A SERIOUS CHARGE.
By Telegrrph -Press Association. DUNEDIN. January 6. At the Police Court to-day. John Stephen Toomey, aged 19, was charged with having, on December 14lh, discharged a loaded rifle at Daniel McCurdy, his step-father, with intent to do grievous bodily harm After evidence for the prosecution had been given, the accused, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial. The police opposed the application for bail on the ground that accused had since threatened to do McCurdy further injury. Accused's uncle undertook to send him to Naseby, and on accused undertaking not to further injure his stepfather, bail was allowed, accused in £2OO and one surety of a like amount, or two of £IOO each.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3086, 7 January 1909, Page 5
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117A SERIOUS CHARGE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3086, 7 January 1909, Page 5
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