DAUGHTER ARRESTED.
SHELL HARBOUR TRAGEDY. By Tclesraph—Press Association—Oopyrlelit Sydney, March G. The young woihan Kate Siely has been arrested at Shell Harbour on a charge of murdering her father. At xlic inquest, Mrs. Sicly gave evidence thai' deceased drank heavily, and' systematically ill-treated her . and her daughters. On 'Saturday night he was so violent that they had to obtain police protection. On Sunday morning, after more drinking, he struck her and forced his daughters to give him riioney. Ho then got a knife and a gun, and threatened to murder the whole family. Kate was struggling to got the guu from him when it exploded and shot iier father in the head.
Another' witness, who visited the house shortly after the tragedy, said that.Mrs. Sicly.told him that Kate shot her father. Ivato added"Father was going to kill mother, and I did it to save her." It is alleged that Walter Siely, formerly in lively business and latterly a quarryman, quarrelled with his wife, and threatened to murder the whole family. He loaded a donMe-lja'rrellcd gun, but Kate, his daughter, dashed to secure tho weapon, -which exploded during, the struggle, one barrel smashing tho father's sknll.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1693, 8 March 1913, Page 5
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195DAUGHTER ARRESTED. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1693, 8 March 1913, Page 5
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