ONE OF THE ASSAILANTS IN HOSPITAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 12 November 1912, Page 7

ONE OF THE ASSAILANTS IN HOSPITAL.

SUFFERING FROM CONCUSSION.

CONSTABLE WADE'S CONDITION

SERIOUS.

HUNTING THE STRIKERS OUT OF

THE TOWN.

A remarkable event took place after the arbitrationists had taken possession of the hall. One of their number, with the aid of a ladder, ascended to the flagpole surmounting tho building and in a few minutes hoisted aloft the Union Jack. The incident was the signal for enthusiastic cheering by the immense crowd of arbitrationists and the general pilblie who witnessed it. A few_ minutes after this the ladder was again requisitioned, and an ascent made to hang a large calico placard inscribed with the words: 'Tarry and his mates must be released:" The calico was "torn down amid enthusiastic cheering. Evans, one of the federationists, who is alleged to have done the shooting in the hall, and who was afterwards so ■Tou^hly^ handled by the crowd, is in the "hospital. 'His injuries are of a s^ri—ous nature. There is no sign of any ~ prominent federationists in Waihi today from about 9 o'clock. As many as Tvere_availabfe were hunted up by the -•arbitrationists and given fair warning to clear out of the town. Mr -Kennedy, acting-president of the Miners' Union, made a hurried departure from Waihi by the morning train. He was rather badly handled by a hostile crowd at the station, and Jjears marks of hands laid upon Mm. He told a constable that the strike was off. It is understood that Kennedy is proceeding to Auckland. Th© injury to Constable Wade is sen-

■cms. It is understood the bullet so falias not been extracted, and that his Teal condition cannot be ascertained until the lapse of a few days. Evans is in a very ball" way, suffering principally from concussion of the brain, as when he shot the constable the latter batoned him.

The injury to Johnson is of a slight character. The bullet grazed the upper part of his leg, but- luckily did not penetrate it.

The leaders of the arbitratibriists, claim they had a perfect right to; enter the Miners' Hall, as many of them are financial members of that union.