An Armed Burglar.
Auckland, March 7. W A sensational arrest of an alleged burglar occurred In the Newton district early on Tuesday morning. The nightwatchman, seeing a man and woman in a locked-up shop, called Constable Coppell. The pair left the premises as the officer approached. The woman escaped, but the man shot at him twice with a revolver, missing his aim. The fugitive, who gave the name of William Smith, was caught, and a revolver with ball cartridges taken from him. A skeleton key was found near where he was captured. At the Police Court Smith was charged with shooting at the constable and breaking and asitirifig.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3621, 8 March 1906, Page 2
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108An Armed Burglar. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3621, 8 March 1906, Page 2
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