SAVAGELY KICKED
CONSTABLES AT DANCE MAN SHOT DEAD: ANOTHER WOUNDED (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Rec. 11.40 a.m. MELBOURNE, To-day. Constables Brown and McCulloch arrested two men who were under the influence of liquor at a dance hall. The men resisted violently and 20 other dancers came to their assistance. The policemen were thrown to the ground and savagely kicked. Constable Brown’s baton was wrenched from him and he drew his revolver. The men again rushed him and during the struggle the gun exploded. William Kraesst was shot dead and another man wounded.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 546, 26 December 1928, Page 9
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97SAVAGELY KICKED Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 546, 26 December 1928, Page 9
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