SHOT BY BURGLARS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 8 January 1913, Page 5

SHOT BY BURGLARS

CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association— By Shetric Telegraph—Copyright.)

A MELBOURNE TRAGEDY. (Received hast Night, 8.15 o'clock.) MELBOURNE, January 7. Two burglars entered the bedroom of Mr Trotter, chief collector for Messrs Macßobert and Sons, confectioners. Trotter was shot in the presence of. his wife, and the burglars secured £2OO in booty.

A SENSATIONAL STORY. Mrs Trotter gives a sensational story concerning the. occurrence. states that her husband, herself and her five-vear-old child were awakened at 2 o'clock in the morning by the flash of an electric light. Two masked men were covering them with .e----volver* and demanding money. Mr Trotter declared that he had none. The men replied that they knew no had and threatened to shoot h.m, telling the wife that she would not be hurt, a* thev only wanted money She thought it only a joke, and told her husband the men were playing «> coime Mr Trotter ■ reitera+ed that the onlv monev be had belonged to his emplovers. He then jumped cut of bed. and was struck. He stme-. rded with one of the robbers. The second robber placed his revolver at Trotter's head and fired. Fe Mien went and turned up a mattrass. ruder which the money was usuallv kept and took n bar- contaitMnt' £SB in en'sh i-Tid I*llß in *>hwin«. Trotter's takings for the previous day. The bursdn'-s entered'the ho"-" by forcing a window. Tbev pronnH own the doors to make their outlet easy. an' l eseaned. The police are without n el"°. The robber,". w ,,, ° well aeouni"ted with - thev obn.se r>. dav when bis +.i?l- : "fs n-ere unu c -n-vllv benvv. and Vn«"- i - I^,- n hj« 1-opt +b" iwinv, and the position of <-lm ole+.H" I 'Vb+. v'T.- t «i"^' l •> —"mid in the forehead, and died three hours later.