POLICE AND CRIME
v MURDEROUS ASSAULT. BURNHAM ESCAPEE IN TROUBLE. (By Telegraph.—Press Aeaooiatipa.) Tlmaru, January 6. At the Magistrate's Court to-day a youth of 17, a Burnham escapee, named Birch, alias Palmer, was committed for trial for a murderous; assault on his employer, J. O'Connor, dairy farmer, of Clandeboye, by striking him on the head with an axe whilst asleep. The accused confessed that he struck tho, blows on the afternoon of Novem-' ber '7, but did not know- why, as he and his employer, were on good terms. Ho afterwards took from the house what money he could find, a watch and chain, and a, cheque-book, and also. a horse and gig,- and-drove to Temuka, where he filled in small amounts and forged O'Connor's name to a number of cheques' and cashed them at various shops. 1 ' He then drove on to Timaru, where he was arrested next evening. . Tho victim of f/ ho assault was found by a-neighbour .at 10 a.m.- on the day. after the assault' in a dazed condition,' unable to say how he had been. hurt. . The accused confessed to having committed the crimes, but as ho was not represented by counsel he was advised not"to plead. The,forgery charges we;e postponed for a few days. ■ .. . PRISONER ESCAPES. Wanganui, January 6. Philip George Barnard, a prisoner on remand on a charge of pocket-pioking, escaped from the Police Gaol this morning by forcing the lock of his cell and 'the lock of tbe door leading to the outside. The discovery that he was missing was made shortly after_ seven, and a search was immediately instituted, but so far. has proved fruitless. ATTACK ON AN OLD MAN. Tlmaru, January 6 ; Denis O'Rourke, charged-with assault on Mr. Ward, hotelkeeper, was committed for trial; „ Mr. Ward was struck ovor the right eye and knocked almost insensible. Ho is seventy-five years of age, and the prisoner is a: young man. ' CHARGE OF INCENDIARISM. , Christchuroh, January 6. • Charles James Feuter was remanded on a charge of arson. 'It was alleged that he set fire to a- garage at Sumner on Christmas Eve; causing the destruction of five valuable cars; He admitted attempted'theft of petrol at the same place and time.' TOTALISATOR TICKET SOLD TO A MINOR. Chrlstohuroh, January 6. William Archibald Binnie, aged seventeen, was found guilty on a charge, of falsely representing his . age to be twenty-one years. He obtained a totalisator ticket at Riccarton. George Mason, a clerk, who sold the .ticket, admitted the charge of selling to a boy under age, but pleaded that lie did not see him. The Magistrate (Mr. Bishop) said he would inflict a heavy penalty, but ho deferred sentenoe. till he could see the boy. ,
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2352, 7 January 1915, Page 6
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