CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 11

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.

l CHRISTCHUROU, December 30. ' Benjamin O'Connell whs charged at the Kaiapoi Police Court td-day with attempting to assault and rob Robert Lydster, aged 17, and George G. Ellis. The former in his evidence stated that between 11 and 12 p.m. on December 24 O'Connell, who was on horseback, gjgrtoqk. witness and a youth named JElli&jJ^&^-were j on bicycles.. . O'Connell bbred Elli6 on to j the shingle, and the laljter had to get off ' his machine. O'Connell got off his horse and demanded money from him. Accused then followed witness and called on him to get off his bicycle. He got hold of the bicycle and held his arm, and threatened ! that if witness called out he would strike him, and he also threatened to shoot. He demanded money, and searched witness's pockets, and took away a parcel of the value of 10s. , . / . . j i G. Ellis gave similar evidenoe. i ' "For the defence, accused's father said tthat when O'Connell reached home he was

too drunk to assault anyone, and hh. brothers and witness put him to, bed. Two of accused's brothers (named Michael and Daniel) and* J. Loveday stated that they'all left Kaiapoi pretty full of beer, " and were in' company docinking beer from bottles near where the alleged assault took place. «Ifc could not have happened Loveday stateji, without hfe seeing or hearing of s ibti 6U^ The bendh~,deoideti;*i> eoi»mis .accused f<Mf_ trial. "Bj^wßa «HBw*S,— - -^ --cfcrf--" 7 : J ""-'-

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