CAPTURED.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1920, Page 4

CAPTURED.

KING COUNTRY MURDERER,, FUGITIVE GIVES HIMSELF UP HINDOOS TAKE HIS RIFLE By TelegTapili.~Pres» Association. Taumarunui, Last Night. Anderson was captured at two o'clock this morning at Mr. A. W. Fleming"* farm, two miles from the scene of tiie murder. * He went last night to a Hindoo scrub cutlers'' cam j' on Craig's farm, half a mile beyond Fleming's, and he walked into the tent, where there were lour Hindoos, asking for food. He placed iiis ride against the tent while he bad a meal. A Hindoo asked who he was, and Anderson said he was a policeman fr<m Taumarunui. The Hindoo said; "I know all the police in the district, and you are not one." Anderson then I'iiul he was a farmer at Tatu. The Hindoo rushed to the rifle and took charge of it. Anderson pleaded for it, saying he was done without it, and hie offered them five pounds. Ho said he did not want to shoot Hindoos, but whit emeu. The Hindoos offered to take him to Craig's house, and they said they would return the rifle if the boss was agreeable. Eventually they went to Olliver's, half a mile away: A Hindoo, t holding Ajjderson by the sleeve, asked Olliver if this was the man the police wanted, and Olliver wrfnt for his spectacles to see, but never returned. They went into Olliver's whare, and while there Anderson drew a knife, and the Hindoos ran away, taking the rifle with them. The rifle was loaded with eight ball cartridges. Anderson then made for Fleming's, in whose woolshed ho had slept the previous night, and he surrendered himself to Fleming at ffifflnight, saying he was done. A police party nrrived two houw later and arrested the man. The police party, in charge of Sergeant Miller, arrived at Taumarunui at S p.m. to day with the accused handcuff* ed, roped, and strapped to the saddle of a horse. The roads were bad, and they were eight homv-. on the way, with a stop of two hours and a half. Anderson had never gone far from the scene of the murder, but had watched all that was going on from the bush, even listening to the conversation of search parties on the roads. He was very cool ami collected throughout the journey, and faced a crowd at Taumarunui with perfect calm. The accused will be brought before the Court to-morrow, and the inquest will be continued. Accused's parents reside fit Auckland.