SOUTHERN SHOOTING AFFRAY.
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED
MURDER
Christchurch, Sept. 15. A shoot in«r affray, which occurred last Iliprht at the ,Springston Hotel, when Bartholomew McEvcdy, a Soutlibridge farmer, was wounded in the left wrist and thigh, resulted in the arrest of James Scott Main, a ranger employed by the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. It is stated that the shooting occurred during an attempt to wrest a revolver from Main’s possession. Three shots were fired, two hitting “ McEvcdy, and the third wounding another man in the hand. The third man has not yet been discovered by the police. Accused appeared before the court this morning on a charge .of attempted murder, and was remanded for five days.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2330, 17 September 1921, Page 3
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115SOUTHERN SHOOTING AFFRAY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2330, 17 September 1921, Page 3
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