THE DISTURBANCES IN WELLINGTON.
(pRISS ASSOCIATION TELECIUM.) ' WELLINGTON, November 22. Walter Burton has been committed for trial on a charge of taking part in a riot in Featherston street, when the mounted "specials" were stoned. Burton was also charged with assaulting E. V. Bevan, wild deposed that he saw a telegraph boy throwing stones, and corrected him, whereupon defendant and others attacked him and knocked him about badly. Some of th» crowd held him while Burton punched him. This evidence was corroborated. Accused gave evidence himself. Hβ / was asked if he threw any stones, an&v , .*' denied that he had dono so. but upon being charged with perjury, admitted that he did throw, stones. He got six weeks' imprisonment on the assault charge.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14831, 24 November 1913, Page 8
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122THE DISTURBANCES IN WELLINGTON. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14831, 24 November 1913, Page 8
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