SHOOTING A POLICE-CONSTABLE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2121, 11 February 1886, Page 3

SHOOTING A POLICE-CONSTABLE.

Thb deliberate attempt to murder a police officer in North Wales was investigated by the magistrates at Khyl sone time ago. While on his rounds on Nov. 20, Policeconstable M'Walters, of the Flintshire constabulary, saw a notorious poacher, named Price, setting off late at night, apparently on a poaching expedition. Getting the nsB«taocc of another officer, M 1M 1 Walter* awaited the return of Price. Toward.daybreak the poacher was hoaid approaching, and the constables at once left theii place of concealment and confronted him. Price, seeing that his capture was inevitable, cried out to M'Walters to stand back. and before he had time to close Price tited point-blauk at his head. A gieat poition of the charge struck the neck, and blew the flesh clean away, inflicting a terrible wound. From that time M'Walters has been under treatment by Dr. Mitchell, of Gronant, and his life was at first despaired of, even now the oth'cer being \ery weak. Price was committed for trial.

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