AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1924, Page 1

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. DESPERADO ARRESTED. SYDNEY, Feb. 17. The Goulburn suspect encountered a party of police this afternoon seven miles from Alaruhm. The police beckoned him to approach, and although armed with a loaded double barelled gun, he did .so. AY hen arrested, he gave the name of Robert Fendwiek. aged 27. The Goulburn desperado drove to the outskirts of Alarulan on Thursday night. He hid his sulky in a thick scrub, and begged for a feed, and then hawked round some hags which he had been using as blankets, and actually sold. He purchased a feed and cigarettes with the money. Next morning ho again visited the store, and purchased biscuits. Tin' storekeeper noticed a resemblance to the wanted mill), and got in touch with the police. Meantime the man left the township. The police overtook him seven miles out. The man quietly entered the police car, and xvns removed to Goulloiiii lock-up.

THE ORANGE MURDER. SYDNEY. Feh. 17. A sordid story was disclosed at- the Uoroner's enquiry at Orange into the death of Quinlan. .Mrs Newton, wife of Thomas Henry Newton, who is under arrest for the crime, gave evidence that they lived happily she became acquainted with Quinlan! Domestic quarrels followed. She admitte dslie went to Bathurst with Quinlan on February Bth. They staved at a, hotel as man and wife. She mitted she went to Bathurst with had also !>ecii carrying on with Quinlan four years previously. On occasions she left homo with him. Her husband took her back sex'evai times after such happenings. The police produced Newton’s statement to them. It stated that- he lived happily till his xvife got in touch with Quinlan, lie warned him to keep away from the house. He heard they had gone to Bathurst together. He went there to search for his wife, hut failed, find returned to Orange. He watched until he saw Quinlan enter his sleeping shed with the woman, wlnviu lie thought was Afrs Newton. Later he entered the shed, and gave (jninlaii a crack on the head. He then ran away. He admitted that he thought it justice in his own cause, lie had been nearly driven mad. He did not think he did wrong.

accidents. SYDNEY, Feb. 18. A head on collision occurred between two motor ears at Lidconihe near Sydney. Barbara Cox, aged 12, was killed. Nine other passengers were injured and sent to the hospital. The colliding motor ears travelled at a last- rate. The impact xvas tremendous. One of the passengers xvas hurled 1 Trough the hood id the cal'. Besides shock, some of the injured hav i.■ •fi i 1 1 1 1• wounds through broken glas.-. Two are in a serious -lair. .MELBOURNE, I'ob. 17. A hea'dy laden (■harabunc, c-n route 1,, a iand s ;|),. i Aloiuit Daiidenoug. suddenly swerved and struck a tree, ami ii toppled over a txvelve foot embankment. Two women. Mary AA’right and Mill y Joyce were killed. Alls Mocking was dangerously injured. Txvelve oiliers were injured. Motor cars rushed to t.he scene and reinr»od t lie sulferei s to tin: hospital. SYDNEY. Keb. 17. During a hurdle race at \A arwick Farm Races, Rtmdwiek, Tuohbridgo, ridden by J. Holden, iell. Two other horses came down, injuring Holden so severely that ho died ill the hospital shortly after. Two other horses fell, and jockey Heron and the joekev Dorrington riding; them were not seriously injured. .MURDER CHARGE. SYDNEY, Feh. 18. Batson xvas taken to the bedside ot King, one of the victims who is still in a very low condition in the hospital. xvhere his dying depositions were read. King in a statement said he knew Batson. He did not know if he shot, because he saw no one shoot . Ik: had no reason he should Minot or do him harm. I hero xvas bad feeling between them. Subsequently at the police court liaison was remanded till the 29th oil a charge of murdering Sheppard, and five other charges of shooting with inten to murder and eluding arrest. STEAMER’S HANDS. SYDNEY, Feb. 18.

Steamer Port Curtis, which on the 11th sailed for New Zealand via KemI)la and Hobart- returned to Sytteny to-nighl. Flight firemen deserted at Kembla and she returned to replace them. CAR THIEVES INJURED. (Received this day at 8 n.m.) SYDNEY, February 18. A motor-ear toppled over an embankment at 1 leathecoie and a woman was critically injuried and three other occupants sent to the hospital. It xvas subsequently discovered that the ear was stolen outside the oxvnors house at Darlingluirst, the party joyriding. LATER. Two men who visited the injured people in the hospital were arrested in connection with the tlieit.