SHOOTING OF EVANS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8295, 5 December 1912, Page 1

SHOOTING OF EVANS

INQUEST CONTINUED. Press Association. WAIHI, December 4. The adjourned inquest on Frederick Evans, wuo met bis death as the lesuit of a blow from a policemans baton on November X2th 1 was opened, this morn ln fir Selwyn Mays appeared on behalf of the police, and Mr J. •K. Lundon for the relatives of Evans. The evidence of Constable Wade, whs was shot by Evans, was taken at the hospital, the constable being propped up in. bed. Witness stated that his attention was, first directed to the hall by hearing revolver shots. He entered the passage alone, instructing those at the door to remain outside. He saw Evans behind the swing-doors of the library room, with a revolver in his hand. The latter immediately fired; he thought the shot was intended for him, but he didn’t, know where the bullet went; He at once ran through the swing-doors after Evans, who, with three others, decamped at the rear of the library. He followed close on the heels of Evans,- when the latter half turned his head, swung his arm round and fired direct at him, the intervening distance being about five paces. He closed on Evans, struck him on the side of the head with his baton, Evans falling on his face. He had feared Evans would use the revolver again. Witness reteived the bullet in the region of the abdomen. He did not see the crowd ill-treat Evans; they passed on . after another man. Witness was then assisted by constables and conveyed to the hospital. In the afternoon. Barefoot, who is out on bail charged with using firearms, and Waddle, one of the occupants of the hall when the shooting first occurred, were examined. The former declined to answer a number of questions on the ground that he might incriminate himself in the pending proceedings. Further hearing was adjourned till to-morrow morning.