DEATH IN A BRAWL

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 118, 21 May 1928, Page 9

DEATH IN A BRAWL

BROTHERS CHARGED WITH MUEDER .United Press Association—By Electric T«lteraph—Copyrleht. (Received 21st May, 10 a.m.) ROMA (Queensland), This Day. The story of a fearful fight with sticks between brothers, resulting "in the death of Frederick Turvey at Injun c on 3rd February, was told at the Circuit Court by Harris Cann, an eyewitness, *vho stated that Frederick and Charles Turvey and Robert and Arthur Laycock were all drunk, Arthur wanting to fight all the time. Frederick Turvey eventually knocked him down. Robert Laycock hit Charles Turvey on the head with a stick, felling him. Frederick, going for the police, was intercepted by the two Laycocks, and dreadfully beaten over the head with large tent pegs. He died quickly. Arthur Laycock walked to where the other Turvey was lying and exclaiming, "Will 1 kill him?" raised the stick above his head, when Cann. intervened and took the stick away, and saved Charles Turvey's life. , ■ Eobert Laycoek said to his brother, Arthur: "You're the cause of all this, but as you're a married man, I'll take all the blame, and Harry Cann can look after my interests." The- Laycock brothers are- charged with murder. The case was adjourned.