SENSATIONAL AFFAIR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 280, 18 April 1913, Page 6

SENSATIONAL AFFAIR.

CONSTABLE FIRES O.V ASSAILANT. ' An unknown man was dangerously injured in a struggle with a police constable at Parkcs (N.S.Wi) one day last week. A man named Umpleby reported to the police at Parkea that aman was in a dying condition at a camp about nine miles from the town. Sergeant L°rd ! .who is in charge of Parkes, sent Constable Brown back with Umpleby to bring the man into the hospital. When the trooper reached the spot, which is I" t lo , nely and deserte< l part of the bush, there was no sign of anybody about the place. He .got off his horse, and was just going into the hut when a man rushed out and made ft violent at- *!?. ® a"heavy stick. Constable Brown closed with the man, and after struggling with him for some time s netted jjttthro wing, him- totheground* Before the policeman could secure his assailant,! however, the bah got up, and' making another attack ,on Constable Brown, struck him several times about, the head. It ia stated that at this' juncture the constable drew his revolver th i fi »\ h ' S atteck< * r in' the left breast. • I Tlle , i "i» red man was at once brought into the Parkes Hospital, where an examination was made by a doctor, who pronounced the wound to be very dangerous, and there is a probability, it is stated, that the man iriay not recover. ihe wounded man is reported to be' a stranger to the district, having arrived W 7 11 few - name k not known and the police have not been able I to gather any information as to his! movements. ®