ALLEGED ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1660, 29 January 1913, Page 6

ALLEGED ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

. TWO PIREMEN CHARGED. ,!, ■.'■■' 'By-Telegraph-Pros* AsEodnttob.). ■' : . ■;-,-■ Auckland, January 28. ; --i Two firemen off tho Star of India, whfl had been al-rosted in Wellington a week ago, were charged in the; Police Court this ' morning with having'assaulted and robbed -,'.'• to tho city on tho i Railway Wharf on the night' of Wednesday, •- three, weeks, ago. . Tho two ; accused woro Thomas William Adams , ngod - 25)., and - Herbert ;-,-. Wallaco '; (aged j«),, and they wero charged with ,-' having assaulted'-:Geo., A.. Parmer, and robbed him'of,a rolled gold Watch valued . 'at,.£3'andidbout;t£2'-iii<inoncyii! ' : : '■>'.• In submitting-the- case, Chief-Detective' JPMnhon stated that on "the date in.quesV ■tipn ; tho two- accused Were employee! on the Star of India, then: lying at the'Aiick. . : land Wharf, but.having.littie to;do that day-they spent, most- of their .time at the Wfiiteniata corner in Queen Street, They' , met Mr. Farmer, ■ a visitor- \ from; the country who had. been, drinking ,a- little, and ho "shouted" for,them several times,--. He .was then accompanied by oho of tho. two nien.to a'fecludcd place' on theißaij- -. way Wharf, and was suddenly. . knocked ' down by. a. blow on,the head.. Another man then appeared, and struck Parmer '> when he was down,'knocking him out,. His pockets wero then rifled, and tho men ;: ran away. .When Farmer went to stay -aft .the'. Wnitcmnta;'Hotel.ho was-given the '■',' key of his room on a,ring. He had'thnt' in his pocket .when he was assaulted, and " when Wallace was arrested, that key wasj ■-" in his possession.-.:'. ' "-';-.. -~.•,-,... 'Adams pleaded "guilty," and,was conv mitted for sontcnoe nt the Supremo Court. Wtllace,' pleading,"not guilty," was .bom* ; mitted for trial. ."-,-', ,-■.,,:-'''