P.C. McINUYRE'S ARREST.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12851, 9 July 1907, Page 5

P.C. McINUY RE'S ARREST.

• ♦>- THE \YILLCOX INCIDENT. LXPLAXATIOX BY THE POLICE. (FROM a roRRESrONDEXT.) WELLINGTON, July 8. I'olieo CoiincrisoitJiit'r Diimio giv«t» <sn -i. :>natic <li-ui.il to ine statement "•■"'■' "y your special correspond* nt at .■■.onto \ niu> <*oji;-t.'ruiii_j tho Uil.-iv ia . oau'-cliou uitu tho i.invt ot .ucln- • yro. ami parti.. uLrlv tnat noitioii re.•rililii to .-Ili-i-il ;u'..l the ..a-nt.on of \\-lieox by the- N.-w Z< aland ,-oiko as tho •isoMu.id nana- under ..inch .Wcintvro -v.is truv. iiin-4. Ur -_ui,ih< has handed to the i'n-.* .-- copy 't tho cole-ram which the .•ovcrnor, i.t the rc.pict of the (\-i-.----•n-t, i-tMit to the lu.in-rial autii.cities or to Monte Video:— wan-ant i*=iied hem: arrc,n under-i.entioni-d pc-.-w-n for undennenriom d ..'tento. A.ipiy for piovisio:; il uri-'st .yitli view i.> extradition. h;'inee-i: s v. ill ho torwarded ;,s sooii j> loi-.-iijic through regular channels, i Ic.iM' •icknuuh-djf. by c-iblo and ••<!- .-.»so tth.n a-t-i*,-..! -nniiin-j-ham Melim-re. Liumv jL';{.) ■ nun 11.M. Km- i-hvanl at Christrhmch. aril De. enii-er !a„t. Aenised is travohiny; !,y 'lunkiiia to Montevideo, riirivin- tli.il- 30-h iiirt '.April); steeia-.- posst-h-or vi.dor us--iii'ii-d iHiiucil ■.Mack. - i.»cscr;pti<vn : -;-<>tch. rU-tk and a-eut, ••-;<• loitv-livo ■*tont nun i. hc-ulit .'Ai !)ni. dark s;dlow complexion, "i-o.v hair; -.-ears iioiisuc-m- and ?:(■_, j|. Imperial. Was ja-Lro mvanh Chris:-hnrch Exhibition loknoun to p-i.>.,(-n_■<•:• Charles Wilcox." Ihiit is tl:e complete text of the, ca'jle, and it scorns clear that tlio • ■•nigiing -n-rvso thtou-h lnisinternrota:ion ny tli- police at Monte Vidro of a si;■giilarly plain fitatenicnt. Air v U 'lv'Y ' lt nY? to •""'•-'■•».«ind how -Mr \\ ilk-ox could have ht-en put to any i i-oiiveiiienro under these, circunistancos.

[Tt is apparent that tho last sentenco 111 the cable i:ii.,-:i_;- j s r-.-t-silv open to misinterpret.,:ir>n. It, n "s posfiibly hop'-ened. it wos slightly mmihucl in it°was probably ror.l -is "Known t.> p:issenger.s as Charles Wiilro\. v If it had been sent. 'Passeni-'-r Clrirlcs Willcox c-i:i identity Mchityre," it would kovo been impos-ilile to ioistnko tho mojuing.—En., 'Tut* Press."]