The St. Kilda Tragedy.
The man who shot Constable John sou while the latter was attempting his arrest had interfered with a little girl wheeling a perambulator at St. Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne. At the request of onlookers, Johnson went in pursuit on his bicycle, and was shot dead as he approached. The murderer, threatening the witnesses of the tragedy with a similar fate if they followed, coolly walked away. On two constables tracking him, he turned, evidently intending to fire, but, changing his mind, blew his own brains out. The tragedy occurred at midday, and caused a great sensation. After Johnson was shot ho continued pedalling till he dropped dead from the machine.
Tho murderer committed suicide most determinedly. Ho coolly inflicted a terrible wound in his throat with a pocket-knife and then sent a ballet through bis brain as the constables closed on him.
Complaints had previously been made of the man interfering with children, and Johnson had spoken to him on the subject.
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Manawatu Herald, 16 October 1902, Page 2
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167The St. Kilda Tragedy. Manawatu Herald, 16 October 1902, Page 2
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