THE WALGETT COACH TRAGEDY
CHINESE PASSENGER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. By Telegraph—Press Association—CopyTlglri Sydney, June 15. At the inquest concerning 'the death of James Davidson, driver l of the Walgett coach, who was murdered, some days agOj the son of tho AVeetalibah hotelkeeper gave evidence that after a quarrel with a Chinese passenger on the coach Davidson said he had been stabbed, but there was only a_ slight mark on his body. Later, Davidson fell to the floor a couplo of times, and was then removed to bed. An hour later ho was found to be dead. Davidson was drunk. Tho Chinese has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering Davidson. ■ r . Previous reports stated that an argument occurred between a Chinaman and Davidson, the former accusing the driver of cheating him. Davidson retired to the Weetalibah Hotel, and early in the morninjr a man burst into his room and stabbed him to death, the wounds apparently being inflicted by a large pocket-knife.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 16 June 1914, Page 5
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164THE WALGETT COACH TRAGEDY Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 16 June 1914, Page 5
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