GUILFOYLE’S MURDERERS

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 485, 26 July 1902, Page 2

GUILFOYLE’S MURDERERS

SUSPECT SHOT DEAD BY, A

POLICEMAN

THE OTHER MAN ARRESTED

By, .Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright, SYDNEY, July 2.5. Two men suspected of (icing connected with the shooting of Constable Guilfoyfe, were surprised by Uie polite near Quean beyan this morning. The constable called on them to surrender. One raised a rifle as the constable covered him, but the constable shot him dead and captured the otlier a

ANOTHER SIDE TO THE STORY

A SECOND TRAGEDY.)

THE FEARS TU|AT AN INNOCEN' MAN HAS BEEN KILLED.,

SENSATION JN OUTLYING DISTRICTS.

By telegraph—Press Association—- . Copyright. SYDNEY, July 33. Until the police who left, .Sydney lonighl arrive in Queanbcyan, the question of the identity of tiie man who was shot is in doubt.

There are, however, grave fears for supposing that the Guilfoyle murder has resulted in a second tragedy. A wire from Yass to-night stales that there are good reasons for believing that the man shot and Lis companion were two chair menders who had been touring the district. They left Yass in tiie direction of "Quean be wui on ueunesday last. The description of the man shot, as supplied by the police, while tallying m some respects with one of the suspects in connection with the Guilfoyle murder, also tallies with one of the chair menders named Heaps. He was accompanied by a youth, and the prisoner is a youth answering to the description of Heaps’ companion, whereas Die second Guilfoyle suspect is middle-aged..

The police are still actively scarjfiing Hornsby district. There is considerable excitement amongst outlying residents',