FATAL DRUNKEN BRAWL
SCUFFLE OVER RIFLE IN OLD HUT
MAN’S BODY CUT TO PIECES United P.A. —By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 9 a.ill. SYDNEY, Today. At the inquest at Narrabri yesterday concerning the death ot Janies Smith, or Sorensen, whose dismembered body was found in Narrabri Creek, the police read the signed statement of Paul Minel, aged 50. a German labourer, who is under arrest on a charge of murder. Minel related how, during a drunken quarrel with. Smith in an old hut, Smith attempted to strike him with a brick or stone, which Minel wrested from him. He struck Smith with it, and Smith fell and appeared to go to sleep. A short time afterward Minel saw him reach for a rifle. A scuffle ensued. Minel seized the rifle, which exploded and Smith fell. Minel later noticed that he was dead. He secured an axe and cut up the body and placed the parts in bags, and dumped them in a creek. Minel then worked about the district for some days and had a great deal of drink. He sold Smith's motor-truck, and then took Smith’s name and left the district. Minel was committed for trial on a charge of murder.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 839, 6 December 1929, Page 9
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200FATAL DRUNKEN BRAWL Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 839, 6 December 1929, Page 9
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