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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 263, 29 March 1913, Page 9

Three notorious criminals, wlio received £lO each on condition that flmv murdered a prominent trade unionist, visited a hotel in Jersey Cit.v one nii'li! reccntlv iU id Hllcd the „ T o:i<r man. .According to (lie nolice. Ilieir vietiui sliould liave been .T. AT. Ihmrke. of tlie Ironworkers' Union, wlio inenvred t.lio oiuiiilv of certain other olticials because lie m "le allegations against tlteni of "craft." The "Dvnniniie Kid." "Sig Shim." and Ernest AA'clderhaber were selected by Rourkc'--enemies as eoin]ielent assassins, and Konrl.e was nomied o-it. to one of them. The plot misi'arried because the three i-svassins bei'.-Hi drill]- big lienvilv. AA'ben Mlov went to the -mlilic lion*" fvi?ntu>litcd by P.onrte. the "Dynamite Kid" saw Mr Thomas CYinrov. of ihe Plumbers" l T »i<>n and insisted fha! h- was Tioiirke. I'lis (•..innanioiis ' but "P"ir<mi!" |-:,1" .-,,.,,.!. Ed Crv.\ -l-i'-ted a «-i->r-rel. and then shot him Hire- times. '■Pvnamite Kid" and -'Sijr Sbim" kept the crowd buck with their revolvers and managed to escaii" while fonmv laliving on the (hair. Welderbaber was arrested and he admitted thai the wrong man bad been killed.