FATAL MOCK DUEL
What was intended to be a mock duel between a woman and a man resulted fatally at Melbourne a few days ago. Mrs Stella Hines, a married woman, twenty-six years of age, and Eric MHtitosh, blacksmith, twenty-six years, both living in the same house in East Brunswick, decided to fight a sham duel, on the lines of one which they liad recently seen portrayed at a picture show, namely, they were to stand back to back, walk away three paces and then turn round and fire. Mrs Hines and M’lntosh were on friendly terms, and both were armed with revolvers believed to be unloaded.
They stood back to back, and began to walk apart from one another. Before taking three paces, however, Mrs Hines swung round and fired her revolver, which, unknown to her, contained one cartridge. The bullet struck M’lntosb, passing through one of his eyes, death being instantaneous. Subsequently it was found that the revolver held by M’lntosh was also loaded, all seven chambers beiug charged.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 March 1917, Page 4
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