Hit Burglar Oft Head With Piece Of Wood
AUCKLANt), April 18. A man wko was admitted to hbspitat after a struggie with the ownfer of £t draper's shop on Satiirday night, has been chargea with breaking and entfering. Mr. Robert John Whitton invfes1 tigated a Iight in his Ponsonby shop about 9 o'clock and saw a mftn descfending the steps into the yard at the back of the shop. WKfen Mr. Whitton spoke the man struck at him and ran away. Mr. Whitton cornered the man, pifeked up a piece of wood and hit 'him. The police arrived and arrested thfe man who was taken to hospital where hfe was admitted suffering from concus-
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 April 1949, Page 5
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