"A BIG FRIGHT."

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 617, 10 June 1876, Page 3

"A BIG FRIGHT."

Smajrtnbss of the Wellington Police.

„ , C Evening Pqst t June. 3J f lW K -« -v g An intelligent arid active member ,of the. “ gbt father a “b'g fright” at two o’clock this morning. He w£a passibtf A Hew • building in Manners street when he heard a rustUng-ppi?e inunediatMyf came to the conclusion that “ a case” was; there. Grasping his baton in his 'ngnt hand he proceeded, cautiously into the building; but as dt vcris fearfully dafk he could not see an inch beyond his nose.. He, searched his. pocketsdor fi mstish, bnt kj&ild not 'find orib;’ As he could not get alight he gropgfi about,i; but although he could still hear the noise lie could not find anybody. At length—hestumbled over something and fell on top of something else, qsiiH.ww .soft find hairy, he took to be a man’s head. This he grabbed,—and- was just-going to observe “ I’ve got you,” npi&« abdutTfi yard off him caused' bis hair toßecoineso, and his 4eart®rie! uplnto luaf*thfoat; ’ ‘ Another constable happened to come up at the time aiid fortunately Me'Baff'h' rriatch'; wbicfi bn/being HghteA re-' vealed a burlypoliceman lyingpn.theground, and keeping fi ’ of a dbg,'while a horse stood about awM <wfap,pff ,yrondering what was up. Perhaps It vfais curiosity that caused him to give a, sbriH fieigh wben ,the poUceMdail fefi at ; his heels. The officer says that if there had been burglar There he’d liefehaffiiElEOAll 518 3 Til IVi All