NELSON.
Friday, Florence ©.Joseph, hairdressery was yesterday- charged before the. magistrates with indecently assaulting- a girl twelve years and; six months, old, The ' evidence occnpied till B|p,m- The Bench reserved their, decision until) this aftem noon,, when they committed the priso«es» , fer triaL but allowing bjail..' On being released b,e was- ohased a,nd seized by Several; men vyho. were present at the triaj. A rO P e s tied roun,d[ his: neck, I a,n,6\ he- w.a.s-. dragged, half-throttjled, j throughi the s£re&ts, to) his shop m Trafalgar, sjtreet^ where L/avy, the i father,, of; one. ojf hiis ; victims (therje are more tha.n o^V attached mm with loaded; hutttmg^whip,,and administered a, mps.t unmerciful hammeqn^. Tjie jß^slipp^ ojf N.el 4 soft and; one. or two others . interfered^ and; the wretched man, ! bruised and. bleeding,, wjth ofcfches torn to rags and[ sexera,! teeth °u;tj> escaped $nto, Ms. shoph
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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 43, 9 March 1878, Page 2
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145NELSON. Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 43, 9 March 1878, Page 2
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