ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 47, 19 November 1926, Page 4

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER

FURTHER PARTICULARS BY TELEGRAPH.—FBESS ASSOCIATION. Stratford, November 18. A representative of the Stratford “Post” paid a visit to Tangarakau. the lately-established railway camp on the Stratford Main Trunk line, where on Su iday James Farrelly was alleged to have been shot by Stanley Taylor. The cottage occupied by Taylor is of two rooms, and is situated about a mile and a half from the settlement, standing by a stream and surrounded by high, dead ti-iber. . . Farrelly, who, it is stated, is held in awe by the majority of the residents, approached Taylor’s house in! the early nm-ning with the evident intention of assaulting Taylor. Mrs. Davis, a neighbour, handed a loaded shot-gun to Ta'-lor, the object being to frighten Farreliy. The latter took no notice of the gun and continued to advance. It is supposed that Taylor intended to fire over his head. After the occurrence Taylor seemed surprised at the effect. Residents state that Farrelly was under .police observation, and that they had been kept in a nervous state owing to Farrelly’s appearance from the bush and alleged threats towards residents. At the time Taylor’s wife and children were in Stratford, and he had'only himself to defend, but he was evidently in a state of terror owing to Farrelly’s superiority in physique. Tangarakau is about 50 miles from Stratford.