TRAGIC HUNT

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1928, Page 4

TRAGIC HUNT

BANDITS SHOOT POLICE

' A RUNNING FIGHT

(United Press Association. —JW Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. >

(Received this day at 9.25. a.m.) COLOGNE, Oct. 23.

Scenes unequalled in the annals of crime were associated with the hunt of five bandits, suspected of a bank hold-up at Gladback. The first roundup was on Saturday when a house inu| Cologne was besieged and three arrested. Two brothers, Huder, made a thrilling escape after fatally shooting a constable and a motorist in whose car they escaped, a long running fight taking place till the bandits- succeeded in eluding a fleet of pursuing cars. They were not seen again till ’ yesterday, when they tried to escape on a motor cycle and again shot two. policemen, keeping up a running fire in alleyways- The bandits then hoarded a tramcar and cleared out the crew and passengers at the point of a revolver. The fugitives went full speed in tlie tram as far as Rhine Bank, where they alighted with the police in fast cars hot on their heels.

The fight was resumed, two constables being shot dead and several civilians wounded before one bandit was mortally wounded in the head and died going to the hospital. Tlie other bandit scaled a garden wall of a country house which was surrounded by police. Searchlights were played on it and bloodhounds and torch bearers for six hours -fruitlessly. The siege, however, is continuing.