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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8795, 24 April 1907, Page 2

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Shirt Turns a Bullet.

Press Association—Copyright. Pesth, April 24 A sensational attempt '"iias been made ito shoot Captain Hare, Commissioner of Police. Captain Hare was Bitting in his office reading a report when ex? Corporal Tyler rushod in exclaiming, .'I have got you this time,'' and fired a revolver po}nt blank. The bullet passed through "the paper in the Captain's hand and lodged in the wa}J, Captain Hare grappled with Tyler, who again fired and the .bullet struck his shirt front, which was heavily starched, causing it to glance off. It then struck lus shoulder, but did not penetrate. Assistance- arrived and. the maddened assailant was overpowered. Tyler resigned from the police two years ago as a protest at fieing fined on a" charge of insubordination. "He had sin.ee nursed his grievance," a-ncf has Ween "pon 1 : tihjiously trying to get tlie case re: opened,.