Night Affray

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 August 1911, Page 4

Night Affray

STIUXGU ACTIONS OF AIU1IQ) MAX. The story ol' ;\ .-.cnsationnl slicoting incident in a. loiu-ly spot nfc Morideji, l : oll'owecl i),v an exciting siige ol a house held by an armwl man, was detailed in a Birmingham Court the other day. .Jolm Be iin oil, tiie ocm-u [)ic.r oi' I i:e Oiitwoo'ls, Great bi , - twce.il Coventry ■and .Birmingliiiin, becamo greatly ciiragi , ;! ai'UT ivtui'iiiiirj; luMiic from a public hou.se at M"cridon on Monday nigiil. It is alleged that he m\icic:i his wii'c and their adopted sou, Kreil .Mills, to leave the house, and thivnii-iicd to sliiootthem if they did not get away.

They hurriedly retreated into tin , darkness of l-ljo fields, and shortly afterwnrds heard the report of a Hull, apparently fired from the -1i0n5 , . , . After ni, hour had .Mrs jJpnnett went 'back to the house, and, finding everything <|iiiet. tried the door. It A\*Jis .secured, and as she eullod out to lier hitsb;ind for admittance* there w.i--. a shot, ami her right arm was f.r.inidod. The charge ■had pased tin ir.\;r]) the front door, at which sir.- u.i-s knocking.

Assistance obtained, and -the injured wni>:a;i iv:is conveyed to Coventry IT- , --.;:■■ tn.'.. Tiien tho constable returne:! t,> The Outwoods, and. according {■:) liic allegation of tho police Bennett, after hot words, fired at him but Iho s'lit missed its mark.

A fo'O' of ;i".iicc\ is:: Vr Inspector Tnckw-.-11. n\ invested the hoiise as da , .', n was drawing on, and c-rp'itj'.nlly tlie offender was takf>n. After his i-apt.'ire !'.;inett was taken to t.'olcKliill. l/i.tcr he w-is brought iiefore a .spnria'l Court, charge:! with •ativnpting to murd>er his wife, and was remanded