CHRISTCHURCH.
This day. The Danger of Playing with
Fire Arms.
Fatal Shootingl Case.
A tragical affair happened at Little Eivcr, Banks' Peninsula, yesterday morning, at Buchanan's house. A married woman with a child five years old and a servaut named Annette McConie, were in one of the bedrooms together, when the latter took up a loaded revolver lying on the table and presented it at the cbild. saying " I will shoot you," and thereupon the weapon exploded, and the ball went through the child's head. After lingering till 7 p.m., the child died. An inquest will be held to-morrow.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3534, 23 April 1880, Page 2
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