A BOGUS CALL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1398, 26 March 1912, Page 4

A BOGUS CALL.

TIIE AUCKLAND SANDBAGGING ATI'AIR. (By Tclccrapli.— P.ress Association.) Auckland, March i"<. Additional particulars of the siaiin* bagging case in the city show that on Friday afternoon Mrs. Moir, wife of Dr. Moir, received a message by telephone requesting the doctor to call at a house in Carltou Gore Road. The person giving the message loft instructions that tho docl or was not to come round until ten o'clock in tho evening, as the patient was coining from (ho country, and would not nrrivo until that hour. Taking a tram shortly before ten o'clock, the doctor arrived in time to keep his appointment, 110 had to walk ?<m\c distance to reach the place indicated in the message, but there was no house nl the particular spot mentioned. Dr. Moir was walking; in the centre of the footpath, when glancing over tho road he saw u man emerge from behind a tree <ir bush. Alter proceeding some vnrds fmllier along tlio footpath thn doctor licnrd fnotslpps behind him j he looked round and saw s> man coining along. This caused him no uneasiness, but then the man caught up with Dr. Moir, who moved to the sido of the footpath to allow the other to pass. Suddenly the man swerved towards the doctor, who instinctively turned his head slightly towards tho man. Then a crashing blow was administered aud the doctor fell to the ground unconscious. A lit Ho ni'ter U p.m. a youmj man was going homo from the city along tho Carllon Gore liond, when he" stumbled over the doctor, who had been left lying unconscious on tho footpath. The young nun on taking a few letters oiit of the doctor's pocket discovered the latter's identity, nnd informed Mr, Murray, who lives near bv. They took the doctor into Mr. Murray s house, and medical attendance was obtained. Later, Dr. Moir was romoved to his home in Symonds Street, where ho subsequently regained consciousness. He is s= J ill confined to his bed, although it is anticipated he will bo about again in a couple of days, his injuries not being lvgunled as serious. It seems finite certain the doctor was struck with a sniulbair, for there was mv outward mark of a blow. Investigations also indicate that the telephone, nicssij , " I lmist have been bogus. The object of tlio assault is n m.vftory. 'J'lio doctor, who never carries vnliiiibles nbout at: night, had only 2s. Gd. in his pockof. Tho halfcrown was missing, but tho doctor's watch, n cheap one, which lie always carried with hyu tit night, was not' taken trom his vest pocket. The street in which the outrage occurred is very badly lighted, and gives some scope to those with evil intent. It was reported earlr (in Friday evening that two young ladV visitors, who were stityiiiff with" friends lit Uirlton (.lore Hoad, wove chased by some mail, n.ud, after a long run, roiehod their friend's place in au exhausted iuid barri«a Btatoi