MAORIS SCARED HIM
AMERICAN SAILOR DREW A KNIFE ‘ £1 OR THREE DAYS When Charles Murphy, an American, saw a number of Maoris at the foot of Queen Street yesterday, he became alarmed, and drew a knife to defend himself. Murphy, aged 26, a sailor off the Golden Coast, appeared at the Police Court today, and pleaded guilty to a charge of being disorderly while drunk in Queen Street. “He was running around near the post office in Queen Street yesterdav, brandishing a knife,” said SubTnspector Shanahan. “As the result of complaints, he was arrested by Constable Smith. “When he was asked what he was doing with a knife, he said he had had trouble with some Maoris, and had drawn the weapon to defend himself, as the Maoris were going to take to him.” Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.: All right—£l or three days. “0.K.,” said Murphy, as he left the (jock. “If his fine is paid, the officers should keep him aboard until the ship sails today,” said Mr. Hunt.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1040, 2 August 1930, Page 1
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