OTAHUHU ASSAULT

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1932, Page 8

OTAHUHU ASSAULT

MAXIMUM TERM IMPOSED. AUCKLAND, Feb. 16. Twelve months’ imprisonment wUi hard labour, the maximum term for the offence, was the sentence on Andrew lngli s Carswell, an ex-naval stoker, aged ?5, who appeared at the recent Supreme Emir', crmimil se.ssmns charged with u 1 'i *1?. | a iiglt 1 * er. assault causing actual bodily harm, and common assault. He team! guilt the third count. Every hi mg that could have been said t, ~| ,-,.'>11 sa d fur tin- prisoner, subivitted his cm.’Msel. ’l’wo juries had heard

* '■■■ ■■ rid “verv ,v, i"’ !'"• ’ '” 1 brought out. It was difficult, of course, nan •- -i lost his life. Up -tiTl the time of the offence the prisoner had hint an unblemished character. He had been in g-‘d mure before (-lirisl tna-.

four I the prisonci guilty of only common assault and not guilty of a more serious offence ,0 ..... lUrompreht-iisibie said Mr -!"st|cu Herd, Mt is evident to me that d, - prisoner came out ol the hotel * intruded to light. Tim mifoHimate man who was killed had attempted to ma-m peace. Prisoner followed him down the road, limn struck him. and (he <>u was -the death of a man. Y-m tell Hi s man on I lie mu-lsi-lc and Him '•..lt-1. in my opinion you Im'luviml !ii>‘ >• • u * dnmken bully.’’