NEWCASTLE TRAOEDY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1189, 26 July 1911, Page 7

NEWCASTLE TRAOEDY.

TWO MEN CITED FOR~MURDERs\ f By Tckirratih—rrcs9 Association—Copyrlehl (Rec. July 25, 9.30 p.m.) Sydney, July 25. The two men, George Smith, 34, and Thomas Jones, 3(i, arrested in connection with tho shooting in broad daylight in Scott, Newcastle, of Charles M'Guiro on July 15, have been committed for trial for murder. The evidence showed that the three men had been drinking together. . When arrested Smith told the police that Daly had shot himself. At tho inquest to-day, Smith, in his evidence, said he was trying to open the revolver when it' went off and shot Daly. A tragedy, in peculiar circumstances, was enacted in Scott Street, Newcastle, this morning (says a press cablegram of July 10). A constable heard a revolver shot, and saw lyitip; against the front of a warehouso the body-of a man with a bullet wound in his forehead. Besido the body was a heavy revolver, loaded in three chambers. Ono of the cartridges had just been exploded. Death had been practically iustantaneous. Standing near by were two men.

Tho affair, which at first looked like a case of suicide, on investigation took on a more serious aspect. Tho body was identified as that of Charles M'Guire, alias Michael Daly, 28 years of age, a companion of the two men who were standing by. A young waterman named Arthur M'Crackcn made a statement thnt lie heard a shot fired, and saw Smith and Jones standing together a yard or two from deceased, who was on the pavement. Smith had a revolver in his hand, aud moving forward ho laid the weapon alonjsido the body. >