A BUSHRANGER.
CHASE IN NEW SOUTH WALES
SYDNEY, July 26
The police are having a merry chase after the “Red Bushranger” in the. wild and broken country beyond Amidale, in New South Wales. (This mysterious person—whose title is earned by a mass of red whiskers—first made his appearance a couple of months ago and is generally believed to be a German who has escaped from captivity. lie makes a play of great ferociousness, and is said to threaten to murder any policeman who comes within range, but Ills worst recorded crime so far is petty theft. He emerges from mountain and forest fastnesses at intervals to raid some lonely hut or outlying house, and carries off food and small articles like ly to be useful to him. Mis latest depredations are reported from the Dalmorton district, where ho has taken food from a few places, and, in one instance left a very battered overcoat, in place of a good 'one.
It is said that he recounts how one ynounted (constable narrowly escaped death at his hands. It appears that the Red Bushranger was lying in a crevice in some rocks between Ebor and Dalniorton, while a searching constable steadily approached. As the officer drew nearer the bushranger “drew a bead” upon him, and was determined to shoot when tho searcher got within certain distance. But by some chance the constable changed his direction, and gradually passed out of range and the outlaw made the best of his. way to one of the remoter hills. -
At one place, Little River, the bushranger was almost trapped. The police ring was gradually closing in on 1 and when the police were suddenly drawn from the trail by the report of a robbery near Glen lanes. They chased laud caught a suspicious-looking stranger, hut the latter was able to clear himself of the theft charge. When the officers got hack on the right track at 'Little River, R.edbenrd_had made good his escape and had already started a series of thefts in the Dalniorton district, where it is supposed ho still is. jnuwwaaguar -asassjm »
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1918, Page 3
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349A BUSHRANGER. Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1918, Page 3
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