A PECULIAR SHOOTING AFFAIR
By Telegraph—Press Association. " ASHBURTON, October 2. A peculiar shdoting affair was re- • ported to the police this morning. Alt appears that William McClimont, a resident at Mount Somers, on answering a knock at his door last night was confronted by a tall man who ordered him to put up his hands, at the same time threatening him -<A-->WiCn*a revolver. McClimont im- \ 'mediately attempted to shut the •door, and the visitor fired, the ball grazing McClimont's ear. The miscreant then decamped. Investigations are proceeding.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3008, 3 October 1908, Page 5
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87A PECULIAR SHOOTING AFFAIR Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3008, 3 October 1908, Page 5
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