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THE OUTRAGE IX VENEZUELA.Xew5 lias been received from Fort of Spain, frinidad, in respect to the murder of William Campbell by the Venezuelan police. The facts already sent about this affair are fully confirmed and complete details are now at hand. William Campbell, the murdered man, a British subject, held a grant of land on the Barina River, British Guiana. Early in February lit* went upon a visit to a fellow countryman named John NVarnes, who lived- on the Venezuelan side of the Amacura River, which forms the boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana. It is at that point where lies the territory which has been Ion# in dispute tret ween Great Britain and Venezuela, and it was in connection with the circumstances arising out of this dispute that the outrage was committed. Shortly after the arrival of Campbell at the house of Mr, Neames, three Venezuelan police armed with swords and short rifles entered tin* residence, anil informed Campbell that they were under orders to arrest him. Campbell asked upon what charge he was wanted, but the police could not, or would not, give hi in any information. He made no resistance whatever, merely saying that he wished to go to the police-post up the river iiThis own canoe. This was angrily refused by the sergeant of police, who, after a.brief discussion, ordered the policemen who were standing behind Campbell to shoot- him. tine of the policemen thereupon raised his rifle and fired at Campbell, shattering his right hand. Then, without allowing his wound to be dressed, the police took Campbell to their inspector, who gent, him on to the Venezulean Governor of Orinoco. After being detained for a short time the Governor sent him back to Amacura, where he was liberated. No charge had been made against him, and neither Campbell nor his friend Nearnes could learn tho reason for his detention or for his being shot, la consequence of his neglected wound Campbell was obliged to go into the hospital at Morawhanna, which he reached six days after he was shot. IIis wound was dressed and every* possible care taken of him, but the unfortunate1 man died two days after entering the hospital. The district magistrate held an inquest upon the body and the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the policeman who shot Campbell and the sergeant who ordered him to fire.
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London Mid Surrey Times and General Advertiser
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Apr 18, 1891
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