PUKEIIINAU SENSATION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1822, 7 August 1913, Page 7

PUKEIIINAU SENSATION.

MAN & WOMAN IN CUSTODY. (By Telcgrapli.—Press Association.) 11-n• r« fahiatua, August G. William Clemens, n young man, and Mrs. Ireland, a middle-aged woman, who were arrested on a clmrgo of shooting Frederick Ireland, husband of the latter at Pukehinau, on Monday night, were brought in from Pongaroa bv coach today, ami, on appearing at" the local Magustlratc s Court, wene remanded to appear at Dannevirke 011 August 13. Accused wero . not represented by coujisel, and did not apply for bail. Tlioy will bo lodged to-night in the I'almerston North gaol. Tho accused and Ireland, it is stated, liad supper on Monday night about 9.30 at Ireland s house. Clemens afterwards went outside, and Ireland followed immediately afterwards, but returned to tho house a couplo of minutes later, took off his boots, and was walking towards his bedroom when Clemens called out: "Fred, come out! There's a liorso hung up in tho wires!" Mrs. Ireland said: "Is that Bill singing out?" Ireland replied in the affirmative. Ho then went outside towards Priest's fence (about three chains from Ireland's house), and, on getting near, tho top of tho intervening ridge, Ireland, as ho could not see Clemens, called out: 'Whereabouts?" Clemens replied: "Hero!" Ireland states that, immediately afterwards ho saw a flash, and felt a burning sensation about his loft arm, fcft leg, and the lower part of his abdomen. Ho fell, and, on rising, another shot was fired, but it did not hit him. Ireland says that 110 then hesitated as to whether lio should rush Clemens, but, seoing a man opening tho breach of .1 gun, he thought 110 was going to have another shot, and: thereupon decided to get away. Ho made off in tho direction of' Mr. W. Sounness's residence, about a mile and a half distant, where he received attention. Clcmonß .had been staying with Ireland for about a week,