DUNEDIN MURDER CASE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10711, 3 September 1912, Page 5

DUNEDIN MURDER CASE

ACCUSED REMANDED

(By Teicjraph — Press Asso&avwn.')

DUNEDIN, Last Night

The inquest on the body of Percy Join Turner, who died ag the result of .-. shot fired by his father on. Saturday, was held this afternoon. Dr Roberts gave evidence that the bullet had passed through the lower lobe of the left lung causing severe hemorrhage. The bullet struck the vertibrae column, and was found in the spinal cord. Death was due to the loss of. blood. Robert Franklin Turner gave evidence as to hearing the report °f a gun, and seeing his brother fall. His father had a gun in his hand. Witness picked up a revolver at the stable door, where the shooting took place. The father closed the stable door, which was made after the stylo of a grating, and pointed the gun at witness, who pointed the revolver at his father. The latter afterwards came out and threw the gun at witness, amd rushed away. Witness threw the gun back at his father, who picked it up and ran into the street. The revolver was not found where his brother fell. Witness had never seen the revolver or the gun before. The revolver was loaded in six chambers. The relations between, the father and deceased were not happy. Before being shot deceased was standing about the spot where the'revolver was picked up.

Sergeamt O'Connel said that when Turner, sen., gave himself up. he said he had shot his son in seTTdofence, as the latter had a revolver, and threatened to shoot him-

The Coroner (Mr Graham) returned a verdict that death was clue to severe hemorrhage, caused by a gunshot wound wilfully inflicted by Turner, sen*. Turner was charged with murder in the Police Court this morning and remanded till Friday.