>From The Argus, 15 February 1922 -- CONSTABLE SHOT. ALLEGED ASSAILANT CHASED. Revolver Shots in Scrub. ECHUCA, Tuesday--Shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon Constable Bassett, of the Moama police, was instructed by Sergeant Goodwin to quell a disturbance at the home of Thomas Ahearn, in Victoria street. As the constable approached the house it is alleged that John Ahearn, aged about 24 years, rushed to a sulky standing near by, and, grasping a Winchester rifle, fired it. A bullet struck Bassett on the right arm, fracturing the bone, and embedding itself in the flesh. The constable was removed to a private hospital and the bullet extracted. Sergeant, Goodwin meanwhile went in search of John Ahearn, who had driven off in the gig in the direction of Deniliquin. Mounted on a bicycle, the sergeant overtook John Ahearn about five miles from Moama, where Ahearn is said to have unharnessed the horse and taken to the bush. Sergeant Goodwin says that he called upon the man to surrender, and that immediately Ahearn put up his hands, but suddenly turned and bolted through the timber. Two shots from the sergeant's revolver brought Ahearn to a standstill. Ahearn, handcuffed, was brought to Moama and locked up on a charge of having shot with intent to murder. He will be brought before the Police Court to-morrow, when a remand will probably be applied for. ------------------------------------------------ Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954 http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home Aherns in Australian Records http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ahcrim.htm ------------------------------------------------