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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4646, 9 January 1924, Page 2

Wounded in the back with a pearifle bullet, Douglas James, aged 7 years, was found lying in his bed early last week. The boy lives with his father in Hoddle Street, East Melbourne, and about half-past two o'clock Mr Douglas James, senr., heard his son crying. Mr James went to a "sleep-out,” and the son, whose bed was there, said that he had a violent pain in his back. He was found to have a bullet wound in the middle of his back. The boy Was treated by Dr. Boyd, who removed the bullet and sent him to a private hospital. Mr James went to report the incident to the East Melbourne police, and while we wife absent Mr Harold Cuthbert Williams, who lives a few doors away, called at the house and then went to the police stationMr Williams told the police that he had been kept awake all night by cats and about half-past two o’clock went into the yard and fired a pearifle to frighten them. Later he heard a boy crying and the sound- of Mr James leaving with his' motorcycle .to bring the doctor, and ha fe.ued that he had injured gomeoue.