OLD MAN ROBBED AND ASSAULTED.
Blenheim, December 27. Alleged robbery with violence occurred at Picton on Christmas Day. Mr. J. C. Wiese, a Picton resident-, was accosted early' in the afternoon on the foreshore by a woman who stated she wanted to have a wash. Wiese took ‘her to his home, and later a man appeared on the scene and savagely attacked Wiese, rendering him insensible. Wiese is 63 years old. A sum of £9 was removed from the victim’s pocket. The pair decamped, borrowing a dinghy and started .to ro w down the harbour. A constable, on.becoming aware of the facts, gave chase and captured the couple, who were brought before justices and remanded till January 2.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 400434, 28 December 1929, Page 2
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118OLD MAN ROBBED AND ASSAULTED. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 400434, 28 December 1929, Page 2
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