDEKT.' AUCKLAND. Murcli 31. To find a man ' standing at the head of her bod fumbling; in llio darkne.-s with a box of matches was IDo alarming experience of .Miss Jano Gudiam, aged 15. a resident of Kohimarama. She awoke at 2.45 a.m. on Tuesday last, and seeing a man in the tent in which she, slept, site screamed. '1 be man placed his hand on her mouth and then applied a hard pad using considerable force, so thnr Miss Graham's face was braised in two places. “I ladled his hand away, screamed, and kicked him in (lie chest,’’ is the way in which Miss Graham described what took place. Ihe man fled. Miss Graham then sat up and lit a cPJidle in order to see the time. She was Jr no when disturbed by the intruder, her mother being away, and her brother, who occupied another tent near by. being absent, engaged on night work. On examining (ho tent Miss Graham found that nothing: was missing. On entering, the man had undone the laced flap at the entrance. Mile incident was reported to the police, and Dele: five O'Brien was assigned to the case. Within a short time he "had his man,” for on interviewing a youth of 13 who lived mar hy a full confession was obtained The youth admitted that he had gone to the tent to see what he could steal. The object of his visit was not to harm Miss Graham, but to see what he could steal, as he was short of money, being out of work. Mho youth appeared at the Police Court to-day, and pleaded guilty to a charge of having broken into the dwelling of Mrs A. Graham with intent to commit a clime. Mr Ferner asked the magistrate to reduce the charge to one of attempted theft, »o that accused need not go to the .Supreme Court for sentence,. Mr Boynton refused to do this. It was a. serious matter, he said. M hat sort of thing might lead to the perpetration of all sorts of climes. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Ho was allowed hail of £lO5, and was ordered to report daily to (he police,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 10
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385A PLUCKY GIRL Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 10
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