"OFF HIS HEAD."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 7

"OFF HIS HEAD."

CHINAMAN AND A WOMAN. DESPERATE ENCOUNTER. THE POLICE CALLED IN. • (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Aucklahd, January 15. Something of o sensation was created ' in an eating-house in Quetin Street, above | Wellesley Street, known as "Waratah," , about 1 o'clock toUlay, as an outcome of which tho proprietor, a Chinaman named Tommy Kwai, was arrested. 'l'ho story, as given to a "Star" reprcr sentative after the affair by a young woman. on whoso life an attempt is, alleged .to havo been rnado, is that KWai was .in tlio* kitchen, when ho suddenly became enraged over some trifling tiling ( she had done. Ho attempted to strike , her, but the woman, Whose liumo is Mrs. | Daiighney, is particularly well built, and j She had no trouble in holding her own I with tho infuriated Chinaman! After wrestling, with her lie retrcalL'd, and then approached her again and kicked her on the hip. Another struggle took ■ place, and a kitchen hand named "Arthur" } pulled tho angry proprietor back. : } It was then thought that ho had been ■ 60othed : down a little, though it is alleged p he was mumbling threats to go upstairs . and get a revolver with which to shoot ' the girl. . : Then tho girl states he suddenly seized a long butoher's knifo rind sprang fat her, Fortunately she saw him coming, and pluckily closed with him, a blow intended for her passing right over her shoulder, r Shouting "I'll kill you,"- and cufsiiig 3 6hrilly, the. Chinaman is alleged to lfave t again attempted to strike. Mrs, Daugh--1 ney, as stated, iB a-vigorous young wo--1 man, and she threw her assailant baok - against tho door.: 9 "It takes a good deal to frighten me," she told the reporter, "but I Was Scared this time. He was simply raving mad, and as I pushed him back against the | door I jumped, away and • rushed along the passageway of the dining-rooin for tho Street. When I-was hbdut half-way across tho room I heard soinobodycry 'Jjook out!' and heard tho swish of a big knifo'which had bceil hurled iat, hie. Fortunately it missed,, but ' it nearly struck ino of tho other girls, and there was soon a hubbub.for the police." After tho incident ICwai locked the door j of the dining-rootrt and then ran upstairs H and locked himself in, his own room. 110 . was there arrested by Constable Byan, and f at once taken to the police station, where he was charged with assault and intent to Jdo grievous bodily harm. ■■. ' i * iCwaiVwife stated that her. husband , had been worried and upset mentally for j some time past, and that ho was off his > head when tho incident happened'this " afternoon. j- ■ ■