SHOT BY POLICEMAN
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE Reed. 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, To-day. A finding of justifiable homicide was given by the coroner at the inquest concerning the death of William Kraesst. Constable Brown, by whom the fatal shot was fired, was absolved from blame. At Christmas time. Constables Brown and McCulloch arrested two men who were under the influence of liquor at a. dance hall. The men resisted violently and 20 other dancers came to their assistance. The policemen were thrown to the. ground and savagely kicked. Constable Brown's baton was wrenched from him and he drew his revolver. The men again rushed him and during the struggle the gun exploded. William Kraesst was shot dead and another man wounded.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 564, 17 January 1929, Page 9
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118SHOT BY POLICEMAN Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 564, 17 January 1929, Page 9
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