GIPSEY BATTLE

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1929, Page 7

GIPSEY BATTLE

fjjKICICSTEII' December 3. An extraordinary battle between two gangs of gipsies at llugglescole, Leicester, resulted in a man named peter Fury being shut in the neck, chest, and stomach. A ( base through the night after the man who was alleged to have tired the shot followed, hut at present he has escaped arrest. Mr Fury is lying in the Leicester Infirmary in n somewhat critical condition. There is an encampment of gipsos at Ibstoik and another at 1 lugglescote. At dust on Thursday a gang of seven or eight men from Ibstock drove up to the (higgle.sente camp in it motor-van, and immediately began throwing stones, bricks, and other things which they had brought with them. The men of the !lugglescote camp responded in kind, and according to tin cve-witness the battle continued for nistrly an hour. It was nearly all at long range and there was only one ver\ brief hand-to-hand encount ,, r. Tlx* end came when a man in Du I lugglescote camp hrough out a gun with which, it is alleged, lie shot three limes at Dir Fury, hitting him with Die first two shots and missing with the t bird. Mr Furv was taken to Lmecsted In 'irmarv. and the man who shot him wont awav in a mntr-vati soon after. The police were informed, and in hoc "'wing motor-mirs chased him in a district whore there is a number of by'■finds. It is stated flint the feud bet ween the two partes is of long standing.