ONE WOMAN SHOOTS ANOTHER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 26 April 1907, Page 4

ONE WOMAN SHOOTS ANOTHER.

A sensation was caused at Corrimal, a town about lour miles north of Wol longong, >!ew South Wales, on April (itii, when what is alleged to have been a lie liberate attempt to liumler Ill's JOliza Kennedy was made by another woman, Mrs Elizabeth Barclay. It appears that Mrs Barclay, with lie.husband, arrived from Sydney about twelve years ago, and rented rooms from Mrs Kennedy, a resident in Park street. Both women's husbands are employed at the colliery, and they left as usual in the morning for work. Mrs Osborne, a friend of Mr s Kennedy, and her two daughters, were also staying at the house on a vi-ifc. During her stay Mrs Osborne slept with Mrs Kennedy. Early on the morning of the tragedy Mrs Barclay and Mis Osborne's two daughters started oil' on their way up the mountain to pick berries. After going .some distance Mrs Barclay suddenly returned, and, going into the room where Ihe two sleeping women lay, she deliberately fired at them with a revolver. The report aroused the occupants of the room, who were utterly bewildered at the suddenness of • tin whole thing. They were horrified to find the woman holding up an open umbrella, from behind which she pointed the revolver at them. The umbrella, after the first shot, became enveloped in flames. Mrs Kennedy, terror-stricken, cried out that she was shot. Both women jumped out of lied, and as they rushed at the intruder three more shots were fired. The four bullets hit Mrs Kennedy, one in the forehead and the other three in the stomach. The unfortunate woman, although bleeding profusely from Iter terrible wounds, bravely joined Mrs Osborne in the, struggle with li'i assailant. ]n the struggle the revolver, a live-chainhered Smith-Wesson, dropped on the lloor, and the perpetrator of the deed decamped but was afterwards arrested. No cause Is assigned for the rash art.