THE PENRITH TRAGEDY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8157, 20 January 1890, Page 5

THE PENRITH TRAGEDY.

•— - • ~ A fearful tragedy (briefly retorted by cable message at the time) was enacted at Penrith on the 10th instant, by which a very old police ollicer, Sergeant Beatty, and John Zabuliter, A young man, a native of the district, was mortally wounded, as well as their assailant, a native of Bombay. An Indian had been prowling about the district for the lust seven days, and the sergeant endeavoured to move him out of the town. At first the man started, but later on the sergeant discovered him sitting on a kerbstone opposite the convent gate in High-street. He was seen to converse with a man, and after a while picked up his swag, and was appatenrly going away. All at once ho turned on the sergeant and drawing a long sheath knife from behind plunged it in the sereeant's chest. The sergeant struggled for a while with the man, who screamed loudly, but the sergeant, becoming weak from the loss of blood,, had to seek shelter in the convent. A crowd soon gathered round. Several tried to secure the Indian, who, however, was armed with stones and the knife. Several lots of stones were exchanged, without, however, doing much damage. Eventually Constable Moseley arrived on the scene, armed with a revolver, and after calling 011 the Indian several times lie tired, but the cap snapped. The Indian still came closer, and was dealt a couple of blows from stones by the bystanders. The constable fired again, wounding the Indian in the abdomen. Then another shot was fired, but still the Indian came on. Two other stones wore thrown, and struck the Indian, and he appeared to stagger. Alfred Reid rushed up behind, evidently for the purpose of securing the man, who suddenly turned round, and with uplifted arm would have stabbed him. At this stage -John Zabuliter rushed on the Indian and seized him, and in the struggle he was stabbed just under the left arm, inflicting a fearful wound. The Indian was then rushed at, and then secured and taken to the look-up. The affair was all the work of a few minutes.