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Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9111, 4 July 1898, Page 4

(by telegraph—own correspondent.)

Auckland, July 3. On Saturday afternoon considerable excitement was occasioned in High street by the strange conduct of Henry Vincent Martin, Who created a sensation about two years ago by firing a revolver from his workshop window, the shot wounding a girl who happened to be standing in thestreet below. When Constable Stackpole heard that Martin was behaving in a peculiar manner, and had a revolver in his possession, he went to the workshop to see the man, and possible to quiet him. Ihe engraver was found with an instrument like a screwdriver or chisel in his hand, with which it is alleged that he threatened the policeman. The latter, not wishing to arrest Martin, after a little left the room and went down stair* Before he reached the bottom, however, a tomahawk whizzed past him from above, and next moment the door upstairs was slammed. Martin had locked himself in his room. Constable Stackpole went for assistance, and returned with Sergeant Lyons, and acting-detectives Kennedy and Mcllveney, a large crowd of spectators assembling meanwhile to watch the operation. It was found that Martin had barricaded the door from inside, buteventually after a good deal of persuasion he took down the barricades, which consisted of a couple of strong iron bars, allowed the detectives to enter. He was token into custody forthwith, and locked up on a charge of assaulting Constable Stackutle.