PAWELKA CAPTURED.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 April 1910, Page 2

PAWELKA CAPTURED.

RVS TO EARTH AT ASHHURST. FIRED UPON; BUT UNINJURED. On Saturday, the last news received by the police of ii definite character had been that with regard to the .appearance and disappearance at Runnyihorpe. Inspector "Wilson who iiad alter that appearance reduced Iris force- at Ashhurst to ( three, (says the "Manawatu Times") brought in the flying squadron under Detcct.ivo- Cassels to set up a weekend watch at Ashhurst, where- it was thought that tlio man 'might (iiico more return in the hope of seeing his wit'ei or carrying out his alleged threats upon Ins wife or bro-ther-in-law. Meantime, however, news was received that the Meat Company's shop at Longbum had li.vii broken into on the- Friday night aiii-d meat and a son , -wester, and Genua n sausage taken. Detective Cassels and his mate, Constable M'lvor, who had with the rest been scouring tho country between Ashhurst and Kimbolton with headquarters at Colyton, were sent to Longhnrn and the rest reinforced" .Ashhurst, where eight men were set to watch. The disposition proved a wise. one. At 1 a.m. Constable Gallery, who, with Constable- Gallagher, was watching Mr Hanlon's house, saw a nin.n cross a side street off the main road apparently going towanls the house. lie called upon him to stop ami fired two shots, not at him. but to frighten him, but, to follow (Wstablo- Gallagher's statement to the inspector: "Wo saw a tall man cross the road, and we moved towards him. He made towards the paddock and we called to him to stop. Constable Callery tired two shots to frighten him, but ho jumped the fence and we finally losl sight of him in some Manuka scrub." Constables Gallagher and Callery then got the assistance of Constables Thompson. "Watt a>nd Sylvester, and waited till daylight, when they made ■i .search of the paddock from whore they had Last seen the man. They found three bottles of stout and some biscuits, and finally reached a cowshed. "There was," continues Constable Gallagher, " a' quantity of hay in the loft upstairs. Thompson and T went up into the loft, one on each side. T struck a match, and saw a figure lying next to the wall. There was a bottle of stout on one side and he- held a revolver hi the other hand. T went back ami called to the others. We got a light and T went up into the loft with Thompson. Thompson turned the lamp ,»n to the figure. He had the revolver in his hand pointed towards Thompson. Wo rushed him and secured. When we got out of the loft he said "You • curs!" We took him away to the police station .at Ashhurst and searched him." The articles were numerous. They included two practically new revolvers of excellent condition. Ono six-chambered revolver was loaded in every chamber and a fivechnmberod revolver was loaded in four. There were some forty rounds of ammunition, some detonators, a razor, comb, looking-glass, two pneket knives, etc. Wh ; lo at the station Pawelka said : "This is Hell upon Earth. Why don't you put a bullet into me. Put '>Mc i'')w :ii!'l thev will think I diid it n.y-olf." Pawdkn also spoku of his wife, declaring that he wonted to see her, iiiiri that Vis ]-mH >ras broken. AX ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE. Pawelka was brought in on the back Siiit '.if tho i.ar with Constables Tli:>nrp.--rin .and Gallagher with their arms linked into his handcuffed arms en either side, an.! Sergt. Foster helping, while on the front seat •rns S»rgl. Dart, in charge of the Wellington training depot. AH went W--11 till they got'well dear ol a:-li-i'lM'Ki. and then Paw.dka, bracing his fr.'t against the Hick of the front vent, jiavu a mijihty heavo as though l:e with dot;Tiiiiived to hurl his cap ton; out of tho cur and throw hiiiT'elf handcuffed as he was over the hack of it. It was a powerful effort, rind t<: nk the men by surprise. Serijt. Foster <iot his arm rcu'id his neck ind nearly garrotted him and the others clu-hg to him bei'v.'v the effort was spent and he was o-.vrrunn?. For tho rest of the journey 1,1 n> serpen nt sat on bis kll;-::.s i:i iTL'.'p )i\" 'I- V,"l Wl'tll his arm in a clasp that was not one of affection, round his r>p."k. REOKXTfT AT TOKOMARF. Aske.l in the cell as to where he !rid been recently, he said he had come up from Tokomaru. This woul ! not bo inconsistent with the theory that lie had something to do with Mij disappearance of the son'-wi'sii'-r rrnrl provisions from Longl)iii'ii. the, appearance- at the Fergn•'.(:in strent store opposite Dr. Wilson's place on Saturday evening, the hi«i-niis purchased being similar to I'lrsc found where lie was captured. Similarly it is claimed that the Matvratanoka stout missing from idie railway station at Ash-burst h identical with that found about the paddock arcl at the cowshed. The , theory upon these -evidences would trace- t,ho fugitive , ? movements during the last few day?., but if hr> crime from TVkomaru he must have doubled back from Runny thorps in some way across th" '•ailwny bridge. DKN'IKS KNOWLEDGE OF SKRGT. M'GFTRE'S DEATH. During yesterday afternoon Pawelka was visited in the lock-up by Mr Gifford Moore, who is to act for him at. the requ-rt of his friends. He had a brief interview during which Pawelka declared ,!io knew nothing of the- sV.ooting "!' the sergeant. Dr. O'n-i'-n v!>i 4 :od. him in thf afternoon and evening a.nd fouiv.! him in mvo.h better condition tliav when n the lo(k-up before. We undestard that ho apa-i" nsbad that he lie done away with, urging tilt; doctor to «riv<> liim something that, would en:] bis days, and wishing that he had been shot instead of being captured. He expressed again a strong desire to see his wife. She was accordingly informed, of this, but preferred not to come to see him. All day yesterday lie would not rest, but remained on his feet gazing out to the yard and the sentinel there through the hole in the cell door. At other times ,he would, crouch for a little in a corner. The lock-up is surroumded by revolverarmed police, who are changed at frequent intervals and no one is allowed near the yard. In the evening the prisoner was still as far from sleep as in the day and still as restless and the medical man gave him a sleeping draught in hope of soothing his nerves. No charge will' be preferred against him at Palmerston at preSen lir « nt lle w]]] t(Mla y hc removedto \\e-lhngton, there to be returned to his former custody and held till the next sittings of the Supreme Court at Palmerston. The Wellington division of police go down too," and the other divisions go to their respective stations. Detectives Cassels and Siddells remain to work up evidence.