AN AMAZING VENDETTA.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 May 1919, Page 5

AN AMAZING VENDETTA.

OP MELBOURNE'S UNDERWORLD. Received May 12, 11 p.m. Melbourne, May 12. An amazing vendetta of the underworld liaa been brought to light in Melbourne. Proceedings commenced in the latter end of last year, when an audaeious robbery ;was committed at KSlpatrick's, jewellers, in which trays of diamonds, valued at thousands of pounds, were stolen in broad daylight. Arrests followed, and the jurymen complained of receiving' threats. One Crown witness was brutally assaulted early thi9 year A certain Edward Whiting was admitted to the hospital with seven bullet wounds in his head and arm, but refused to divulge the name of his assailant. Later three men were arrested outside the home of Matthew Daly, all heavily armed.

Latterly the fray continued more openly. Albert Lewis was battered with revolver butts and lead piping, and shots were fired through Daly's bedroom window. Frederick Cousins was shot nine times in his head and neck, and Whiting was shot at five times. Seven men were arrested last week who were connected with the vendetta, most of them being bailed out. The feud culminated to-day in the shooting of Henry Slater in the street. He was taken to the hospital with five wounds. His assailant was arrested. Slater had previously been bailed in connection with the shooting of a constable, and was also one of the men arrested for participation in the vendetta