A DARING RIDE FOR FREEDOM.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 118, 6 March 1895, Page 4

A DARING RIDE FOR FREEDOM.

An extraordinary encounter occun ed nt Forbes, N*< or 8011 th Wales, on the 23rd nit. between the poiiee aud a cjimipa', who was trying to trade captu.e. A man went into a local jeweller's shop and purchased goods valued at-£7. lie paid by a cinque for £7 12s, receiving 12a in change. Subsequently it was found that the cheque was forged, and Constable* Greenwood and Gnrsmg were Sr-nt in pursuit of the criminal, who was a weli-lcDown character named Rhody trheedy, who was wanted on a number of charges. The man was met coming out of the stable of an hotel leading two splendid horse?. Gi eon wood had previously di--in ii t..1. leaving his companion on hoi-.-e.b.u-k aL tho yard gate to ho'd his liort-O. /<t? s on as hlu-i dy saw G reeitW'»od walking to him he said, ' I supos i you want me.' •.ho constable epli d. ' \"es.' Sliced v tiip.n said. ' Well, I'll give you a flutter for it.' and lolling go one horse ho vaulted on the other and rode at a spiked gate fully 5.'; high, outside of which Garpang was sitting on his horse. Ho cleared tlie gate, Greenwood's horse, and the hindquarters of Garsang's horse in the jump, which was a tremendous one, and beautifully taker). Then hj? dashed away, followed by the troopers. Green ivood came up to him in about threo miles, and as Sheedy laughed at his call to stop he fired at, his shoulder. Apparently Sheedy was in no w;ty intimidated, for he still galloped on. Greenwood then drew alongside him, put his revolver to his head, and begged him to stop, otherwise ho would have to shoot him. Sheedy replied, 'I am shot and cannot pull the horse up.' The officer then grasped the reins, s'opped the animal, and returned with the man to town, where it was found that the bullet had stiuck Sheedy on the arm. Sheedy had been previously shot by the police in trying to escape,