A Suspect Shot.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 235, 29 July 1902, Page 1

A Suspect Shot.

j Sydney, July 25. I, Two men suspected in connecf tion with the shooting of Constable Guilfoyle weie surprised by the j ponce near Quennbeyan. A conI stable called on them to surrender. One raised his rifie as the cons'able covered him with a revolver, but the constable shot him d ad and captured the other. Until the police, who left Sydney to-night arrive at Queanbeyan, the question of the identity of the remains are in doubt, but there are j grave fears for supposing that Constable Guilfoyle’s murder has resulted in a second tragedy. A wire from Yass to night states that there are good reasons for believing that the man shot and his companion were two chrir menders, who had been touring the di.-irict. They left Yass in the direction of Queanbeyan on Wednesday last. The description of the man shot as {supplied to the po’ico t.dlhs in j some respects with one of Guilfoylo’s suspects, and also tallies with one of the chair-menders named Heaps. He was accompanied by a youth, and the prisoner is a youth an w r* ing the description of Htaps’ companion, whereas the second Guilfoyle suspect is middle-aged. The police are still actively searching the Hornsby district. There is considerable excitement among tbe j outlying residents. ! July 26. | There now appears“to be little donbt that tbe wrong man was shot at Queanbeyan. His companion gives the name of Nicols, of Cooma, A telegram from Cooma states that from the description he is undoubtedly the son of a local tinsmith. He left Cooma some time ago in company with another young fellow on a trading tour. The prisoner states that he and his companion were at Yass on the day Constable Guilfoyle was murdered. He does not know deceased's name. Constable Madden was accompanied by a number of civilians. It is alleged that when stooping over deceased to take his firearms from him the constable’s revolver went off simultaneously with a shot gun discharged by a bystander. This accounts for a number of shot wounds found on the body. Decersed closely resembles one of the missing suspects. July 27. At the inquest at Queanbeyan, the evidence of officers from Sydney clearly established tbe fact that tbe dead man was not one of the Guilfoyle suspects. Constable Madden, who was with the party of five civilians, all armed, who surprised the camp, deposed that when called upon to sunender deceased sprang from unuer the bed-clothes and grasped a gun. Witness was trying to secure this, and his revolver went off accidentally. Immediately afterwards ho heard a second shot. Next morning be examined two shotguns carried by the party, and discovered that they had been recenTy fired. One, his own property, be knew to be clean when he handed it to tbe civilian. The medical evidence proved that death was caused by a gunshot wound in the heart. The inquest was adjourned till Monday. It was practically established that deceased was a man named Heaps, who resided near Sydney, and was travelling the country, chairmending. His companion, Nicholls, a boy of fourteen, a resident of Cooma, was discharged from custody.