Brutal Assault on a Woman

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 23, Issue 6, 23 January 1912, Page 7

Brutal Assault on a Woman

Eimbolton, Last Night. A dastardly outnge was committed at the Post Office, Kiwitea, 12 miles from Feilding, at an early hour yesterday morning. About one o’clrck Mrs Eernahan, postmistress, who was sleeping with her daughter, 14 years old, was awakened by a man who had opened the window. The man demanded the keys of the safe, the mistress refused. She screamed and the little girl ran across the road to arouse some neighbours. In the meantime the man dragged Mrs Eernahan through the window, and brutally assaulted her with a heavy piece of wood or an iron bar. By the time help arrived the man had coffin pletely disappeared. The woman was found lying unconscious and bleeding. She was taken to Peilding, where medical examination showed that an arm was broken, apparently in shielding her bead, which, was much bruised. The victim is now in a private hospital, seriously, though not dangerously ill. Sergeant Bowden and Detective Quirke quickly proceeded to Kiwitea, but though the whole district was scbured no trace of the man was found. One or two clues were followed up, but without result. Attempted Suicide, Wellington, Last Night. Shortly after 5 o’clock this moron ing Miss, Janet McAndrew, 60 years of age, a servant employed by Dr. Gilmer, was discovered in an unconscious condition, lying in the passage of his house. .Dr McGavin was summoned, and on its being noticed that a strong smell of lysol was about her, the doctor used a stomach pump for an hour, but the woman did not completely recover consciousness. She was sent to the hospital in a very low condition, and there is considered to be little hope of, her recovery. B)r McGavin has no doubt that a large dose of lysol, mixed with ether, was taken by the woman. There was no one else in the house at the time, and before Miss Me Andrew collapsed she was able to call out for assistance. A Seaman Drowned Wanganui, Last Night. A seamen named Edward Thomas Mulland, when going aboard his vessel, the Maroro, about 10 o’clock last evening, fell between the vessel and the wharf. A companion dived, but could not find the missing man, who was not found till early this morning by the police. He bore an abrasion on the forehead, and evidently bit a stringer of the wharf. At the time of the fatality the man was under the influence of liquor.