POLICE FIRE SHOTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 10 September 1930, Page 8

POLICE FIRE SHOTS

CAR STRUCK FIVE TIMES . THREE MEN WOUNDED STRUGGLE WITH MOTORISTS The disappearance of a motor-car from Parramatta, Sydney, on the nigh't of Saturday, 23rd August, had a sensational sequel at Newtown early the following morning. The ear was seen by the police, a constable tired six shots, and later on Joseph Lloyd Swan, aged 18, was admitted to hospital with a bullet wound in the hack. The ear was recovered in Alexandria. It bore tho murks of five biillets. The police subsequently arrested two men, one of whom was Buffering from a bullet wound in the left shoulder, and the other a wound in the hand.

The car, which was the property of Mr Donald A. McLeod, of Merrylands, had been left parked in a street at Parramatta, about 8 p.m., but when the owner went to get it at 11 p.m. it was missing. 'Phi? police were at once notified, and immediately ciirciilatod the number and description of thojear, which is believed to have been taken to Marrickville, whore the driver was joined by two companions, the party then setting out for the city.

While Constables Kelly and Harrison were on duty in Newtown, about 3.3 b a.m. on Sunday, they saw the car, and, .being mounted on bicycles, at once set out in pursuit. They had not gone far when they noticed the car turn slowly into another street. Kelly followed; Harrison taking another route so as to intercept it, if possible. "We're police. Stop that car. It has been stolen," sheuted Kelly as he drew abreast of the driver.

"Get out, or we'll run you down," replied one of the occupants, and, action being -suited to the words, the car was backed toward them, Kelly's bicycle being smashed.

By this time the constable was on the footboard. There was a struggle and lie wa3 pushed to the roadway. Tie car was now in King street and in f«,• ward,, gear. Kelly recovered, himself and repained the footboard, but was &%v.n thrown into the road as the car dashed forward.

'Stop, or I'll shoot," he cried.

The car drove on and disappeared, but not before it had been hit by five out of the six shots fired by Kelly. Shortly before 4 ■ a.m. the Central Ambulance received a call to Waterloo, where a man had been found in a state of collapse, with a bullet wound in his bii'.-k. He wits taken to a hospital and admitted by Dr. Gunther in such a s'.ritu? condition tha,t it was thought necessary to take his dying depositions. He gave the name of Joseph Lloyd Swan, and an address at Marrickville. The car was found abandoned not far from the Redfern railway station.

Later on detectives visited a house at , Marrickville and arrested two young men. One of them had -a bullet wound in the, left shoulder and the other had tho tip of a finger shot away. They were charged with stealing.

Another cai that had been taken from near the military training ground at Marrickville was found abandoned at Parramatta.