Serious Shooting Case.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2910, 29 May 1888, Page 2

Serious Shooting Case.

pHRisTcnuROH, May 28. . This afternoon Peter Sinclair, clerk to the Lincoln Road Board, was shot at by a man, supposed to be named Hanley, at Springston. The police went out to arrest Hanley, but have not yet returned, Sinclair was slightly wounded. No further particulars are to hand. Later.

• A serious shooting case occurred at Springston yesterday. Detective Niell with P. Sinclair, clerk to the Springston Road Board were making enquiries about a suspicious fire at the Eoad Board Office a few days previously, and visited the farm of Thomas Henley who, while being questioned, flew into a passion, got a double-barrelled gun and fired twice at them as they were leaving the house. The shot took effect on Sinclair's legs. Henley, his wife and son then assaulted the detective and Sinclair, neither of whom were armed. They managed to get away and went, to Sinclair's house. His condition is serious though not very dangerous. The Detective telegraphed to Ohristclnirch. Inspector Pender with four armed constables went to arrest Henley, they reached the house at about 8 p.m., the door was locked, Henley for a long time refused to open it, saying he would resist to the last, his wife entreated him to yield. The police were preparing to burst the door open, when it was unlocked, Henley offered slight resistance but soon surrendered. The gun w/th which he shot Sinclair was found in the house loaded. Young Henley did not resist. They were brought to town shortly before midnight, Revelations from a Lunatic Asylum.

Auckland, Tuesday. A female inmate of the Lunatic Asylum, named Mrs Green, in a sworn statement, made some very serious charges against the management and the officials of the Asylum, The substance of her statement is that she had been ill-treated by some of the female attendants; that they dressed themselvos up as ghosts to frighten her; that they locked her up in a padded room, telling her that they were going to the undertakers to order her coffin; aiid that subsequently one of the attendants came to her as a sister of mercy, asking her to make a confession before the coffin came. She also complains that she had been dragged by the hair to the bath room, and when she refused to go, they slapped her on the face. The complaints have been forwarded to the Government.