AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1011, 19 March 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(per press association) ; SYDNEY,: March 7. A woman named Wagner, residing at Exeter, Place, off rW exford, street, narrowly escaped being shot dead by a man named John Cosgrove. The two, is appears, had been living together as man and wife for some time past, and a week or sp > back sailed together for Brisbane, but failing to find employment there, they almost immediately returned again to Sydney. Cosgrove, it appeared, had about £l4O in tlm Bank, which. he drew out before leaving for Brisbane, and on their return to Sydney he separated from the women, leaving the money in her possession. The woman subsequently took up with another man, and Cosgrove, enraged with jealousy, went to the house and shot her in the. mouth. Immediately after, committing, the deed he went to No. 2 police station, where he gave himself up, and the woman was taken to the hospital by the police in a critical state, in which condition she still remains. A young man named James Molloy, a gasfitter, employed at the gasworks attached to the railway premises at Redfern, was crossing the lines when he was knocked dowm by a number of carriages which were being shunted named Thomas Davis. the carriages passed over the man’s body, killing him instantaneously and almost cutting him to pieces. MELBOURNE, March 7. Detectives Dowden, and Potter have arrested a women named Mary Ann Lovell, for the robbery of £ISOO worth of money and jewellery from the person of James Lang, squatter, on Friday night. Lang met the woman and went into a house with her, where the offence was committed. March 9. Claims for compensation on account of the Hawthorn " accident afe'YTeiug heard -by the Arbitration - Doard and Supreme Court. In all cases yet decided small damages have been awarded. Richard Hart, of Sandhurst, was being arrested by Constable Zolloud for horse-stealing, ’ when he turned round and fired at the. constable with a revolver. He just missed him, however, and was secured before the discharge of the other barrels. It is believed prirelated to Steve Hart, of Kelly gang notoriety. .• ’ ! -- I The ship John C. Monro, which arrived here' on Saturday; from Batavia had much sickness, on board daring the voyage. All except four of the crew suffered from berri herri foyer,. which broke out about ten days after the vessel left Batavia. The steward dropped dead from heart disease during ; the voyage. Three of the crew have been removed to the Melbourne Hospital. ' n A boy sixteen years of age dived info the Yarra yesterday morning with his clothes on. He sank and was drowned. The body has not yet been found.