A DIFFICULT ARREST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1787, 8 September 1888, Page 1

A DIFFICULT ARREST.

VTellin«ton, Sept. 5,

A sensational arrest of «n alleged horsestealer was made at Eapakanui, near Te Areore, last night. A young man named James White had been “ wanted ” some time on two charges of horsestealing and yesterday the police received information that a man answering his description was working in the district mentioned. Constables Slight and Carr went to the place, and in one of the bushmen’i tents found White, who took up a doublebarrelled gun and threatened to shoot Slight if he advanced. White declared that he would not be taken alive, that he had been hunted enough by the police already, and that if they wanted him they would have to take him dead. Several times he was called upon to lay down his gun and surrender, but each time, according to Slight, ha distinctly refused to do He slowly stepped backwards Awards his tent, and Slight followed him up. Finally, White stood still and said that if the constable advanced another step he would be shot. Just at this moment White made half a turn to the right as though startled by some noise behind him. Slight was then able to see that the gun was at full cock, and capped, and he fired two revolver shots in quick succession at the hammers, in the hope of disabling them, but missed them. White quickly recovered from his surprise, and was again raising the gun to his shoulder when Slight fired once more, and wounded him on the left wrist. This caused him to drop the gun, and aa he stooped in his endeavour to pick it up again, Slight pounced upon him, and with the aid of Constable Carr secured him. The two officers kept guard over their prisoner all night, attending to his injury as best they could, and this morning they brought him through the bush to the railway line, where they caught the train to town. As the bullet had been extracted, White was taken before the Justices, and remanded for eight days. He was then removed to the hospital, and when sufficiently recovered will be lodged in gaol. White is a brother ot the man convicted of stealing the yacht Dido, which was sailed down to Lyttelton some time ago, and he was on board at the time.