MAD CHINAMAN AT LARGE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 213, 3 June 1919, Page 5

MAD CHINAMAN AT LARGE

SENSATIONAL SCENE IN A CHURCH

MANIACAL PLAY WITH A

REVOLVER

By Telegraph—Pross Association—CoD.vright 11 Sydney, June 2. An armed Chinese ran aiuuok and entered the Chinese Christian Church in the ciiv. He lighted two small smoi.eboxes, and when the fumes had filled the church ho drew two revolvers and fired indiscriminately at the congregation. Although nobody was struck a panio ensued, and tho congregation climbed through tho windows to a verandah roof. Tho lunatic leaned out of tho window and fired again, wounding two Chinamen and Miss Dyson, a European, who was conducting the service.: The noiso and sinoko caused an alarm of firo to bo given, and tho ongines, whioh came quickly on tho scone, wore niot with a fu'sillado of bullets, none of which took effect. Tho madman then bolted, pursued by the crowd, whom ho fired on. Ho then escaped up a lano, whoro ho barricaded himself in a house. ' Tho police and firemen, with n searchlight, occupied the neighbouring houses, and a battlo with revolvers was kept up from 8 o'clock last night. The Chinaman possessed a large quantity of ammunition. Altogether fifteen people • were wounded. Ten are in hospital, - three seriously injured. Tho lunatic is still holding tho besiegers at bay.—Press Assn.

Citadel Rushed, (Rocs. June 2, 8.5 p.m.) Sydney, Juno i. A tremendous crowd witnessed .tho last stages of tho Chineso siege. His refuge was a 6mall weather-board cottage. -»n East Street, in tho centre of tho Chineso quarter. Tho ' police kept up a 1 heavy fusillade with rifles and revolvers, while the madman frequently replied. The fire brigade also got Eovoral noses' to work, but in attempting to s'eouro a bettor position two of tho firemen were shot, bit not severely injured. Tho, siege continued till ten o'clock, when, after pouring In great quantltjos of water, tho police made a sudden rush and burst open the door. A civilian accompanying them shot the Chinaman through tho head, killing him. Tho two firemen who were shot mako tho total number of viotims sevonteon. most of them being slightly wounaed. Preparations had boen made to bomb tho maniac out, but the final rush pmdo this unnecessary. Press representatives, running the pauntlet of several bullets, par-' ticipatod in the final rush—Press Assn. i . i THE DESPERADO'S END SHOT BY A RETURNED SOLDIER. (Rec. Juno 2..1L10 p.m.) ■ Sydney, Jtrno 2, A rcturnod soldier named Ryan, borrowing a polico revolver, and waving asido their admonitions to bo cautious, rushed tho Chinaman, who fired two shots, but missed Ryan, who with a single shot killed tho desperado. Tho latter had kept tha polico at bay for fifteen hours—Press Assn.