ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDF.
WAIROA, January 27. A case of attempted murder and suicide is reported from Opouiti. A younjr man named Stevens was escorting Miss Brownlee to her unole's house about 6 p.m. yesterday, when they were waylaid by David Irwin, said to be from New South Wales. He fired a- .revolver at Stevens, hitting him in the arm and knocking him off hie horse. He then fired at Miss Brownlee, whose horse bolted back to the Stevens's house. While Stevens was getting up Irwin fired at him again, but missed. He then turned, the revolver against himself. The shot lodged under the chin, and no fell dead,
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Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 34
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109ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDF. Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 34
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