BALCLUTHA Tuesday.
A number of Wilmott's Combination Tioupe, who are liere at pies-cut, intended Suing out labbit shotting this morning. Fifiiik Hoywood, pianist, while getting his gun ready in a liedioom at the Criterion Hotel, was blowing down the bairel to ascertain if it was clear, while Fiank Siininoiih, another of the troupe, was. holding a lighted match at the nipple. The .shot went off in Heywood's mouth, and came out at the ciown of his head, throwing abroad his bin in and poitions of his skull in all dnections. Death was instantaneous.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1764, 25 October 1883, Page 2
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93BALCLUTHA Tuesday. Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1764, 25 October 1883, Page 2
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