A SENSATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3207, 5 June 1909, Page 5

A SENSATION.

W. N. WILLIS AGAIN. ALLEGED BURGLARY. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received June 4, 8.22 p.m. SYDNEY, June 4. Mr W. N. Willis has provided another sensation. It has been reported to the police that during last night burglars visited Mr Willis' residence at Randwick and attempted to break opeh a safe. They bored partially through the safe, and then the drill broke, a portion being found on the floor. The burglars secured nothing. Mr Willis says that he believes the robbers were after certain papers he possessed, and not valuables, as they left behind a quantity of silver plate. They obtained admittance through an unfastened window. The police are of opinion that it was not an expert cracksman's job. Willis, who was to nave appeared to give evidence at the Darlinghurst sessions on April 27th in connection with a charge of blackmail, instituted by him against Thomas William Daley, was found in an unconscious condition, lying in some scrub, about 70 yards from his stables, Lower Randwick, at an early hour that morning, by William Nicholls, one of his employees at the stables. Some hours elapsed before the Inmates of the cottage realised that Willis' condition was serious. It was then found that he had two minor stab wounds, apparently inflicted by a knife, two inches from the middle of the breast on the'left side. They were close together, and were threeeighths of an inch in length, and half an inch in depth._ Although he had two wounds, tnere was only one ragged hole, in his vest, shirt, and singlet The wpunds did not appear to have, bled very profusely, for only the singlet was stained, and that very slightly. ! Daley is charged with having, on February 3rd. unlawfully proposed to Willis to abstain from printing and publishing certain matters concerning him, with intent to extort money.