A CHRISTCHURCH ASSAULT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 38, 4 July 1914, Page 5

A CHRISTCHURCH ASSAULT.

EVIDENCE OF-A BYSTANDER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Chrktchurcli, Last Night

John Bartley, the man arrested in connection with the assault upon Philip Metz, in Armagh street recently, was brought befo-c tike Polite Court thn afternoon. Chief-Detective Bishop said that Met/, would probably be unable to appear for a fortnight yet, but a witness be would tall wanted to get away to Wellington. George Arnold Clutterbuck said that on the morning in question, June 24, he was standing at Cook and Koss' corner, near Metz's .shop, when he beard a scream, and began to go across to Metz's shop, from wtiich it seemed to come He saw the accused <•<me out and walk quickly across the load. Metz came to the s>bcip door and screamed. Blood was all over his face. He called out. '"That's the man, that's the man." As he pointed to the ae- • < d who was crossing the r the witness followed accused along towards Manchester sl;eet, when someon; stop]cd him and brcught him back, and the police then arrested him: Accus.-d was the only person to come out rf that s-hiop, and witness did not l-os- sight of him from the time he came out iill he was amsted, A remand of om, week was granted, but a. further rewand will probably then be necessary.