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Murderous Attack On Woman Lawyer In Her Office
Beaten With Iron Pipe
MISS JOLLIE SMITH IN DESPERATE STRUGGLE
ALLEGED ADMISSION BY MAN WHO IS CHARGED
VICTIM NOW IN HOSPITAL
SYDNEY, Friday
With severe wounds on the head, alleged to have been inflicted by a man armed with a piece of iron piping, Miss C. Jollie Smith, well-known City solicitor, was taken to Sydney Hospital this morning.
There she was immediately treated by several doctors for a nasty wound on the head, which necessitated several stitches. Later in the day a man was charged at the Central Court with having assaulted her with intent to do bodily harm, and was remanded.
Miss Jollie Smith’s office was the scene of the sensational encounter. She said later that she feared for her life. “I was in my office preparing the
