THE KARAKA SENSATION.
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.
The young man John Fletcher, who had caused the sensation at the Ivaraka, was brought into town yesterday morning, j arriving at 4 a.m. Un going out Dr. Williams gave the opinion that Fletcher had not swallowed any of the carbolic. He had evidently ejected it before he had swallowed any. He is badly burned by the carbolic from the mouth to the lower part of his body. He was charged yesterday before Mr Johnston, J.P., with attempted murder by shooting, and was remanded until 'the 29th inst. Yesterday afternoon it was deemed advisable tn remove him to the Hospital, and that waaccordingly done. It appears that Fletcher was at one time engaged to Miss How Chow, and was considered a very promising young fellow, but there was an estrangement between the couple, and latterly he gave way to -intemperance, with the result that he lost his situation, and whiie out of work evidently brooded over what he believed to be his troubles,
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 320, 22 January 1902, Page 2
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