Indian Charged with Attempted Murder

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 582, 7 February 1929, Page 1

Indian Charged with Attempted Murder

FRACAS ON SHIP TAXI-DRIVER STABBED Press Association DUNEDIN, To-day. On four counts ranging from attempted murder to doing bodily + if rn i*/ A r n i 0i j- Hinds > a native of the West Indies, was tried in the Supreme Court to-day, following the wounding of a taxi-driver, Norman Maitland Clarence Childs, on the wharf on January 14, by plunging a knife into his chest near the heart. Childs, in evidence, stated that he took beer to the firemen’s quarters on the Maimoa. Four bottles were opened and drunk. Later he was phoned again by a man named Tamlin •=md went to the IVlaimoa. They left the vessel together and went aboard the steamer Blomlontein to inspect the engines. ."ibey came up from the engine-room with another black man, who had promised to give them a souvenir. Accused, who was standing outside the engine-room, stopped witness, and refused to allow him to go to the other black’s cabin for the souvenir. Witness said he tried to pass, but accused grabbed him and ran him to the gangway. Witness was half-way down, when accused said, “We don’t want you white on board.” Witness said, “Come down here and say that.” Accused came down, and witness turned to meet him. Hinds rushed at him with his right hand forward and witness felt a knife going into his left side. (Proceeding.)