EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT CASE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4701, 21 April 1894, Page 3

EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT CASE.

The M W. I Habeas Attacked,

The Hev. J. W. Habens, Inspeotor* General of dcboole, had an unpleasant

experience in the Government Buildings yeaterday aft-rnoun. Shortly after two o'clock a man named leaac Fake, a plasterer, rushed into Mr Habena' room, and impetU'

ously showed him a teUgum be bud received from Mr Wm. Iwans, farmer,

Wmton, Southland, etatiug that hie ■ (Fake's) eon bad bten drowned, Mr Uaben's replied that he was exceedingly sorry to hear auch very bad new, to whioh Fake replied: " Excuedingly sorry I and what about me 1 Sony I You'reu rev. gentleman; you ore a murderor." As the man appeared to be in a very exoited condi tion, Mr Habeas oroseed the room and rang for a meeaenger, when Fako rubhed at him, ca'ching hita by the wbiekers and uecktie. The souuds ol ,1)6 souffle attracted the attention of J

Mr Btmthers and Mr tt. rope, wut immediately rußhed in to see w hat *ai the matter. Smithers caught Fnki round the waist, and a rough ani.. tumble took place, Fake's sou, who I Accompanied him, trying to pacify hia j father and attempting at the Bame I time to make the otberß loose their | hold of bite. Mr J. E, Smith, of the 'Treasury, who had also put in an appearance, tripped young Fuke up, and ifeld him down on the floor for a linio, jjt, let him go after a taw minutes. By thia time the whoie floor was in i turmoil, and spectators came from ill quartets, attracted by the sounds I if the conflict, Eventually, Oqu-l-Ll- 11.'.t... ...iui..n ffaLn WOO

WWW .Uiouvp ;aken into custody, Later on he wai ,aken before Mr Mai tin, S.M., am charged with inflicting actual bodil mrm on Mr Habena. The case vr» idjouwed until Mondny, but iD con ie<juence of the excitable slate thi man was in, His Worthip reused fo; the present to altow bailIt appeara that some years ag< Ernest Fake, ton of the Moused, wai committed to theßurnham Induetria School, whence he absconded ant found hia way home. He was fcbei licensed out to his father, but aboul two yeara a«o he was again sent away, this time |o the Cavershau Industrial School, as his father bud complained of Mb treatment »b the other school. Subsequently he was licensed out to Mr Evans, i lariser, of Winton, Southland, i?lio yesterday telegraphed to Mr Fake .be sad news of bis Bun's death by lrowning. Mr Habeas says he has ieard nothing of the affair, and hae .elegraphed to Mr Evans for partieu-ara-N.Z Times.