ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A MAN SHOT IN THE ANKLE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wangamii, Last Night. It was reported just before midnight that a murder had taken place in Keith istreet, but investigation proved that whatever the intentions of the assailant may have been the actual result was not of so serious a nature. Tt appears that a man named Andrew Mather visited a house occupied by Violet Howard, and while there was surprised by another visitor named James Dunn, who pulled out a revolver and ordered Mather to clear out. Mather lost no time in doing so. When about a chain from the house Dunn fired twice, a bullet going through one «.f Mather's ankles. The injured man made his way to town where he was attended to by a doctor. Dunn has been arrested.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 196, 8 January 1913, Page 5
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134ATTEMPTED MURDER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 196, 8 January 1913, Page 5
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