Eveleigh Hold-up

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 36, 2 July 1914, Page 5

Eveleigh Hold-up

A SENSATIONAL ARREST. IN MELBOURNE SUBURB. THE PRINCIPAL- CAPTURED.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright

Received I, DJM p.m. Sydney, July 1,

! Freeman, Tatham and Twiss were further remanded until Friday in connection with the Eveleigh hold-up. The police stated that in view of an important development in the case a remand was necessary. The principal had been arrested in Melbourne, and the proceeds, or the bulk of the money, recovered.

Twiss' and Tathani's bail was reduced to £SOO. Subsequently Freeman was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to discharge an automatic pi.?tol at Constable Hooper, with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm. Melbourne, July I.

A sensational arrest was made in connection with the Eveleigh robbery. A strong detachment of detectives surrounded a cottage in Albert Park, a "classy" residential 6uburb. A couple of them were forcing a window when a man named Ernest Ryan appeared, armed with a revolver, and threatened to fire. The window gave way, and the detectives, knocking the revolver aside, grabbed Ryan. The other detectives forced the back door and eurprised two women and a man.

It is alleged that one woman attempted to extract a revolver from her pocket. The police secured the other woman, who tried to get to a jug containing a revolver. All were taken to the police station. A big crowd watched the eoup, and the police had difficulty in forcing a way through with the arrestees.

Ryan was subsequently charged as a principal in the Eveleigh hold-up. The police believe that he is the identical man who eluded their attempt to capture him at Strathfield on June 16. They have been on the look-out for him for some time, and believed he had reached Melbourne only a few hours before his arrest.