A MAGISTRATE SHOT BY HIS PARAMOUR.

Temuka Leader, Issue 329, 16 December 1880, Page 2

A MAGISTRATE SHOT BY HIS PARAMOUR.

Shortly after the close of Sir Patrick Jennings’s election meeting Ihst evening the town of Dubbo (IN.S.W.) w s thrown into a state ot consternation by the report that Mr J. 0. .Norton, police magistrate, had been shot in M'Cauley’s public-house. The particulars are as^ follows “ As is well kivbwn to ttfany, an unfortunate connection has existed for a long time past between Mr Norton and a rather attractive woman, locally known as Mrs Wilkie, whose husbandj it will he remembered, held a respectaclt| position as superintendent ot a statidnV in this district, but, some three years ago, was convicted of sheep-stealing from Mr Rorie, and got three years’ hard labour. After his incarceration

an illicit istimacy sprang up between the wounded goiitleman and this woman, Mr Norton was press it at Sir Patrick’s • meeting, and after it concluded stx oiled down to .tyPCauley’s public-house, in which Wi kie had apartments. An altercation was heard immedirtely - after lie entered her room, he apparently accused her of some light conduct, which aroused her violent temper, and she was heard to say, “ If you charge me with : t that again,. I’il shoot you,” Within a a minute aftbr, a shot was heard, and : on the landlord trying tq open the door leading to her sitting-room, he found,, it , fastened inside. Under a threat tb break it open, Mrs Wilkie opened Abe l door, and coolly said “ Come in uA’ve just shot Norton.” The landlord found in a few seconds that she had spoken only toi truly, as Mr Norton was lying on her bed, bleeding profuseiyy a wound in the head. ’ The police and the doctors were at once summoned. The ball entered behind the ear, and taking an upward and backward course lodged in or upon the brain. Tho doctors announced the wound a fatal _ J one holding out no hope, death _heing a lingering certainty. Mrs Wilkie, who had baen.jn custody, was kept in the sitting-room adjoining,, in Older, if possibl", . r that Mr , Norton’s dyi g deposition' might lie taken ; but his seini-dO’i'natose sta e rendering it impossible to do so, she was removed in custody to . the gaol shortly after 11 p,m., a constable carry utg Her twonibnthsmld v ()aby. On leaving the sitting room she said in a culm way, “ I hopeji somebody Will see' atteh my two little ; children asleep there.” Early this morning Mr Norton was removed to his own residence, where he now lies .dying slowly. All the right, side elf his body is paralysed.. Mrs n Wilkie was in 1872-4 k resident'of Gulgong, where as - Mrs she, ; was. wll-kaovvn. The pistol is a pocket Derringer, nickelplated, and belonged" to' Mr Norton—Dabbu Despatch, Nov. 12. ’ : ui Kn : ' • 5 -