ATTEMPTED MURDER
KERR CHARGED. SHOOTING OF MISS Y.'L, T. (By Telegraph,—Per Press Association) HAM 1.1 A! ON, April 21. Frank James iverr, a-cu u, a car. punier, was cnurgeit wan me aUiMii.pleu iiiui del 1 ol Uecurnae Alice West, ageu Xu years, at Xeawaiiiuui on January la llii. J lie girl. V\ esl is Mill at the natiuilo Hospital, wncre a shot wound in her side, uas not yet healed. I he Court was lie la at the patients' waiting room. Ucrtruae West said that she find Know n Kerr for nine months. Ho bad worked lor her lather. Flc had made love to her, but he Had never asked her to marry him. tier parents had asked him to discontinue visiting tlie house. Un Ine morning ol January g-ltn., tlie accused stopped her on. the street, anti asked her lor another chance, She answered "No”. Later he called at the house, and, entering the lutohen, ue asked her d siie would li.Ke a young raboit. Siho made no answer. Her mother told her to inlorm her lather than Kerr was there. As she returned from the dairy, Kerr shot her in mo. side with the gun. Ur. Hockm said that the girl was out of danger, but, she would suffer a permanent injury as a large portion ol me outer wall ol the abdomen had been destroyed. Two complete wads and a. iiunmer oi pellets were found m tlie wound.
file case was adjourned to '1 eAwalnut u to-morrow.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1931, Page 3
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