SHOOTING A CONSTABLE.
jSo«tral mambopa of » notorious family of, the tuinvo of Roily, and a kiudrod. spirit nnmod William Skillittii ootiMttittod a Hori'tts oui»a#e up©« Cbna*ablo Flt»« patriak at Greta, nwr Bonalto. A word* inf? to iikformntioik which* Jbna mehod Molbonrn*. tk» conptublo w«&t to tho Xt lly»* booso for tl*o purpose- of nppro* licnding ono of tlifrsotwi for horso. stealing Ho foundilio flccaftodrht homo ah^* placed him undor urrcHt, but allowod him to ; havo sotaotliin^ to oat boforo- marcliinpt Into off to tho watobouse. Wliilst tho prisonof wns ro^aiiinf! himsolf, a brother ,his mother find Sbittian ontorod. Tho brothor fired at tho constnblo with a rovdvor, but nvißHcd, nnd tho mother struck tho policeman on tho holinot with n flhorol. Whila (ho constnblo was defending liih hoad with his arm firora anothflp blow from tho mother wkh the sliorol, tho brothor as;nin fir«d and shot him in tho wrist. Sltillinn also proseivtod a yovolror nt hii». PStapatrick was thoa orerpoworexl and disarmed of hio ow» rovolrcr, but orontually mndo his osoopo. Tho Kollys* woro int timatoly connected with Powor tho bush-> rnngor. Tho polico have nrrwtod Mrs Kllon Kolly, a man nnmod William. I*,1 *, aliua Bonckloy, and Williiwn Skillain, for thoo«trat{c t Tvroof tho Kollys, nro still at largo, and arc auppoaod to linvo gono to Now South Walofi.
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Inangahua Times, Volume v, Issue 33, 22 May 1878, Page 2
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220SHOOTING A CONSTABLE. Inangahua Times, Volume v, Issue 33, 22 May 1878, Page 2
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