SYDNEY TRAGEDIES
A COURAGEOUS CONSTABLE. Sydney, December ,25. Two tragedies marked Christmas Eve. A policeman saw two men rpiarelling in a street at Surry Hills. Before, lie was able, to reach them a shot was fired, and one of the men dropped dead. The constable chased the assailant, who turned and fired, wounding the constable in tho neck. The latter plucked out Ihe bullet wii.h his fingers, and succeeded in arresting tho man after a despcrato struggle. 1 At, Bexfev a butcher battered his wife lo death with tho butt of a gun and then shot himself.—.Press Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 79, 29 December 1919, Page 5
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98SYDNEY TRAGEDIES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 79, 29 December 1919, Page 5
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