SENSATIONAL SHOOTINGS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1106, 13 July 1883, Page 4

SENSATIONAL SHOOTINGS.

A shocking tragedy occurred at Goulburn (N.S W.) on Saturday, 16th June, when a mother was shot by her son, a young man named Kennie Rowbotham, aged 20 He had quarrelled with another young man named South, who struck Rowbotham. The latter then went home, got his gun, and threatened to shoot South. Eowbotham’s mother, the quarrel outside the house, ran to prevent her son using the gnu, but Rowbotham was so excited that she could do nothing with him. Mrs Rowbotham then interposed herself in front of South, under the idea that her sonwould refrain from carrying out his threat But he fired and shot her in the back between the shouldeis. She *was afterwards removed to the house, where she lingered until 2 a m. on Sunday, when she expired. Rowhotbaro gave himself up to justice, end admitted having Tired the shot. It is believed that he had not intended to shoot his mother, but that he meant to shoot South, having mistaken him for another man. What makes the case more painful is that prisoner’s father is a "partial cripple, and there are several young children in the familv, and Rowbotham, who has hitherto borne a good character, was their chief support. At the inquest the whole of the evidence tended to show that young Rowbotham fired the gun with the intention of shooting South. The jury, after a lengthy deliberation, found that Rowbotham accidentally shot his mother while attempting to shoot South, and the prisoner was committed for murder. At the coroner’s inquest the evidence showed that young Rowbotham fired the gun with the intention of shooting a man named South. The jury, after lengthy deliberation, found that Rowbotham shot his mother accidentally. He was committed for murder, and will be tried at the Goulburn Assizes on October 16th, A' sensational shooting case occured at the barracks at Paddington, near Sydney, on the afternoon of June 23. AAt;;fir»utiaiff‘past two o’clock a man was seen lookup curiously about the cantiance of tiaej barracks. No one awcosting him, he entered and walked towards the sentiy on duty. He then drew a revolver and fired, hut luckily he fired low. The shot hit the sentry inflicting an ugly wound in the leg, The man then rushed away to the guardroom, which he f entered, firing shot after shot.’’* js’Several soldiers narrowly escaped the nails, one of which whistled close beneath Sergeant Pirie’s nose. The sergeant, however, concluded that he had a madman to deal with, and said “ Don’t be a fool. Drop the shake hands.” The would-be assassin did so, and no sooner was his hand gripped than it was held fast. The sergeant closed with the man, others came to his assistance, and in a few moments the disturbance was ended by the prisoner being securely handcuffed. A large number of cartridges were found in his pockets. The name of the madman is William Munter, who is laboring under religious mania. The sentry is not seriously wounded. The affair caused considerable excitement in the vicinity of the barracks.