SENSATION AT APIA.
FATAL REVOLVER Fβ. NATIVE CONSTABLES BREAK LOOSE SHOOT* AN&KJLIM By Teleeraph-Press AasocicitMH-Gdpyrisht Sydney, Blarcii 3. Details have been received of a sensational tragedy at Apia. Jb'our young native constables brake the arms chest'at tile gaol, and stole revolvers and thro© hundred rounds of 'ammunition.
They disappeared, trot later 'visited the house of a iierman planter. Heir Treviranns, and told tlta manager.., Hew Schlitt, that tkoy were stMirdnHg. for escaped Chinese,
ScJilitt said there- were no Chinese 'tliere,' and ordered, them to leave" theplantation.
Tliq desperados in reply fired a voU ley, fatally wounding troth Trevkalius and Schlitt.
The Governor organised: a puttrtivo e'spedition, including 9 'number of Europeans, and surrounded tho murderers.
A fierce exchange of shots .ensued, lasting" several hours. Three of the murderers wcro sljot dead aiid tlie otlwr captured; '
One of tho attacking party, Hfitr Bellige, was shot through, tbe hearts and another, Horr Hotekus, severely wounded.
The captured murderer,was Imaged, It is supposed that cowboy biotufes-, which are shewn . twice weekly, influenced tho young desperados' minds.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 7
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173SENSATION AT APIA. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 7
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