ATTEMPTED MURDER.
DETECTIVE’S CLOSE CALL.
AUCKLAND, June 14.
A sensational affair took place about midday to-day in a house situated on Great South road, Ellerslie. Detective Nalder and Acting-detective Power had occasion'to interview a man named Athol George Beamish White. It is understood that when both officers went into his room White picked up a gun and shot at Detective Power, the bullet narrowly missing him. Detective Nalder immediately seized White and took him to the City Police Station, where he was charged with attempting to murder Detective Power. White, who is 25 years of age, appeared before Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., at the Police Court this afternoon. The accused
had a startled look on his face. Chief Detective Cummings asked for a remand until to-morrow. White then said: “I thought he was trying to put me back in lhe asylum. That’s why I tried to murder him. That’s as good as murdering me to put me back in the asylum.” The Magistrate asked the accused to repeat this statement, and advised the clerk of the court and the chief detective to take a note of what White said. White did so, an'd al] that he said was transferred to paper.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3823, 21 June 1927, Page 61
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