LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 99, 4 May 1870, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

FURTHER PARTICULARRS OP

THE ELOOD

AN ALDERMAN MURDERS HIS

WIFE,

Fbiohteul Gun Accident.—An inquest was held this afternoon (Monday), at the hospital, touching the death of a girl named Ann Davis, now lying dead at this institution John Davis deposed : I am a farmer, and reside at Pitt Town. Deceased is my daughter. She is about thirteen years of age. I have a farm at Pitt Town Bottoms. The deceased and her brother William reside there. Tkey are under the care of their elder brotfler John, who is a man grown. He has charge of the farm in my absence. I was at the farm last Saturday. John was away that day at the railway train, and did not get to Pitt Town till late at night, in consequence of which he stopped with me till next morning. Between four and five o'clock Mr. Ryan's-boy came to inform me that Williani had shot his sister. He said Mr. James Dunstan had sent him. I went down to the farm and saw deceased lying on a sofa. Mr. Dunstan had bound up the arm. Asked the boy how it happened. He said he was playing with his sister, rolling a cucumber up and down the floor, when his foot caught the gun in the corner, and knocked it on a pumpkin, when it went ofijaud shot Ann in the arm.—William Davis, the boy who was playing with his sister, corroborated his father's evidence as to the accidental shooting of his sister, &c.—-Mr. James Dunstan deposed that he was sitting reading in his kitchen, about half-past four on Sunday evening, when he heard the report of a gun. Thinking that something was wrong, he went outside, and was proceeding to Davis's house, when the children called to him. He went up to them, when the girl said her brother had shot her. They were much confused. Examined the girl's, arm. It was nearly blown off. Saw several pools of blood. The arm swung about as if some of the bones were missing. Mrs. Dunstan brought some bandages, which I wound round the girl's arm, and then put her to bed ; after which I sent Mr. C. May's man for Dr. Day.—Dr. Day deposed that he was sent for last evening, about five o'clock, to see a girl who had been shot. Pound her in a state of collapse. Tried the usual remedies, and ordered her removal to the hospital, when I found it necessary to take off her arm. Tried every means to get a iv action, but failed. She gradually sunk and died of excessive bleeding and shock to the nervous system. Verdict—Accidental death.