SENSATION AT APIA.
« BREAK OUT. SWIFT RETBIBXTTIOIf. (By Gable.—Press AgyiciathßTt— SYDNEY. March 8, Details hare been reeeired ef a eeasatwraal tragedj at Apia, Samoa. Four young native constables broke into the arms chest At the g»el and stole revolvers and 300 rounds of aramuniticTtli They then disappeared s and later visited the boose sf a. German plaster named Treriraoizsi ar,d told the manager BoWitt, that th« 7 were eoarching for an escaped Chiocee nrisoner. Schlitt wild there waro no Cainoso aboat the place, and ordered the consieJsles to leave tho plantatiou.
The doeporadoce, by way of reply, fired a volley from their rerolrara, fatally wounding both Treriranus and Scliitt.
Tho Gorcrnor organised a pnitivo oxpodltion, includxag a numbor of
Europeans, a&d eurroundod the murderer a.
There wae a fierce exchange of ehots kiting for several hours, as a result of which three of the murderers were shot dead.
The other was captured. .One of the Gorernor'e attacking party, Herr Heilige, was ehot through the heart, and another, Herr Motykns, eeverely woanded.
The captured murderer was hanged
It is supposed that cowboy pictures, which are shown at Apia twice weekly, influenced the young desperadoes' minds.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19140304.2.59
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume L, Issue 14907, 4 March 1914, Page 9
Word Count
194SENSATION AT APIA. Press, Volume L, Issue 14907, 4 March 1914, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in