MORE CRIME.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 279, 20 August 1889, Page 2

MORE CRIME.

_-* _ — . It. has been urged as an excuse to refuse further police protection to this town and district that the re~ corded caaes show no need for it, so tbat we intend to let the publio know of cases that do occur, but which, for many reasons, do not come, before a Court, so that they can see if the need exists. Last week a young man lying drunk, was about being robbed by two thieves, when, fortunately, two respectable settlers passed by and took the young- fellow under their charge, and immediately they did so, one thief ran off, aud the other laid down and. protended to be drank. s tbis was in the evening it vvas toe dark t recoghisje their features, but nn attempt was made to 9ee thfl assumed di" nkard's fie, b-it on Bt-'ik-a match he was aide to get up And run awuy. flax mill own- r riding along thtf arnarvon road the *»ther evening was sto ped by a mmi >)Hngingi>riut suddenly horn the hedge, whilst another mau ran behind and struck him a blow with a stick 'over the head. Fortunately the owner's mate came up from a little way behind, and the two assailants ran off, and, though chased, escaped. 'hough a Magistrate drew the constable's attention to the loafer we referred to in our last issue as still being about the town, we find that up to yesterday he is still hanging about. It is the want of weeding out such characters that makes outrages suoh as we have mentioned pos ible.