A PRIEST ASSAULTED.
DRUNKEN LABOURER'S ACT CHRISTCHURCH, January 24. Alick Handford, a labourer employed at the Roman Catholic Presbytery at Rangiora, went on a drinking bout while the priests were away. The Rev. Father o‘Doherty returned yesterday afternoon and told Handford that he would have to leave. Handford struck the priest on the face with his fist, knocking him down. “I’ve given Father O‘Doherty a hiding, and I’ll give you one, too,” said Handford to the police sergeant when he came along. Handford was fined £3 at the Rangiora Police Court to-day for assault, and was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkenness.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3803, 1 February 1927, Page 76
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104A PRIEST ASSAULTED. Otago Witness, Issue 3803, 1 February 1927, Page 76
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