A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
•*> GIRL SHOOTS HER FATHER. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, March 6. The young woman, Kate Siely, was arrested at Shell Harbor charged with murdering her father. When the inquest opened. Mrs. Siely gave evidence that deceased drank heavily, and systematically ill-treated her daughter. On Saturday night he became so violent that she obtained police protection. On Sunday morning, after some more drinking, he struck her. and forced his daughter to give him money. He got a knife and a gun and threatened to murder the whole family. While Kate was struggling to get the gun, it exploded and shot her father in the head. Another witness, who visited the house shortly after the tragedy, said that Mrs. Siely told him that Kate had shot her father. Kate added: "Father was going to kill mother. I did it te save her."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 246, 7 March 1913, Page 5
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142A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 246, 7 March 1913, Page 5
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