OFFICER ASSAULTED

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1930, Page 3

OFFICER ASSAULTED

STOWAWAY FIXED. AUCKLAND, Nov. 17. A ship’s steward, Frederick Brodwiek; aged 27, appeared before : Air F. K. Hunt, S.AJ.,. at the Alagistrale’s Court, charged with assaulting George Saunders, patrol-officer of the ;;Nia gara, on, the high seas. Accused: was further charged with stowing; a\vay| on the Niagara at Sydney last -Thursday, lie pleaded guilty to both charges.

Patrol-Officer Saunders said- lie was. called to the purser’s office in the ship at 7.1.5 last Thursday night, after the ship had cleared Sydney. Bro-d----w- was handed over to witness to b locked up. 11° refused to go with witness, and he made use of abusive and obscene language. He made a swin ,r and rushed at witness, who had then to use forcible methyls to make the accused secure in a cabin. “I went to 'the bridge to report the matter to the master, and on returning to the cabin found Brodwick had kicked a panel out of the door,’’ added witness.

Brodwick told the A'lagistrate hei did not remember, anything of the assault, because lie was under the influence- of liquor. On the stowing away charge he \Vas fined £7. or 14 days’ imprisonment, and on the other £2, or seven days’ imprisonment, k.he -s-ente/ndes to be cumulative.