SHOT BY A SENTINEL.
A tragic event occurred recently on the rampart of tbo Pdlaoe facing the Campodel Mnro, Madrid. A band of drunken revellers insisted on passing Hie limits allowed after puuser. Despite the cry of " Halt !" three timos repented by the sentinel, the party continued to advnnco, pointing sticks at tho soldier in the manucr of firearms. The 1 itfcor then, obeying orders, aimed and fired, killing one m m with a fahot through the neck. Another tried to reach the bentinol, who, having ro-loadcd, fired a second time, wounding tho brawler severely in the head. The man killed U an Austri.m, the one wounded a Spaniard. Tho Cip-tain-Goueral of Madrid, having thoroughly investigated the ca«e, the Evening Pref.s states, entirely approves the action of tho sentinel.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2230, 23 October 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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129SHOT BY A SENTINEL. Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2230, 23 October 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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