ARMED MAN ARRESTED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15650, 2 July 1914, Page 7

ARMED MAN ARRESTED.

EVELEIGH ROBBERY.

ALLEGED PRINCIPAL,

WOMEN WITH REVOLVERS.'

DETECTIVES THREATENED.

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KI.ROtTOT, July 1. A SF.vsmovAL arrest was mado to-day in connection with tho Eveleigh robbery. A strong dotacliment of detectives surrounded a cottage in one of (ho better-class rvidetial suburbs, A couple ci them wot" forcing a window when a man name I Ernest Ryan appeared armed with a revolver, and threatened to fire. The window pavo way, and tho detectives, knot Icing the revolver aside, seized Kvan.

Tho other detectives forced tho Kirk door and surprised two women and •! man, It is e]li>c;(xl that one weman a! tempted to extract a revolver from i pocket, but tho policy secured it. Tinother woman tried to got a jug cor.ta.iair. • a revolver,

All wero taken to the pol ; station. A big crowd watched tho i.oiip, and lite polico had diffictilv ir. f ;rcng a w.,v through it with tho ca-pt-i* es.

Ryan was subsequently charged as t'no principal in tho Eveleigh rol»l ery. Tho polico bolievo that ho is indet tical ■with tho man who eluded the polio in their attempt to capture him at Stmtkfield on Juno 16. They had been on the look-out, for him for somo time. It. is bilieved that ho reached Melbourno only a few hours before the vrcst.

ALLEGED ACCOMPLICES

APPEARANCE IN COURT.

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(Received July 1, 8.40 p.m.)

Sydney, July 1.

Tho areo men Samuel Freeman. Arthur Tathdm, and Norman —arrested in connection with the Evoleigh robbery, were further remanded to-day until Friday. Tho police stated that, in view of an important development in the case, a remand was necessary. The alleged principal had been arrested in Melbourne, an 4 tie proceeds of t'ao robbery, or at all events the bulk of the money, had been recorered.

T iviss and Tatham's bail was reduced to £500. Subsequently Freeman wan committed for trial on a charge of attempting to discharge an automatic pistol at Constable Hooper, with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm.