Serious Shooting Affray.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume x, Issue 1942, 30 May 1888, Page 2

Serious Shooting Affray.

(per press association.) CHRISTCIIURCH, May 29.

Yesterday afternoon Peter Sinclair, clerk to the Lincoln Road Board, was shot at by a man supposed to be named Hanley, at Springston. The police went out to arrest Hanley, but have not yet returned. Sinclair was slightly wounded. No further particulars are to hand.

A serious shooting case occurred at Springston yesterday. Detective Neil, with P. Sinclair, clerk of the Springston road board, were making enquiries about a suspicious fire at tbe r»ad board offices a few days previously, and visited the farm of Thomas Henley, who, while being qnestioned, flew into a passion and got a double-barrelled gun and fired twice at them as they were leaving the house. Tho shot took effect on Sinclair's legs. Henley, his wife and son then assaulted the detective and Sinclair, neither of whom were armed. They managed to get away, and went to Sinclair's house. His condition is serious, though not very dangerous. The detective telegraphed to Christchurcb, and Inspector Pender, with four armed constables, wont to arrest the Henleys. They reached the house at rbout 8 p.m. The door was locked, and Henley for a long time refused to open it, saying he would resist to the last. Hi 6 wife entreated him to yield. The police were preparing to burst the door, when it was unlocked. Henley offered a slight resistance, but soon surrendered. The gun with which he shot Sinclair was found in the house, loaded. Young Henley did not resißt. They were brought to town shortly before midnight.