AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7939, 12 January 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A DETECTIVE IN PERIL. Received January 11, 9 54 a.m. ADELAIDE, January 11. Detective Norhtridge had a desperate Encounter with an escaped criminal lunatic named George Brown, who was also wanted for burglary and for shooting a man. Northridge met Brown in the street, and covered him with a revolver. Brown grabbed the revolver with his hand, and tried to turn it on the detective. During the struggle six shots were fired harmlessly. Northridge then snatched a second ' revolver out of Brown's pocket. -The latter clutched the revolver and further fierce struggling ensued. Five more shots were fired, none taking effect. Eventually the detective, though badlv cut and bruised, secured the prisoner. Brown is a notorious criminal with a long list of convictions, including manslaughter. FIRE ON A TRAIN. Received January 11, 9.54 a.m. ADELAIDE, Jannary 11. A. train between Port Pirie and Adelaide oaugbt fire, and tbree trucks containing nitrate of soda were burnt. PLAGUE. I FREMANTLB, January 11. The French steamer Nera haa arrived here, v»a Sydney and other ports, with a case of sickness supposed to be plague on board. SIR JOHN FORREST. MELBOURNE, Jan. 11. / Sir John Forrest, Federal Treasurer, is proceeding to England on Commonwealth business. I TASMANJAN LAMBS. HOBART, January U. Owing to the unsatisfactory season, there will be ho export of fat lambs to England this season. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON. SYDNEY, January 11. The flagship Powerful, with Admiral Fawkes on board, and three other vessels of the, Australian Sauadron, have sailed fdr Hobart. THE CONSPIRACY CASE. Received January 11. 11.15 p.m. SYDNEY, January 11. In the Lindfors will conspiracy case the evidence for the defence has been commenced. Camper, a law Clerk, in Burcher's office, deposed that he prepared all the documents in the case under Hurcher's instructions. There was not a word in the deed to anything was wrong with Lindfors' will. Rochester's only connection with the case was in the raising of the money for the passages to New Zealand. Burober made a lengthy statement, detailing his legal connection with the case, and the steps taken in New Zealand. When the trouble arose over the expenses of witnesses, Burcher told Wilson that he would have nothing to do with a case where the witnesses were paid to give evidence. He denied ever suggesting to Mrs Reimer to commit perjury. It was never suggested to him nor did he suspect that the will was a forgery. His whole attention was directed towards the tact not whether Lindfors signed the will, but whether two witnesses were present when he did it. Mrs Reimer bad tosd him that she did not want to give evidenae in New Zealand because shedid not desire to be examined as to her relations with Lindfora. Received January 12, 1 a.m. . After Burcher's evidence Burcher, Rochester, White and Cato were committed for trial.

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