SENSATIONAL FIGHT

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 455, 24 June 1937, Page 7

SENSATIONAL FIGHT

THREE MEN INVOLVED One Admitted To Hospital ' -- I I Press Association —Copyright. Blenheim, Juns 23. [ The story of a sensation?! fight ! between three men on the street opposite Hie Picton war memorial on the afternoon of Sunday, June 6, and which resulted in one of them being admitted to the Picton hospital with ■ extensive injuries, was unfolded be- ; fore Messrs G. M. Blizzard ii.l J. ; L. Jones, J s.P., at th Picton Court ; and the hospital to-day. Henry William Smith and Leslie j Wilson, both employees at y’s > hotel, were charged with assaulting Charles Herbert Brogden so •. s o cause actual bodV.y harm. Bro-gd' u’s ’ evidence was t ken at the hospital, 1 where h;> is recovering from a brok- ■ en kg and rib and a fractured nose,J which w,ere the chi f injuries he re-, celved in the struggle, in which it ' was alleged kicking was resorted to | oy the combatants. Both of the ac- i cused men uleaded not guil y and i were committed for trial at the Su- ■ pre me Court Brogden’s evidence was that he was j working at Uie Terminus hotel while : his wife, from whom he wa..- separat- j td, was employed, at Oxi y’s hotel, i He made advances to re-establish amicable relations, but discovered ( she was friendly with Wilson. As. 1 1 the result of a meeting with his wife they quarrelled and he stiuck her. ; Later he alleged the two accused men arrived and a. fight ensued. He i ./as knocked down and kicked, even ; after he told the attackers his leg was broken. The police produced a statement in which the accused admitted fighting but. denied kicking Brogden. The reason they interfered was that they had been told Brogden h...d kndfcked his wife down. The accused men were allowed nominal bail.